ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77491
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 June 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Sea Harrier FRS1 |
| Owner/operator: | 809 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XZ456 |
| MSN: | 41H-912010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | S of Port Stanley, East Falkland -
 Falkland Islands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Invinclble, South Atlantic |
| HMS Invincible | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit by a ground launched Roland Anti Aircraft missile while on an armed reconnaissance mission from HMS Invincible south of Port Stanley airfield. Pilot, Flt. Lt. Ian 'Morts' Mortimer ejected safely landing in the sea off Port Stanley. He was rescued eight hours later.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1982.htm
2. https://www.flickr.com/photos/david_atkinson/5960212562/
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20160303231421/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/SeaHarrier.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses#UK_operated_Harriers_2
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20130624074648/http://www.targetlock.org.uk:80/seaharrier/production_uk.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 19-Aug-2011 05:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2013 20:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2014 16:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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