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| Date: | Thursday 22 April 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Folland Gnat T.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | XR950 |
| MSN: | FL567 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Carmel, Gwynedd -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Valley, Anglesey |
| RAF Valley, Anglesey |
Following a mid-air collision between Gnat T.1's XS108 and XR950, during formation flying practice, XR950 crashed at Carmel, south of Caernarfon, killing pilot FLT. LT. Timothy Francis Haughton MERMEGEN. XS108 managed to fly back to RAF Valley, Anglesey but cartwheeled on landing and was written off. Pilot of Gnat T.1 XS108 was Flying Officer Gavin Darrell PRIEST, who was not able to eject, and was killed. Flight Lieutenant R. C. Tyler (in the rear seat) ejected safely.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20121025182700/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Folland_Gnat.htm
www.ukserials.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2011 12:03 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jan-2013 15:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Aug-2015 06:25 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 23-Nov-2018 18:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator, ] |
| 05-Nov-2022 17:24 | Chrisj | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative, ] |
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