ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56627
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| Date: | 23-MAR-1961 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hunting Jet Provost T3 |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FTS Royal Air Force (2 FTS RAF) |
| Registration: | XM347 |
| MSN: | PAC/W/6304 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Wragby, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire |
| RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) 23/3/1961: Crashed at Wragby, Lincolnshire after engine failure. The failure had been caused by shot blast particles being left after manufacture in part of the oil pump and subsequent failure of the pump. This caused main bearing failure due to oil starvation. Student pilot (Pilot Officer J. B. Fardell, flying solo) ejected.
Struck off charge 27/03/1961 as Cat.5(scrap). Remains transported to 60 MU RAF Church Fenton by August 1961 for disposal.
The reported crash location of Wragby is a town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated at the junction of the A157 and A158 roads, and approximately 10 miles (16 km) north-west from Horncastle and about 11 miles (18 km) north-east from the county town of Lincoln.
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/40/S3003: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578783
2. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1960s.html
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XM
4. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1960s-incident-logs#1961
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1961.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wragby
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2011 13:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2013 13:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2019 08:33 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Nature] |
| 03-Dec-2020 01:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2020 01:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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