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| Date: | Wednesday 19 November 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Supermarine Scimitar F.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 807 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XD247 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Drumdyre Farm, Black Isle, Ross & Cromarty -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | EGQS |
| EGQS |
Aircraft lost height whilst heading in a generally southerly direction, pilot ejected but parachute reportedly did not fully open. Pilot, Sub-Lieutenant CR Cresswell, died of injuries the following day. Aircraft destroyed.
Sources:
Glasgow Herald newspaper for 20 and 21 November 1958 accessed 8 August 2023 at:
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19581120&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19581121&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
Aircraft details from:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/supermarine_scimitar.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2023 06:40 | Anon. | Added |
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