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| Date: | Friday 21 April 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Supermarine Scimitar F Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | RAE Farnborough |
| Registration: | XD218 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Farnborough, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Farnborough, Hampshire (EGLF) |
Written off: Damaged beyond repair in a refuelling incident at Farnborough in early 1967. No further details except that XD218 was taken to Fleetlands, arriving on 21st April 1967, and scrapped 9th June 1967.
(Since the exact date of the accident is not known, the date that XD218 arrived at RNAY Fleetlands - 21/4/1967 - is given above as the "nominal" date)
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1967.htm
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/scimitarpics/xd218.jpg]
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1270984/
4. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?91268-Is-this-a-Scimitar-stick&p=1415139
5. http://www.cmrmodels.co.uk/cmr72-224/cmr72-224_10_s.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2013 04:44 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 03-Oct-2013 22:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
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