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| Date: | Wednesday 25 July 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Gloster Javelin FAW.5 |
| Owner/operator: | AFDS RAF |
| Registration: | XA646 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Gloster Javelin FAW.5 XA646 ("S" of the RAF Air Fighting Development Squadron (AFDS)) was written off (damaged beyond economic repair) on 25/7/1962 in an engine start-up explosion and AVPIN fire at RAF West Raynham, Norfolk
Struck off charge as Cat.5(c) on 17/9/1962 and allocated to RAF Manston for fire fighting and crash rescue training. Burnt and scrapped at Manston 1962-63
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170623232130/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/Javelin.html
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/Gloster_Javelin.htm]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2013 03:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Mar-2019 18:42 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
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