ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55572
Last updated: 19 May 2013
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| Date: | 12-MAR-1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 |
| Operator: | 1 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XV746 |
| C/n / msn: | 712009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Bardufoss, 200km south of Tromsoe -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bardufoss, Norway |
Crashed during exercise "Atlas Express". Crashed into a mountain at Bardufoss, Norway: pilot ejected but was killed
Flight Lieutenant Stephen David WAKELY ejected outside of seat envelope. He was flying a low-level sortie in snow covered terrain and it was concluded an 'in-cockpit' task distracted him. Realising he was too close to rising ground, he ejected, but struck the ground before the seat/parachute sequence was completed.
Sources:
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/HARRIER/harrier.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses
www.ukserials.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2009 11:41 | zerocinquanta | Updated |
| 02-Aug-2011 11:30 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2013 14:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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