ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140130
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| Date: | 27-MAR-1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hunting Jet Provost T.4 |
| Operator: | 6 FTS, RAF |
| Registration: | XP661 |
| C/n / msn: | PAC/W/17630 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland |
| RAF Acklington, Northumberland |
The pilot lost control while practising maximum rate turns and entered a spiral dive. He recovered the aircraft at 500 ft but overstressed the airframe when it pulled 10½g. Returned to Acklington, Northumberland but was deemed to have been damaged beyond repair
Struck off charge as Cat.5(G/I): to RAF Linton-on-Ouse for ground instructional use as 7819M. Later to further ground instructionsl use as 8594M, since scrapped
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=1046
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2011 15:10 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Nov-2011 15:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Nature, Source] |
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