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| Date: | Monday 8 March 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 766 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XJ478 |
| MSN: | 10006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Limington, Somerset, 2 miles from RNAS Yeovilton -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Yeovilton (YEO/EGVL) |
Written off 8/3/1965: Stalled during a low speed downwind turn and dived into a field at Limington, two miles from Yeovilton, Somerset. Both crew were killed:
PREUS, Hugh I R, Sub Lieutenant (pilot)
STURGESS, Anthony W S, Act/Sub Lieutenant (observer)
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1965.htm
2. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1222226/
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20120622210245/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/SeaVixen.htm
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/seavixenpics/xj478.jpg]
5. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1963-65.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2013 02:20 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 19-Sep-2013 00:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Feb-2014 17:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 28-Dec-2019 21:34 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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