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| Date: | Friday 13 June 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Folland Gnat T Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | CFS RAF |
| Registration: | XP501 |
| MSN: | FL516 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kemble (EGBP) |
| RAF Fairford (EGVA) |
Written off (damaged beyond economical repair) on 13/6/1969 when undershot the runway on landing at Fairford, Gloucestershire, after hydraulic failure. Formally struck off charge 16/06/1969 as CAT 5(Scrap)
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
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2011 23:42 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 30-May-2013 19:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 15-Jul-2013 04:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Dec-2015 08:39 | adsus | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
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