Hi
I am having a little difficulty in confirming the date of a collision between
Harrier GF3s XV790 & XZ136.
Pilots:-
Lt John Carver (US Navy exchange) XZ136
F/Lt. David Robin Sunderland XV790
Both of 3 Sqn.
The date in D Waltons book is 02/11/1987
But the only D R Sunderland I can find in the GRO is Sept 1988.
Can anyone provide the correct date & their service numbers
regards
Chris
By: Chris D - 21st September 2010 at 19:56
Thanks Gents,
That confirms the date of the accident.
Anyone jonw the service numbers for the two pilots.
Kind regards
Chris
By: trumper - 21st September 2010 at 08:29
The crash was definitely November 87,
http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1995/nov/28/military-air-crashes
The aircraft & pilots were from 3 Squadron.
That list is almost a major airforce.Quite a shock really
http://www.rafjever.org/glossary.htm
“Cat.4 The damage sustained requires special equipment not available on site and the aircraft must be moved for repair at an established Service repair depot. (Cat.4(SER)) or to a contractor’s works (Cat. 4(WKS)). A Cat. 4(FLY) aircraft may be flown from a site, after temporary repairs have been carried out, to the repair agency for full repairs.
Cat. 5 The aircraft is damaged beyond economic repair.”
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/HARRIER/harrier.htm
By: Peter - 21st September 2010 at 05:39
Just a reminder when posting requsts like this. Please put something in the title of the thread such as a possible Year of the crash. Without doing so, it can be mistaken for a recent crash and cause undue worry and concern before the people viewing the forum click onto the message to view the thread.
Peter, Moderator.
By: DaveF68 - 20th September 2010 at 23:28
The crash was definitely November 87,
http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1995/nov/28/military-air-crashes
The aircraft & pilots were from 3 Squadron.
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