ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161308
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| Date: | Friday 31 May 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 892 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XN695 |
| MSN: | 10103 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean, 15 miles W of Okinawa -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Hermes, off Okinawa |
| HMS Hermes, off Okinawa | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Sea Vixen FAW.1 XN695 ("H-215" of 892 Sqn FAA RN) was written off 31/5/1963: The aircraft was descending with another Sea Vixen off HMS Hermes from 40,000 feet to 500 feet for a night Gloworm towed target attack. It continued to descend and flew into the Pacific Ocean fifteen miles west of Okinawa, Japan killing both crew:
AUSTIN, Paul, Lieutenant
BYNOE, Christopher J, Sub Lieutenant
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170718032515/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/SeaVixen.html
3. http://m.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060020540
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2013 17:00 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 29-Jan-2014 20:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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