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| Date: | Tuesday 16 December 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Folland Gnat T.1 |
| Owner/operator: | CFS (Red Arrows) Aerobatic Display Team RAF |
| Registration: | XR992 |
| MSN: | FL586 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cirencester, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kemble (EGBP) |
Aircraft abandoned after erroneous call that engine was on fire - fire warning was intended for Gnat T.1 XR995. Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Pilot (Fl Lt Dickie Duckett) was ordered to eject and sustained minor injuries
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20121025182700/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Folland_Gnat.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1969.htm
3. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?115592-Gnat-XR911-upates_
4. http://rafforum.activeboard.com/t48212468/16th-december-1969-two-red-arrow-gnats-crash-in-gloucestersh/?page=1
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2011 23:42 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 15-Jul-2013 23:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Aug-2015 20:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Embed code, ] |
| 02-Aug-2015 20:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 30-Dec-2019 20:41 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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