ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56626
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| Date: | 29-JUN-1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hunting Jet Provost T3 |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FTS Royal Air Force (2 FTS RAF) |
| Registration: | XM373 |
| MSN: | PAC/W/6600 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Stalled back onto the runway causing the undercarriage to collapse at Syerston, Notts after the pilot lifted off too early in the take off run.
Damage initially assessed as Cat.4 (repairable); later re-assessed as Cat.5(G/I) and aircraft struck off charge 03/07/1961. Transported to RAF Cranwell 20/07/1961 for ground instructional use as 7726M. Scrapped in 1973, except for the cockpit section, which was used as a procedural trailer with 1 FTS RAF Linton-on-Ouse. Later - by 2010 - acquired by the Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1961.htm
2. http://www.eurodemobbed.org.uk/locations.php?location=1446
3. http://www.militaryaircraftmarkings.co.uk/MAMupdate67-2010.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2011 15:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2011 15:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Mar-2014 01:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2019 08:35 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Nature] |
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