ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157663
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| Date: | Thursday 8 February 1968 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Gloster Javelin FAW.9R |
| Owner/operator: | 60 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XH961 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Tengah (TGA/WSAT) -
 Singapore
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tengah, Singapore (TGA/WSAT) |
| RAF Tengah, Singapore (TGS/WSAT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 8/2/1968: The port mainwheel brakes failed, and the Javelin swung off the runway on landing and hit a storm drain at RAF Tengah, Singapore at high speed, causing the undercarriage to collapse
(This incident was second crash of a Javelin FAW.9R at Tengah in three days - see also the crash of XH759 on 5/2/1968). As with the earlier crash, since the type was about to be withdrawn from service, and thus XH961 was not repaired.
Both crew - Flt Lt Keith K. Fitchew (pilot) and Flt Lt Holmes (navigator) - egressed unharmed on the ground once the aircraft had come to a stop (no ejection took place).
According to Flt Lt Keith Fitchew himself: "I was the pilot of XH961. On landing at night the port brake malfunctioned causing the aircraft to veer off the runway We hit a storm drain at high speed and wrote off the undercarriage. The aircraft was Cat 5. The navigator was Flt Lt Holmes. Neither of us was injured..."
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1968.htm
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/Gloster_Javelin.htm]
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://millionmonkeytheater.com/javelinpics/xh961.jpg]
4. http://www.groups.msn.com/TheExperiencesofaFighterpilot
Images:
RAF Alconbury (EGWZ) Armed Forces Day - 16th May 1959
RAF Alconbury (EGWZ) Armed Forces Day - 16th May 1959
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2013 22:08 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Jul-2013 22:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2013 08:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 15:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Feb-2020 07:21 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 08-Feb-2020 07:21 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 03-Nov-2022 15:55 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
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