ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140093
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Date: | 06-JUN-1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAC Jet Provost T5A |
| Operator: | 7 FTS, RAF |
| Registration: | XW407 |
| C/n / msn: | EEP/JP/1029 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | High Leys Farm near Helmsley, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire |
Written off when the aircraft collided mid-air with Jet Provost T5A XW411 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.
One aircraft crashed near High Leys Farm near Helmsley, North Yorkshire. the other crashed near Middle Heads Farm. The pilot of XW407 - F/Lt Brian R Iddon RAF (8141030) - ejected safely, but was seriously injured.
Sources:
www.jetprovost.org
www.ukserials.com/losses-1986.htm
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1275482/
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/81-2000/xw407.html
http://www.rafchurchfenton.org.uk/Photo%20Gallery%20Pages/7FTS_gallery_4.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2011 16:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Mar-2012 06:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 07-Mar-2012 06:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
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