ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56528
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| Date: | Thursday 14 January 1965 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Folland Gnat T Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | XR568 |
| MSN: | FL558 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Valley, Anglesey (VLY/EGOV) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Folland Gnat XR568 Suffered engine vibration on take off from Valley, Anglesey. The engine cut while the pilot was attempting an emergency landing. It crashed into the undershoot area, seriously damaging the nose.
Not repaired, struck off charge as Cat.5(G/I) and the damaged airframe was transferred to the RAF Exhibition Flt for use as display/ground instructional airframe as 7874M, but scrapped May 1966 at 71 MU RAF Abingdon
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20121025182700/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Folland_Gnat.htm
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 101/677: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5070687
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1965.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=501
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2011 11:50 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2011 12:04 | harro | Updated [[Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative]] |
| 06-Jan-2013 15:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2013 22:10 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2019 16:39 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Nov-2020 04:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 26-Nov-2020 10:33 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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