ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56484
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| Date: | 29-JUL-1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hunting Jet Provost T3 |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FTS Royal Air Force (2 FTS RAF) |
| Registration: | XM380 |
| MSN: | PAC/W/6607 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 1 Mile South of Seagrave, near Thrussington, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed after the engine disintegrated in flight. Engine disintegrated. Crashed at Seagrave, near Thrussington, Leicestershire. The QFI, Master Pilot L. A. Naismith and the student, Pilot Officer P. Fisher, both ejected safely at 8,000ft, 100 knots IAS, in a diving turn
Believe it was initially in the Wymeswold AD Circuit. Have spoken with eye-witnesses from Sileby Road, Barrow Upon Soar who reported the A/c heading at about 2 - 3000 ft climbing hard on an approximately Easterly Heading, spewing flame out of the jet pipe
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194554/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1963.htm
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?5613-Jet-Provost-1962-63-RAF-Acklington
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2011 19:51 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2011 16:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2013 13:46 | Jarv644 | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2019 16:44 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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