ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156528
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 July 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
| Owner/operator: | 890 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XN687 |
| MSN: | 10095 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ash Close Farm, Blackford Road, Charlton Horethorne, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Yeovilton (YEO/EGDY) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed 6/7/1971 shortly after take off from Yeovilton, Somerset close to Ash Close Farm, Blackford Road, Charlton Horethorne, near Sherborne, Dorset, after the port engine failed on climb out from RNAS Yeovilton. Both crew ejected safely: Flying Officer G. M. Hamlyn (Observer) and Lt. N. E. Todd (Pilot)
Flying Officer G. M. Hamlyn is the same person who ejected on 13th November 1970 from Sea Vixen XP955 over the Moray Firth
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20120622210245/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/SeaVixen.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1971.htm
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/seavixenpics/xn687.jpg]
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170718032515/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/SeaVixen.html
5. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1191151/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2013 21:06 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Feb-2014 14:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 03-Aug-2015 17:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2017 18:48 | devonmag | Updated [Narrative] |
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