Date:	Friday 30 June 1967
Time:	day
Type:	Folland Gnat T.1
Owner/operator:	CFS RAF
Registration:	XM707
MSN:	FL512
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	2.5 miles WNW of Kemble, Gloucestershire -   United Kingdom
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire (EGBP)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Folland Gnat XM707 (Central Flying School RAF) Written off 30/6/1967: Abandoned after tail plane pitch control failure 2.5 miles West-North-West of RAF Kemble. Hydraulic seal failed, and jammed the tail plane, pitching the aircraft nose down. Pilot (Flight Lieutenant R. Cope-Lewis) ejected safely after rolling the aircraft through 90 degrees. The force of the ejection pushed the aircraft through a further 90 degrees, with the aircraft crashing inverted.

1. RAF Little Rissington: The Central Flying School 1946 - 76 p.315 By R. Deacon, A. Pollock, M. Thomas, R. Bagshaw
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 101/684: RAF and AIB reports and proceedings of Board of Inquiry - File https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5070694
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1967.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folland_Gnat#Accidents_and_incidents
5. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=501
6. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/folland.pdf
7. https://www.aviation-links.co.uk/Gloucestershire%20Aircraft%20Accidents.pdf

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
14-Jul-2011 01:11	Dr.John Smith	Added
12-Aug-2013 20:18	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Aug-2015 20:35	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Embed code]
04-Mar-2019 18:27	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator]
28-Nov-2020 00:28	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
28-Nov-2020 11:31	Harro	Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]