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Date: | Friday 10 June 1960 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Hawker Hunter F Mk 6 |
Owner/operator: | 111 (Treble One) Sqn RAF |
Registration: | XG193 |
MSN: | 41H-680018 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near RAF Wattisham, Suffolk -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Hawker Hunter XG193 ["A"], 111 (Treble One) Squadron, RAF: Written off 10/6/60 - XG193 collided with XG200 during aerobatics - executing a downward break during aerobatics and spiralled into the ground - near Wattisham, Suffolk. The pilot - Flight Lieutenant S W Woods (aged 26) - did not eject and was killed. XG200 landed safely, at Wattisham, and was repaired and returned to service (but crashed in a separate accident on 15/05/1967 - which see)
XG193 was one of 111 Squadron's "Black Arrows" aerobatic display team, and as such, was painted overall gloss black with yellow highlights.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.203 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100-XZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 35)
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT233/432:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424553 4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/39/S2978:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578758 5.
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XG 6.
http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1960-1969_29.html 7.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm 8. Gravestone of pilot:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/96555212@N08/46791111902/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Mar-2012 13:31 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
19-Aug-2012 12:38 |
Nepa |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
04-Aug-2013 13:31 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Nature] |
27-Jan-2020 18:09 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |