ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94276
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 April 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter FGA.9 |
| Owner/operator: | 20 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XJ673 |
| MSN: | 41H-688064 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Manilla Bay, near Clark AB -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong |
| Clark AB, Philippines | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Issued to 20 Squadron, RAF at Tengah, Singapore 22/08/1961 and coded "XX" - the Roman Numerals for "Twenty". This indicated that it was used between 22/08/1961 and 02/04/1969 as the Commanding Officers Aircraft. (20 Squadron had three successive COs between 09/61 and 04/69, all of whom used XJ673 as their "personal" aircraft)
Written off 02/04/1969 when engine cut on approach to Clark Airbase, Philippines, following hydraulic and engine failure, and ditched into Manilla Bay. The pilot - Flt.Lt. K R Barley - ejected safely. XJ673 was en route from RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong to RAF Tengah, Singapore, when the above engine and hydraulic problems made an enegerency diversion to Clark AB necessary.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194255/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1969.htm#apr
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1197677/
https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/371774-20-sqn-hunters-pilots-1962-singapore.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2013 06:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2013 14:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
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