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| Date: | Wednesday 21 April 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 893 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XJ577 |
| MSN: | 10059 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Victorious, East China Sea, off Okinawa -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Victorious, off Okinawa |
Sea Vixen XJ577 ("V-464") of 890 NAS Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm was written off on 21/4/1965: Both engines caught fire immediately after a boost launch from HMS Victorious while the carrier was operating in the East China Sea off Okinawa, Japan. The crew ejected; the pilot (Lt. K. R. Alderson) survived, but the observer (Sub/Lt. John E Rainsbury) was killed
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1965.htm
2. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1963-65.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20120622210245/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/SeaVixen.htm
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170718032515/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/SeaVixen.html
5. http://www.seavixen.org/squadrons/correlation-squadrons-ships/893-sqn-hms-victorious-1963-to-1965
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2013 04:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Sep-2013 04:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Feb-2014 14:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 03-Feb-2022 15:49 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
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