ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160184
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| Date: | Monday 28 March 1966 |
| Time: | 16:20 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
| Owner/operator: | 766 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XJ522 |
| MSN: | 10131 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Christow, near Moretonhampstead, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Yeovilton (EGVL) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and destroyed due to a mid air collision 28/3/1966: The nose of XJ522 collided with the tail of another 766 NAS Sea Vixen (XJ513) during ACT (Air Combat Training) over South Devon. XJ522 crashed at Christow, near Moretonhampstead, Devon, after the crew ejected safely. Crew of XJ522 were Sub Lt. Edward Hughes (pilot) and Sub Lt. Ian McKechnie (observer).
XJ513 landed safely at Yeovilton and was repaired. The loss of Sea Vixen XJ522 was the third time a Sea Vixen was destroyed in a crash in eight days (see also XS581 on 17/3/1966 and XN701 on 22/3/1966)
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170718032515/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/SeaVixen.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20120622210245/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/SeaVixen.htm
4. http://www.seavixen.org/aircrew/aircrew-testimonies/testimonies-ed-hughes
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2013 18:27 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 26-Feb-2014 14:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2020 16:04 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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