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| Date: | Sunday 2 January 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Supermarine Scimitar F.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 803 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XD279 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Ark Royal, off Malaya -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Ark Royal |
The nose wheel ran off the flight deck into a catwalk while the aircraft was positioning on HMS Ark Royal off Malaya. Damage initially assessed as Cat.3(R) and therefore repairable. As a result, XD279 was off loaded at Sembawang, Singapore, but repairs were abandoned. Struck off charge as Cat.5(c) later in 1966 and scrapped; remains to fire fighting training/crash rescue at Sembawang
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?81343-Did-it-survive!&p=1254714#post1254714
http://web.archive.org/web/20170623235943/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/Scimitar.html
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XD
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2013 12:49 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Jan-2013 10:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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