ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56628
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| Date: | 17-JUN-1960 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Hunting Jet Provost T Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FTS Royal Air Force (2 FTS RAF) |
| Registration: | XM382 |
| MSN: | PAC/W/6609 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 3.5 miles NNE of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hunting Jet Provost T.3 XM382. Awaiting collection 30/11/1959. Delivered to the RAF at 27 MU RAF Shawbury 17/12/1959. Issued to 2 FTS, RAF Syerston, coded "28".
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 17/06/1960: Spun into the ground three and a half miles north north east of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, after entering an uncontrollable spin. The pilot (Pilot Officer O. M. J. Kendrick) ejected safely.
Struck off charge as Cat.5(scrap) on 20/06/1960
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.203 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100-XZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 2001 p 62)
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT233/433: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424554
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XM
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm
6. http://www.jetprovostfile.org/t3-xm367-to-xm387/
7. http://www.jetprovostfile.org/jet-provost-crashes/
8. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1960-1969_29.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2011 13:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2011 14:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2015 22:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2019 19:56 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Nature] |
| 27-Jan-2020 17:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2020 22:39 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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