Date:	Wednesday 3 June 1959
Time:
Type:	de Havilland DH-106 Comet 2R
Owner/operator:	Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration:	XK663
MSN:	06027
Year of manufacture:	1955
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	OT
Location:	RAF Watton Airfield -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	-
Destination airport:	-

Narrative:
In the early morning a fire erupted in No.4 Hangar. Comet XK663, an Elint aircraft of the 51 Squadron was damaged beyond repair.

Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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