ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160526
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Date: | Monday 8 March 1965 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW.1 |
Owner/operator: | 766 NAS FAA RN |
Registration: | XJ478 |
MSN: | 10006 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Limington, Somerset, 2 miles from RNAS Yeovilton -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RNAS Yeovilton (YEO/EGVL) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Written off 8/3/1965: Stalled during a low speed downwind turn and dived into a field at Limington, two miles from Yeovilton, Somerset. Both crew were killed:
PREUS, Hugh I R, Sub Lieutenant (pilot)
STURGESS, Anthony W S, Act/Sub Lieutenant (observer)
Sources:
1.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1965.htm 2.
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1222226/ 3.
http://web.archive.org/web/20120622210245/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/SeaVixen.htm 4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/seavixenpics/xj478.jpg]
5.
http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1963-65.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
15-Sep-2013 02:20 |
Dr.John Smith |
Added |
19-Sep-2013 00:07 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
28-Feb-2014 17:03 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |
28-Dec-2019 21:34 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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