| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XX233 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hawker Siddeley HS-1182 Hawk |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | British Aerospace Hawk |
| Aircraft Version: | British Aerospace Hawk T.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 312069 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | MildenhallMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGUN IATA: MHZ Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Mildenhall Air Fete 1981 |
| Photo Date: | 23 May 1981 |
| Photo by: | Fergal Goodman |
| Photo ID: | 595906 |
| Photo Comment |
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At Air Fete 1981, RAF Mildenhall, with Jet Provost XW413. XX233 would later be involved in a mid-air collision with Hawk XX253 over Crete on 23 March 2010, during a Red Arrows practice session. XX233 crashed, the pilot having ejected, while XX253 landed successfully at Iraklion Airport. This photo is copyright © Fergal Goodman, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 August 2023, and has since been viewed 236 times. |