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| Date: | Wednesday 26 April 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Folland Gnat T.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | XR544 |
| MSN: | FL555 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Valley, Rhosneigr, Isle of Anglesey, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Valley (HLY/EGOV) |
| RAF Valley (HLY/EGOV) |
Aircraft crashed on approach to RAF Valley, Angelsey after engine flame out caused by fuel pump failure. XR544 crashed onto a beach on the edge of the airfield
Both crew members (Flight Lieutenant D. Newbury and Flight Lieutenant J. A. A. Dobbie) ejected safely
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20121025182700/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Folland_Gnat.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1978.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2011 01:58 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jan-2013 14:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jun-2013 10:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 30-Apr-2018 07:16 | Dobz | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 10-Jun-2021 21:01 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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