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| Date: | Wednesday 3 June 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-106 Comet 2R |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | XK663 |
| MSN: | 06027 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | RAF Watton Airfield -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
In the early morning a fire erupted in No.4 Hangar. Comet XK663, an Elint aircraft of the 51 Squadron was damaged beyond repair.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
RAFWatton.info
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