ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77317
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 November 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley AV-8A Harrier |
| Owner/operator: | VMA-231 / USMC |
| Registration: | 158708 |
| MSN: | 712168/90 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 21 NM off Kadena, Okinawa -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Iwakuni (RJOI) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed after engine failure. Crashed into Pacific 21 NM from Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan: pilot ejected safely
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194604/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1977.htm
http://www.harrier.org.uk/history/AV8APROD.PDF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 November 1977 | 159259 | VMA-231 / USMC | 0 | MCAS Cherry Point, NC |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 03-Aug-2011 12:34 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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