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| Date: | Tuesday 10 November 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Supermarine Scimitar F Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 807 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XD281 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lochan a' Chroin/Ben Volich area, near Aberfoyle, Perthshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Supermarine Scimitar XD281 of 807 Naval Air Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, suffered a complete hydraulic failure of both the primary and back-up system while at an altitude of 26000 ft, necessitating its pilot, Lieutenant Nigel Grier-Rees, to eject. The abandoned aircraft crashed on the Lochan a' Chroin approximately 2km south-west of Ben Vorlich; the pilot landed on the snow-covered Ben Bhreac. He then hiked for several hours in heavy snow and stayed overnight at an abandoned hut before spotting a farmhouse at Callander, Perthshire the next day where he managed to get help.
Sources:
https://www.ukserials.com/
https://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/supermarine_scimitar.html
https://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-338304.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2025 19:43 | NY | Added |
| 12-Feb-2025 20:21 | NY | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
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