ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140113
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| Date: | 09-MAY-1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hunting Jet Provost T3 |
| Owner/operator: | 6 FTS Royal Air Force (6 FTS RAF) |
| Registration: | XN604 |
| MSN: | PAC/W/13889 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Felton, Northumberland, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Jet Provost T.3 XN604 "8" of 6 FTS was writtten off 9/5/1962 when it crashed at Felton, Northumberland (approximately 5 miles South of RAF Acklington) after the crew - Flt. Lt. W. D. E. Eggleton (instructor) and Pilot Officer M. Hyland (trainee) - ejected following a false fire warning.
This accident was the second time a Jet Provost T.Mk.3 of 6 FTS, RAF Acklington, was written off in less than 24 hours (see also XM422, which crashed the previous day)
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
2. http://www.nelsam.org.uk/NEAR/Losses/Losses-PostWWII.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194548/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1962.htm
4. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578809
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?5613-Jet-Provost-1962-63-RAF-Acklington
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2011 15:31 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Oct-2013 19:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Dec-2018 19:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator] |
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