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Date: | Tuesday 15 September 1970 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
Owner/operator: | 766 NAS FAA RN |
Registration: | XJ561 |
MSN: | 10043 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RNAS Yeovilton (YEO/EGDY) |
Destination airport: | RNAS Yeovilton (YEO/EGDY) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Written off 15/9/1970 in a belly landing on a foam carpet at Yeovilton, Somerset. after undercarriage failed to lower and lock during approach. Allocated to the fire dump at Yeovilton 22/9/1971 after component recovery. Scrapped 1974
Sources:
1. Fly Navy: The View From the Cockpit 1945-2000 By Charles Manning
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http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1970.htm 3.
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1392885/ 4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/seavixenpics/xj561.jpg]
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https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1093324/_ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Jun-2013 13:23 |
Dr. John Smith |
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24-Feb-2014 07:06 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |
04-Aug-2015 18:58 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source] |
28-Dec-2019 21:36 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |