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| Date: | Thursday 7 June 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Gloster Javelin FAW.5 |
| Owner/operator: | 5 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XA645 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 mi NW of Wesel -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Laarbruce (G) (EDUL) |
Gloster Javelin FAW.5 XA645 ("B" of 5 Sqn, RAF) was written off 7/6/1962 when both crew - Flt. Lt. J. H. Adam (pilot) and Flt Lt C. M. Pinker (navigator) ejected at 1,000 feet after the port engine caught fire, which spread to the whole of the rear of the aircraft. XA645 crashed 4 miles (6 km) north-west of Wesel, near Laarbruch, West Germany.
Crew:
F/Lt (4136570) J H ADAM (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/Lt (4016209) C M H PINKER DFC (nav.) RAF - Ok
Sources:
1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft XA100 - XZ999, published 2001
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
3. http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/Gloster_Javelin.htm]
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170623232130/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/Javelin.html
5. https://sites.google.com/site/raflaarbruch/home/laarbruch-squadrons/javelins
6. https://sites.google.com/site/raflaarbruch/home/toedliche-abstuerze/laarbruch-abstuerze
7. http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/49700/Royal-Air-Force-Laarbruch/#vars!panel=461028!
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2011 14:01 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 18-Oct-2013 23:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Nov-2018 15:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 27-Dec-2020 16:39 | JEPA | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 21-Jul-2025 13:28 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
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