ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137410
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| Date: | Thursday 14 November 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Folland Gnat T.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | XP510 |
| MSN: | FL525 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Irish Sea off Nefyn, Caernarvon, North Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Valley (HLY/EGOV) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Abandoned at night, below 5000 feet in oscillatory spin induced by violent slipstream. over Irish Sea, Near Nefyn, Caernarvon, North Wales. (Crash location stated as being Grid Reference SH2975045920).
Crew (Flight Lieutenant R. Keith Piggott and Flying Officer John Loftus) ejected. At ejection, Flt. Lt Piggot's dinghy detached; without an immersion suit, he endured 45-mins. in the Irish Sea before being rescued.
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-1968.htm
3. http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/515864/details/hawker-siddeley-gnat-t1-xp510
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2011 01:14 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 06-Jan-2013 14:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2013 07:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2013 13:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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