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| Date: | Monday 30 January 1967 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
| Owner/operator: | 893 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XS585 |
| MSN: | 10143 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off HMS Victorius, South China Sea, 70 miles W of Subic -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Victorius, South China Sea |
Written off 30/1/1967: The pilot over-rotated during a night launch from HMS Victorious while in the South China Sea seventy miles west of Subic, Philippines. It rolled to starboard where the pilot (Lt. A. C. Selman) ejected. The observer did not eject and was killed
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20170718032515/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/SeaVixen.html
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1967.htm
3. http://www.seavixen.org/index.php
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20171102103253/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1967.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2013 19:50 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Feb-2014 12:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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