ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82580
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 October 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F.58 |
| Owner/operator: | Fliegerstaffel 21 Schweizer Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | J-4039 |
| MSN: | 41H-697406 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Meiringen AFB -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Meiringen AFB, Switzerland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hunter F58 J-4039 c/n 41H-697406, first flown April 15 1959, and delivered May 28, 1959; withdrawn from use October 9, 1991. That day the aircraft landed at Meiringen and during the landing roll the aircraft ran off the runway; the landing gear collapsed (some source say "was deliberately retracted"). The aircraft was subsequently scrapped at Meiringen after recovery of components.
Hours logged: 2698.26, landings:1353
Sources:
http://www.swisshunters.info/#4039
http://web.archive.org/web/20170528125946/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/Switzerland.htm
http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Damen/7383.htm
http://178.83.198.61/wings/04-SAF/080-Hunter/080-Hunter.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Dec-2011 21:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2021 18:08 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2023 21:06 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Narrative]] |
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