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| Date: | Wednesday 7 March 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Supermarine Scimitar F.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 807 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XD319 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 200 yards from HMS Centaur, Gulf of Aden -
 Indian Ocean
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Centaur, Gulf of Aden |
| HMS Centaur, Gulf of Aden |
Supermarine Scimitar F.1 XD319 ("C-192" of 807 Sqn FAA RN) was written off on 7/3/1962: Ditched 200 yards ahead of HMS Centaur, in the Gulf of Aden, after missing the arrestor wires and attempting to go round again. The aircraft failed to gain sufficient airspeed, then stalled and crashed, the pilot [S/Lt Andy Alsop] escaped from the plane after ditching, and was rescued by the HMS Centaur "plane guard" search and rescue helicopter
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
2. http://www.condor49ers.org.uk/ooops_2.htm
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/scimitarpics/xd319.jpg]
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170801210127/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Scimitar.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2013 01:40 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Aug-2022 05:50 | Spambo | Updated [Total occupants, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Aug-2022 05:50 | harro | Updated [Country, ] |
| 15-Mar-2025 08:57 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
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