ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55590
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 April 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | XV749 |
| MSN: | 712012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mi off Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into the sea due to damage sustained from multiple Bird strikes (possilby seagulls). Pilot (Flt Lt. J. Marshall) ejected safely.
Sources:
1. Halley, James J (2001). Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100 to XZ999. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-311-0
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162442/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/harrier/harrier.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1972.htm
5. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1970s-incident-logs#1972
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2008 10:57 | harro | Updated |
| 17-Jul-2010 12:50 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2011 01:13 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2013 13:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 14-Jun-2013 19:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2014 17:08 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
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