ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139294
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| Date: | Friday 5 May 1967 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Westland Scout AH.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 13 Flt AAC |
| Registration: | XT635 |
| MSN: | F9641 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Jebai, Aden -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ataq, Aden (Yemen) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flew into a hillside during a night patrol at Jebal, 5 May 1967, killing the two crew, Lt David Morgan AAC and Cpl Christopher Gibb REME. Their two passengers, Marine John Anthony Dunn of 45 Commando and Trooper Gilbert Francis Farley Iles of 16 Troop, D Sqn 22 SAS, also died. Crash was possibly due to pilot disorientation in the darkness, due to lack of visual reference points
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20140812024819/http://britains-smallwars.com:80/Aden/westland_scout.html
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Scout#Aden_and_Radfan
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1967.htm
4. https://www.militaryimages.net/photopost/s-a-s-2c-s-b-s-2c-r-m-26amp-3b-s-o-e-operatives/p77179-iles-2c-gilbert-francis-farley-taff.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2011 19:35 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-May-2013 20:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2013 20:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2013 20:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 27-Nov-2019 15:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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