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| Date: | Thursday 2 May 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAC Jet Provost T4 |
| Owner/operator: | CFS RAF |
| Registration: | XP588 |
| MSN: | PAC/W/15989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chedworth, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire (EGVL) |
Written off 2/5/1963: Pilot ejected after false fire warning. Aircraft crashed at Chedworth, Gloucestershire. Pilot (Flt. Lt. G. Sturt) ejected at 2,500 feet, 100 knots IAS
Struck off charge as Cat.5(scrap) same day
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194554/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1963.htm
3. http://www.jetprovostfile.org/jet-provost-crashes/
4. http://www.jetprovostfile.org/t4-xp560-to-xp589/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2011 17:34 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Nov-2011 16:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Oct-2013 20:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Nov-2018 16:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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