Date:	Wednesday 24 February 1960
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH.112 Sea Venom FAW.22
Owner/operator:	891 Sqn FAA RN
Registration:	XG686
MSN:	121048
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Indian Ocean, off Aden -   Yemen
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	HMS Centaur
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
On 24/02/1960, XG686 ("C-441") a De Havilland Sea Venom FAW 22 of 891 Squadron FAA RN was written off when it crashed in the Indian Ocean off Ceylon (now Sri Lanka(, due to engine failure at 750 feet above sea level, while operating from HMS Centaur. Both crew - Lieutenant R.L. Wilkinson (pilot) and Sub Lieutenant C.L.James (observer) - ejected safely and were recovered to the carrier.
Note: ukserials.com lists the accident location as Aden, not Ceylon.

1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain, 2004 p.199)
2. Wings Over Somerset: Aircraft Crashes since the End of World War II By Peter Forrester
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194401/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1960.htm#feb
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
03-Dec-2013 00:15	Dr. John Smith	Added
17-Feb-2014 14:51	Nepa	Updated [Operator]
29-Aug-2020 00:32	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]