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| Date: | Tuesday 22 July 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Gloster Javelin FAW.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 87 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XA559 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Brüggen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Brüggen |
Engine caught fire on start-up. Cause attributed to a hydraulic leak in the area between the engines igniting. Both crew - Flt Lt R.A.R. Carrey (pilot) and Flt Lt Alec Cooper (navigator) - escaped safely.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100-XZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain) published 2001
2. Gloster Javelin: An Operation History By Michael Napier p.170
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/Gloster_Javelin.htm]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2011 13:07 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 24-Nov-2016 14:29 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Nov-2016 16:27 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2018 17:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 19-Apr-2025 06:40 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Apr-2025 06:54 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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