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| Date: | Thursday 20 February 1964 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 766 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XJ523 |
| MSN: | 10032 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Summer Ways Farm, Thorney, Langport, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Yeovilton (YEO/EGDY) |
| RNAS Yeovilton (YEO/EGDY) |
Sea Vixen FAW.1 XJ523 ("VL-710" of 766 Sqn, FAA RN) was written off on 20/2/1964: Crashed at Summer Ways Farm, Thorney, Langport, Somerset while on a night GCA radar approach to Yeovilton, killing both crew:
SNEDDON, Eric, Sub Lieutenant
STEENSON, George A, Sub Lieutenant
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1964.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20120622210245/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/SeaVixen.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?7692-1964-FAA-Crash
4. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1963-65.htm
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20170718032515/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/SeaVixen.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2013 10:31 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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