ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94215
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Date: | Wednesday 20 January 1971 |
Time: | |
Type: | Folland Gnat T.1 |
Owner/operator: | CFS |
Registration: | XR545 |
MSN: | FL556 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
Departure airport: | RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Two Gnat T.1 of the CFS "Red Arrows" aerobatic display team (XR545 and XR986) collided and crashed during a synchronised pair display practice at Kemble, Gloucestershire. Mid-Air Collision between synchro pair. Wings clipped during an opposition manoeuvre `Roulette'
All four crew (two in each aircraft) were killed. Crew of XR545 (call sign "Red 7") were reported as being Flight Lieutenant John Haddock and Flight Lieutenant Colin Armstrong
Sources:
1.
http://web.archive.org/web/20160820233030/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/AEROBATIC/Red_Arrows/RED_ARROWS.htm 2.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1971.htm 3.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folland_Gnat#Accidents_and_incidents 4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Arrows#Incidents_and_accidents 5.
https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/103223-kemble-red-arrow-pilots-info.html Media:
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
11-Jun-2013 19:48 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants] |
11-Jun-2013 19:56 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
11-Jun-2013 19:59 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
11-Jun-2013 20:03 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Date, Operator] |
02-Aug-2015 19:46 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator] |
02-Aug-2015 20:53 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Embed code] |
02-Aug-2015 20:54 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator] |
25-Feb-2019 21:13 |
Anon. |
Updated [Operator] |
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