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| Date: | Friday 16 February 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
| Owner/operator: | 893 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XJ516 |
| MSN: | 10025 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RNAS Yeovilton (YEO/EGDY) |
Written off 16/2/1968: Crashed while on approach to Yeovilton, Somerset after the crew ejected due to loss of control
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1968.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170718032515/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/SeaVixen.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194559/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1968.htm
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1959/1959
5. http://www.seavixen.org/accidents/sea-vixen-accidents-public-page
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2013 23:31 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Feb-2014 12:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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