ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56632
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| Date: | 19-APR-1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAC Jet Provost T4 |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FTS Royal Air Force (2 FTS RAF) |
| Registration: | XP623 |
| MSN: | PAC/W/16895 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Thrussington, Charnwood, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 19/4/1963 when failed to recover from an intentional spin, and crashed at Thrussington, Charnwood, Leicestershire. Student pilot (Pilot Officer) Nj.Tillotson ejected safely, suffering slight injuries on landing
Wreckage of XP623 photographed in the Rollasons Hangar at Croydon Airport on 4/5/1963 where it had been recovered by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Unit, pending a move to Farnborough.
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/t4-xp614-to-xp642/
4. http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?115312-Rollason-Turbulents-how-many-left&p=1867730#post1867730
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2011 17:05 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2011 15:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2013 19:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2019 16:42 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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