ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140155
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| Date: | 16-MAR-1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hunting Jet Provost T.4 |
| Owner/operator: | 3 FTS Royal Air Force (3 FTS RAF) |
| Registration: | XP576 |
| MSN: | PAC/W/15541 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed near Leeming, North Yorkshire after engine failure while in the circuit to land. The pilot (Pilot Officer R. W. Exler) flying solo, ejected safely.
Remains to No.27 MU Shawbury, scrapped by January 1971
Pilot Officer Exler (8025099)survived this incident, resumed his training, and was promoted to Flying Officer on 04/07/1971
Sources:
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/45417/supplements/7210/page.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194422/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1970.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1970.htm
http://www.jetprovostfile.org/t4-xp547-to-xp589/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2011 18:05 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-Nov-2011 18:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2012 10:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2018 18:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator] |
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