ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56502
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| Date: | Monday 23 May 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Folland Gnat T.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | XR570 |
| MSN: | FL560 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Llyn Celyn, near Mona, Anglesey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Valley, Anglesey |
| RAF Valley, Anglesey | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flew into Hit high tension overhead cables, near Llyn Celyn, near Mona, Anglesey. Pilot (Plt. Off. Terence Jones) ejected safely
According to a censored official report, dated 12 June 2003, and now released to the National Archives at Kew: "The enquirer is asking for information regarding an aircraft crash which took place on 23 May 1968 when a jet from RAF Valley crashed into pylons, after taking avoiding action following the appearance of a 'UFO' in the sky. The Pilot,
The Air Historical Branch have found me a copy of the Aircraft Accident Card which shows the accident was on 23 May 1966, not 1968. The aircraft struck two high tension cables while conducting a low flying sortie, the canopy disintegrated, the pilot could not see and ejected. The aircraft crashed and disintegrated on impact. The pilot was rescued and returned to Valley by helicopter. There is no mention of any 'UFO'.
There is a note on the card to say the root cause of the accident was "Pilot disobeyed orders and flew below minimum height" and under other causes; "Pilot failed to see the power cables until too late although these had previously been pointed out to him". These comments are written in a different handwriting to the rest of the card, but it is not clear whether they were added after the Board of Inquiry"
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20121025182700/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Folland_Gnat.htm
2. http://theilluminati.free.fr/PDF/defe-24-2038-1-1.pdf
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2011 12:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2013 15:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Sep-2013 06:25 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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