ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56650
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| Date: | 12-NOV-1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hunting Jet Provost T3 |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FTS Royal Air Force (2 FTS RAF) |
| Registration: | XM406 |
| MSN: | PAC/W/9213 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Newark, Nottinghamshire -
 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 |
Crashed near Newark, Nottinghamshire, after failing to recover from a spin. According to some reports, XM406 completely lost its rudder during the spin, forcing abandonment. The pilot (Pilot Officer I. G. Parfitt, flying solo) ejected safely
Sources:
1. http://www.jetprovostfile.org/t3-xm401-to-xm428/
2. http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/project/year_pages/1965.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1965.htm
4. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=36968
5. http://rafforum.activeboard.com/t15066541/12th-november-1965-t3-jet-provost-xm406-2fts-syerston/
6. http://www.jetprovostfile.org/jet-provost-crashes/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2011 23:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2013 06:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2013 09:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Mar-2019 11:40 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Nature] |
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