page_title: 1956 Hawker Hunter multiple aircraft accident
hierarchical_section_title: 1956 Hawker Hunter multiple aircraft accident
caption_attribution_description: msn 41H-665497. Fleet Hargate. 25-3-2012
context_page_description: 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. 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: A Hawker Hunter F1, of the type involved in the incident (seen here in preservation in 2012)
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