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| Date: | Saturday 20 June 1959 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Gloster Javelin FAW.4 |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XA750 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1,5 mi NW of Nörvenich -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Flugplatz Nörvenich |
Spun into the groud after lost control after attempting a slow roll after take off. It was returning to Geilenkirchen after having been in the static display at Norvenich Open Day. Aircraft came down in a forest. Pilot F/L Wilfred Smith Jacques (35) and navigator F/O David Alexander Ritchie (23).
Sources:
Weser-Kurier 22 June 1959, p7
5. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT233/413: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424534
6. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/38/S2943: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578723
9. https://www.ukserials.com/losses-1959.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2011 14:01 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 04-Jun-2013 12:12 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Mar-2017 18:46 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 16-Nov-2018 19:09 | trigger 39 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 25-Jan-2020 20:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jan-2020 21:03 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 21-Jun-2025 17:41 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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