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| Date: | Thursday 15 July 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Supermarine Scimitar F Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 800B Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XD268 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Duffus, Aberfoyle, Morayshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Lossiemouth, Morayshire (LMO/EGQS) |
| RNAS Lossiemouth, Morayshire (LMO/EGQS) |
Scimitar F.1 XD268 ("E-112") of 800B NAS, Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm was written off on 15/7/1965 when it crashed at Duffus, Aberfoyle, Morayshire, two miles short of the runway after engine failure while on approach to Lossiemouth. Pilot - Sub Lt. A. C. Hill - ejected with minor injuries
Wreckage recovered to Lossiemouth, where struck off charge and sold for scrap 26/1/1966 to the Gordon Wilkins yard at Elgin
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. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/scimitarpics/xd268.jpg]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2013 08:09 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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