ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94264
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| Date: | Friday 27 July 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk 6 |
| Owner/operator: | 229 OCU (234 Sqn) RAF |
| Registration: | XF420 |
| MSN: | S4/U/3296 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Chawleigh, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chivenor, Devon (EGDC) |
| RAF Chivenor, Devon (EGDC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 27/07/1973: Crashed near Chawleigh, North Devon after the pilot (Group Captain Pedder) had ejected following a spurious fire warning. After recovery, the remains of XF420 were sent to the Chivenor dump, for fire fighting training, where it perished in 1975
Group Captain Ian M Pedder was appointed Commanding Officer of RAF Chivenor in 1972. However, during the above low level training sortie, his engine flamed out and he was forced to eject, which severely damaged his spine and effectively brought his flying career to an end.
As a result he moved to the field of Air Traffic Control and completed his service as first the head of the RAF element of the National Air Traffic Service, then the Deputy Controller of NATS and finally Controller of NATS.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XF
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421174927/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1973.htm#jul
http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Pedder.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1973.htm
XF420 at RAF St. Athan in 1969: https://www.flickr.com/p/sjyetk
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2013 13:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2013 19:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Jul-2015 02:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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