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| Date: | Tuesday 6 November 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
| Owner/operator: | FRADU RN |
| Registration: | XP954 |
| MSN: | 10128 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ashington, near Yeovil, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Yeovilton (YEO/EGDY) |
Crashed at Ashington, near Yeovil, Somerset. after double engine failure. The civilian crew ejected but one was injured
Crew were later named as Mr. I. Kilgour and Mr.Welch both of whom were civilian contractors for Airwork FRADU
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1973.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20120622210245/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/SeaVixen.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170718032515/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/SeaVixen.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2013 08:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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