ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140129
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| Date: | 14-MAR-1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hunting Jet Provost T3 |
| Operator: | 1 FTS, RAF |
| Registration: | XN504 |
| C/n / msn: | PAC/W/10165 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Rufforth, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
The engine failed to respond to a throttle increase while in the circuit at Rufforth, Yorkshire. The crew ejected when they realised that they would not make the runway.
Crew were Lt. P L E. Ward (instructor) who ejected at 200ft, and 85 knots IAS, and sustained minor injuries. The Student pilot - Lt. A. T. Pinney - ejected at 300ft, and 95knots IAS, sustaining minor injuries
Wreckage recovered by - and to - 60 MU RAF Dishforth, where formally struck off charge on 18/03/1963 as CAT 5(Scrap). Dumped at RAF Dishforth and later scrapped.
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/project/year_pages/1963.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2011 14:54 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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