ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56490
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| Date: | Friday 3 March 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Folland Gnat T.1 |
| Owner/operator: | CFS (Red Arrows) Aerobatic Display Team RAF |
| Registration: | XR981 |
| MSN: | FL578 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kemble (EGBP) |
| RAF Kemble | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Struck ground whilst practising aerobatics, killing both crew. Crew was Flt. Lt. Stephen Edward Noble (pilot) and Wing. Commander. Dennis George Hazell AFC.
The accident involving XR981 happened during pre-season practice, specifically while the team were practicing roll-backs at low altitude. The aircraft ended up inverted and neither occupant left the aircraft. One seat fired, but couldn’t go anywhere. Steve Noble survived initially but died later that day.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20121025182700/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Folland_Gnat.htm
2. http://www.airfighters.com/photo/71284/M/UK-Air-Force/Folland-Gnat-T-1/XR981/
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1978.htm
4. http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?113328-Red-Arrow-Gnat-serials
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 July 1964 | XR978 | 4 FTS RAF | 0 | Llyn Celyn reservoir, near Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales | |
w/o |
Media:
Line up of Red Arrows Gnats at RAF Little Rissington on 7 October 1973: XR981 nearest camera
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2011 00:26 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2013 09:02 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2013 13:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2013 08:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code] |
| 30-Dec-2019 20:45 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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