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| Date: | Sunday 7 February 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Supermarine Scimitar F Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 803 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XD245 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moray Firth, off HMS Victorious -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Victorious, in Moray Firth |
Written off 7/2/1960: Due to hydraulic failure the hook failed to lower while operating in the Moray Firth. The aircraft was bounced off the deck of HMS Victorious in a failed attempt to lower it. Due to extremely low fuel the pilot (Lt Richard W. D. Westlake) climbed to 2,000ft and ejected, unfortunately the parachute did not deploy and he was killed. His body was never found
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170801210127/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Scimitar.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170623235943/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/Scimitar.html
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1958/1958-1-
5. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1960-62].htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2013 01:34 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 04-Sep-2013 01:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Feb-2014 14:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 28-Dec-2019 21:32 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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