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| Date: | Friday 31 December 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Supermarine Scimitar F.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 803 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XD318 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Ark Royal, off coast of Malaya -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Ark Royal, off Malaya |
Scimitar F.1 XD318 ("R-025" of 803 Sqm FAA RN) was written off 31/12/1965: Crashed into the sea off Malaysia after engine failure while operating off HMS Ark Royal. After an in‑flight refuelling, and a low pressure fuel warning, waved off once, bolted once, then both engines failed whilst downwind for a third landing attempt, aircraft ditched. Pilot - Lt. M. J. Williams - ejected. He was recovered unhurt by Ark Royal's "Plane Guard" SAR helicopter
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/arkroy04.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2013 13:42 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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