1956 Hawker Hunter multiple aircraft accident information
1956 Hawker Hunter multiple aircraft accident
A Hawker Hunter F1, of the type involved in the incident (seen here in preservation in 2012)
Accident
Date
8 February 1956 (1956-02-08)
Aircraft type
Hawker Hunter F1
Operator
Royal Air Force
Registration
WW635
WT692
WT629
WT639
WW633
WW603
Flight origin
RAF West Raynham
Destination
RAF Marham
Fatalities
1
Survivors
5
On 8 February 1956 the Royal Air Force lost six Hawker Hunter jet fighters in a multiple aircraft accident. Eight aircraft from RAF West Raynham had been carrying out a 4x4 dogfight exercise at 45,000 feet (14,000 m). Upon completion of the exercise, the eight Hunters diverted to RAF Marham, but due to bad weather, six of the aircraft were lost, including one fatality.
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