ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94290
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 May 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter FGA.9 |
| Owner/operator: | TWU RAF |
| Registration: | XJ635 |
| MSN: | 41H-688053 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Capel Seion, Aberystwyth, Dyfed, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Brawdy (EGDA) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 04/05/1976 when dived into the ground at Devils Bridge, twelve miles east of Aberwrystwyth, Dyfed, Wales, after control lost in low cloud. The pilot F/O W.Irvine was killed.
Formally struck off charge as Cat.5(scrap) at RAF Brawdy on 10/05/1976 after completion of accident investorgation procedures.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XJ
https://www.francisfrith.com/devils-bridge/
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 October 1976 | XJ636 | TWU RAF | 0 | 1 mile W of Mathry, Dyfed | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2013 05:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2013 05:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Feb-2017 18:22 | ORD | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2019 16:34 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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