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| Date: | Wednesday 25 November 1964 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 890 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XN708 |
| MSN: | 10116 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel into Lyme Bay, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Yeovilton (YEO/EGDY) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Sea Vixen XN708 ("R-244" of 890 qn FAA RN) crashed 25/11/1964: Failed to recover from dive during a practice night rocket attack on a LEPAS target flare being towed by the frigate HMS Murray and disappeared into the English Channel at Lyme Bay, Dorset. In position: Portland Light bearing 220 degrees, 23 miles. Both crew were killed:
Lt Michael J.W. Durrant RN.
Lt Basil A.Last RN.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. Ray Sturtivant et al.: Fleet Air Arm Fixed-Wing Aircraft since 1946, Air-Britain, p. 170
2. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1963-65.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1964.htm
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20120622210245/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/SeaVixen.htm
5. http://lionels.orpheusweb.co.uk/AirSea/SeaVixen/InfoRef.html
6. http://www.navy-net.co.uk/fleet-air-arm/44295-sea-vixen-restored-airborne-7.html#post783116
7. http://dorset.hampshireairfields.co.uk/dorcrash.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2011 20:12 | angels one five | Added |
| 12-Jan-2013 08:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Apr-2013 20:20 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-May-2013 17:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 04-Oct-2013 15:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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