ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94279
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| Date: | Friday 17 November 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter FGA.9 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | 522 |
| MSN: | 41H/688144 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 mi E of Lundy Island -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chivenor, Devon (EGDC) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into the Bristol Channel five miles east of Lundy Island. The pilot, a staff officer/instructor ejected successfully and was rescued. The wreckage was never found. A diver died during the search for the wreckage.
Sources:
1, http://web.archive.org/web/20170531092840/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1972.htm#nov
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1972.htm
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1197671/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2013 18:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2013 20:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 31-Jul-2015 19:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 31-Jul-2015 20:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 31-Jul-2015 20:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2019 20:45 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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