ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140092
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| Date: | 06-JUN-1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAC Jet Provost T5A |
| Operator: | 7 FTS, RAF |
| Registration: | XW411 |
| C/n / msn: | EEP/JP/1033 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | between High Baxtons Farm and Ouldray Farm, Helmsley, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire |
Written off when the aircraft collided mid-air with Jet Provost T5A XW407 when visual contact was lost during a tail chase. The leader then noticed the other aircraft ahead of him and despite taking avoiding action he struck and removed the tail section of the No.2 aircraft. All three crew ejected safely.
XW411 crashed between High Baxtons Farm and Ouldray Farm. Jet Provost XW407 skimmed the canopy and took the tail off this aircraft. XW411 was destroyed with Cat. 5(s)FA damage being recorded in the incident and was formally struck off charge on 27th June 1986.
Instructor Pilot - S/Ldr Robert (Bob) W Lindo BSc RAF (5201342N), aged 36, seriously injured, broke his back in three places.
Pupil Pilot - F/O David Bryson RAF, injured.
Sources:
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/81-2000/xw411.html
www.jetprovost.org
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/project/year_pages/1986.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2011 16:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Mar-2012 06:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
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