ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94266
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| Date: | Friday 6 April 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter FGA.9 |
| Owner/operator: | 45 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XG135 |
| MSN: | S4/U/3371 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles east of RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire (EGXT) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 06-04-1973: Crashed 2 miles east of Wittering, Cambridgeshire when the pilot (Flt. Lt. Grant McLeod) ejected after being advised that the aircraft was on fire during the initial climb out from Wittering
Formally Struck off Charge at RAF Wittering as Cat.5(scrap) on 11-04-1973
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1973.htm
http://www.huntertheaircraft.co.uk/page43.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421174927/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1973.htm#apr
http://www.radfanhunters.co.uk/Sharjah/XG135-P_Sharjah_1960_RH.jpg
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 June 1957 | XF525 | 111 (Treble One) Sqn RAF | 1 | Epping-Ongar Railway Line, North Weald, Essex | |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2013 17:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2023 21:04 | Nepa | Updated [[Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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