ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55482
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| Date: | Monday 16 November 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAe Hawk T.1 |
| Owner/operator: | CFS (Red Arrows) Aerobatic Display Team RAF |
| Registration: | XX241 |
| MSN: | 077/312077 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Welton, 5 miles east of RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
This was the first "Red Arrows" Hawk crash where two of the Hawk T.1As (XX259 and XX241) had a wing tip collision which caused them to plunge to the ground in the village of Welton, near Lincoln, two miles east of RAF Scampton, Lincs. during practice aerobatics.
Red 2 collided with Red 1 after the airbrake failed to operate during a display practice. Wreckage from XX259 fell onto houses at Monce Close in Welton, XX241 crashed into a field outside the village. Both pilots ejected and there were no casualties on the ground
XX241 ("RED 2") was an aircraft on loan to the Red Arrows from 4 FTS: the pilot, Squadron Leader Tim Miller, ejected safely but suffered slight injuries
Sources:
http://mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/569CCCC7-6F6C-4C30-9021-CC4D0877C4BD/0/maas87_13_hawk_xx241_and_xw411_6jun86.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222858/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/HAWK/HAWK.htm
http://old.welton-village.info/articles/latest/Miracle_As_Jet_Crashes_Into_Homes_-_And_No-One_Killed_ad93607.html
http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1987/nov/20/red-arrows-team
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1987.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2011 22:08 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2013 19:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2013 19:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn] |
| 14-Nov-2014 03:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2014 03:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 30-Dec-2019 20:49 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 15-Mar-2024 15:16 | Mattleenewby | Updated [Narrative] |
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