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| Date: | Friday 30 April 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Supermarine Scimitar F Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | B Flt / 800 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XD270 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Eagle, Indian Ocean, off Aden -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Eagle, off Aden (Yemen) |
Scimitar F.1 XD270 (E-113) of B Flight, 800 NAS, Royal Navy Fleet Arm was written off 30/4/1965: cashed following a double flame out while operating from HMS Eagle off Aden, Yemen*. Pilot (Lt. I. P. F. Meiklejohn) ejected safely
(*HMS Eagle was stationed off Yemen from 30/4/1965 to 2/5/1965 en route to Beirut (Lebanon) via the Suez Canal - arrived Beirut 7/5/1965)
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1965.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. http://www.axfordsabode.org.uk/pdf-docs/eagle14.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2013 16:40 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 16-Sep-2013 16:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Feb-2014 14:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 04-Jun-2015 22:03 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, ] |
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