ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137392
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| Date: | Friday 18 October 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Folland Gnat T.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | XR536 |
| MSN: | FL547 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sealand Airfield, near Queensferry, Flintshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Valley, Anglesey (VLY/EGOV) |
| RAF Valley, Anglesey (VLY/EGOV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond economic repair) 18/10/1963 when force-landed onto the disused airfield at Sealand, near Queensferry, Flintshire, and struck an obstruction. The pilot had received a fire warning (which turned out to be spurious) and had shut down the engine. The aircraft was force landed at Sealand (a disused airfield) after the pilot had mistaken the airfield for nearby Hawarden
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20121025182700/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Folland_Gnat.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
3. http://old.messerschmitt-bf109.de/gallery3neu/Waldemar-Winkler---Dia-Sammlung-Slide-Collection/Fo-141-Gnat-1921011294
Media:
RAF Valley in 1963: XP542 nearest camera, XR536 in the middle, XR567 in the distance
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2011 11:51 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 06-Jan-2013 14:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Jun-2013 12:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source] |
| 10-Jun-2013 12:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Destination airport, Source]] |
| 13-Oct-2013 16:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2018 11:22 | SandyW | Updated [Total occupants, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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