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Date: | Monday 8 November 1965 |
Time: | |
Type: | Gloster Javelin FAW.9 |
Owner/operator: | 64 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | XH959 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 5 miles from RAF Changi (WSSS) -
Singapore
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Tengah, Singapore (TGA/WSAT) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Gloster Javelin FAW.9 XH959 ("U" of 64 Squadron) was written off when it crashed on 8/11/1965: While carrying out a night Air Sea Rescue search for the crew of the Javelin XH887, which had crashed a few hours before, Javelin XH959 flew into the sea from 200 feet at approximately the same location as XH887. (That is, five miles from RAF Changi, Singapore). The navigator of XH959 was rescued along with the crew from XH887 but the pilot was killed
Crew of Javelin XH959:
Pilot - Flt Lt Peter “Pete” Poppe* did not eject, killed. [2472120 - buried Kranji Military Cemetry, Singapore]
Navigator - Flt. Lt. Bruce. G. W. “Buster” Unsted. Believed himself to have been ejected after impact - underwater - and sustained severe back injuries
Per eyewitness report from Flt Lt. Keith Fitchew, pilot of Javelin XH887: "I saw Peter Poppe fly into the sea whilst in my dinghy waiting to be picked up. Peter did activate the seat but he was not strapped in having started a manual escape. He was drowned"
Sources:
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http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1965.htm 2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/Gloster_Javelin.htm]
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/javelinpics/xh959.jpg]
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http://www.groups.msn.com/TheExperiencesofaFighterpilot Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Sep-2013 08:37 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
28-Sep-2013 08:38 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
28-Sep-2013 09:13 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Date] |
18-Dec-2013 18:32 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |