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| Date: | Thursday 30 April 1970 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Hunting Jet Provost T.4 |
| Owner/operator: | RAF College |
| Registration: | XP566 |
| MSN: | PAC/W/15525 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sleaford, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire |
Written off 30/4/1970 when the aircraft crashed at Sleaford during a night approach to RAF Fulbeck, Lincolnshire, killing the pilot (Senior Flt Cadet W L Miller). Sortie was a first night solo, starting from RAF Cranwell, intending to fly practice circuits at Fulbeck and then return to Cranwell.
Struck off Charge 04/05/1970 as CAT 5(Scrap)
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1970.htm
2. http://www.jetprovostfile.org/jet-provost-crashes/
3. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1970s-incident-logs#1970
4. http://www.jetprovostfile.org/t4-xp560-to-xp589/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jun-2013 17:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-Jun-2013 18:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Aug-2013 02:18 | ASMiller | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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