ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155699
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| Date: | Friday 6 November 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Canadair Sabre F4 (F-86E) |
| Owner/operator: | 67 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XB690 |
| MSN: | 476 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North of Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wildenrath, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany (EDUW) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Canadair CL-13 (F-86E) Sabre: Diverted to RAF before RCAF serial 19576 marked, became XB690 in RAF service. First flight on 7 February 1953. Delivered 4 May 1953. Used by No. 67 Squadron in Germany, coded "Z".
Destroyed in mid-air collision with Sabre XB730 coded "Y" (ex-RCAF 19604) north of Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia on 6 November 1953. The aircraft were part of a four ship formation acting as intercept targets for Belgian F-84s over West Germany. During a formation change, the pair collided. The pilot of XB690 ejected safely but XB730 exploded; the pilot of XB730 (Pilot Officer Craig) ejected but was killed.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.152 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 65)
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1953.htm
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20160316150721/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/RAF-Sabres.htm
5. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_19551_19600_detailed.htm
6. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2013 20:07 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Jun-2013 10:14 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2020 21:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2020 22:37 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Jan-2020 18:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2020 05:32 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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