ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161712
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| Date: | Thursday 9 February 1961 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 890 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XJ527 |
| MSN: | 10037 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Straits of Singapore, 25 miles off Horsburgh Light House, Tengah -
 Singapore
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Hermes, South China Sea |
| RAF Tengah, Singapore (WSST) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 9/2/1961, XJ527 ("H-242") DeHavilland Sea Vixen FAW.1 of 890 Sqn FAA RN crashed into the Straits of Singapore, 25 miles off the Horsburgh Light House, Tengah, Singapore, while operating off HMS Hermes. Both crew - Lt. G. W. G. Hunt and Lt. J. S. Morris - ejected after a fire started in the starboard engine. The aircraft was not recovered
NOTE: some sources state the crash date as being 8/2/1961 - the crash took place on the night of 8-9/2/1961, but it is not clear if it was before or after midnight, local time
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1961.htm
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/seavixenpics/xj527.jpg]
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH110%20prodn%20list.txt
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsburgh_Lighthouse
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194406/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1961.htm#feb
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 May 1962 | XJ528 | 890 Sqn FAA RN | 0 | Manilla Bay, South China Sea, off the coast of the Philippines |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2013 22:09 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Mar-2014 23:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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