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| Date: | Thursday 5 April 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hunting Jet Provost T3 |
| Owner/operator: | RAF College |
| Registration: | XM452 |
| MSN: | PAC/W/9260 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile south of Rauceby Hospital, Sleaford, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire |
On 5/4/1962, whilst on a solo training sortie from Cranwell, lightning struck the starboard tip tank of Jet Provost XM452 (RAF College "14") which began to break up. The pilot - Cadet P. A. C.Jones - ejected safely after losing control and the aircraft crashed one mile south of Rauceby Hospital, Sleaford, Lincolnshire
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194548/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1962.htm
3. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1960s.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rauceby_Hospital
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2011 15:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Oct-2013 17:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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