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Date: | Friday 15 March 1957 |
Time: | |
Type: | Hawker Hunter F Mk 4 |
Owner/operator: | 118 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | WT743 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Jever, 4.3 km west-southwest of Schortens, Lower Saxony -
Germany
|
Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Jever, Lower Saxony |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Declared a write off after damage due to an acid spill from a burst battery at Jever, West Germany on 15-3-57. Damage initially assessed as Cat.4 (Repairable), but downgraded to Cat.5 (scrap) 26-10-57, following the disbandment of 118 Squadron at Jever on 22-8-57
Sources:
http://www.rafjever.org/118squadaircraft.htm www.ukserials.com/losses-1957.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Mar-2012 10:34 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
16-Aug-2012 08:32 |
Nepa |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
28-Jun-2014 10:24 |
angels one five |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative] |
14-Nov-2018 06:50 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Nature] |
14-Nov-2018 06:50 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Nature] |
09-Apr-2024 10:08 |
Nepa |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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