ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56482
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| Date: | 04-SEP-1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hunting Jet Provost T3 |
| Owner/operator: | Hunting-Percival Aircraft Company Ltd |
| Registration: | XM348 |
| MSN: | PAC/W/6305 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Near Twyford, Berkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Farnborough, Hampshire (FAB/EGLF) |
| Luton Airport, Befordshire (LTN/EGGW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 04.09.1958: The aircraft was returning to Luton from the SBAC show at Farnborough when the pilot received three separate fire warnings. He elected to make an emergency landing in a field near Twyford, Berkshire, but the aircraft struck some fences either side of a road, and burst into flames. The pilot escaped without injury. The fire warnings had been spurious, being caused by defective insulation on a connector which had admitted moisture
Sources:
1. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578703
2. http://www.farnboroughspotters.com/58.html
3. http://www.jetprovostfile.org/t3-xm346-to-xm366/
4. http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1958/1958-1-%20-%200394.PDF
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2011 20:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2011 20:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 30-Jan-2015 20:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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