ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94298
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| Date: | Thursday 13 May 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter FGA.9 |
| Owner/operator: | 1 TWU (79 Sqn) RAF |
| Registration: | XE649 |
| MSN: | 41H-679993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cwm Ystwyth, 15 miles SE of Aberwrystwyth, 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 13/05/1982: Crashed after the pilot ejected following engine failure due to fracture of the turbine disk. The aircraft's engine caught fire, pilot (Flt. Lt C. Robinson) ejected and it was abandoned to crash on moors at Cwm Ystwyth 15 miles southeast of Aberystwyth, Dyfed, Wales.
Wreckage recovered to RAF Brawdy on 03/06/1982 where struck off charge as Cat.5(scrap) on 28/09/1982
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1982.htm
2. http://www.dyfedarchaeology.org.uk/projects/crashsites2012-13.pdf
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/project/year_pages/1982.htm#may]
4. http://www.radfanhunters.co.uk/accidents.htm
5. https://archwilio.org.uk/arch/query/page.php?watprn=DAT105305&dbname=dat&tbname=core
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2013 18:13 | 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 15:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Nov-2014 20:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 07-Feb-2017 18:22 | ORD | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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