312104
| Serial | 000104 | |||||||||||||||
| Line Number | ||||||||||||||||
| First Flight | ||||||||||||||||
| Model | Hawk T.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Status | Crashed | |||||||||||||||
| Comments | crashed 30/1/1985 into the Bristol Channel off Swansea Bay, the pilot - Flight Lieutenant Guy Benedict Ward - ejected, but he sank on hitting the water and drowned, the official MoD/RAF Board of Inquiry asserted that Flt Lt Ward was already unconcious before he hit the water: his body was not found, nor recovered. The official cause of the crash - from what little wreckage that was recovered - attributed the blame to an aileron malfunction | |||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Flown It
Seen It
Not Seen It
SIGHTINGS
Only registered users can view recent sightings. Please sign up or log in