ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160369
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| Date: | Friday 8 July 1966 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
| Owner/operator: | 899 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XP958 |
| MSN: | 10132 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near HMS Eagle, Straits of Johor, -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Changi, Singapore (SIN/WSSS) |
| HMS Eagle, off Malaysia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 8/7/1966: Contact was lost during a night CCA (Carrier Controller Approach) onto HMS Eagle, whilst the carrier was in the Strait of Johore, Malaysia, at approximate co-ordinates 1°26′48″ N, 103°45′13″ E. XP958 was found to have crashed in shallow waters, killing both crew. Crash attributed to a total hydraulic failure of the airframe.
Crew of XP958: PARRETT, Nicholas De'L, Sub Lieutenant (pilot) and WOODFORD, Timothy M, Lieutenant (observer)
Note: several published sources give the date of the crash as July 14 1966, but that was the date that the wreckage and the bodies of the two crew were recovered - the aircraft went missing on the night of July 8/9th
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20120622210245/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/SeaVixen.htm
3. http://m.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060020557
4. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1966-69.htm
5. http://www.thepeerage.com/p58439.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straits_of_Johor
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2013 06:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Feb-2014 12:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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