ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165558
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 August 1960 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.112 Sea Venom FAW.21 |
| Owner/operator: | 738 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XG638 |
| MSN: | 121061 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | The Minch, East of Lewis, Outer Hebrides -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Lossiemouth (HMS Fulmar), Morayshire |
| RNAS Lossiemouth (HMS Fulmar), Morayshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 30/08/1960, XG638 ("LM-649) a DeHavilland Sea Venom FAW.21 of 738 NAS FAA RN failed to return to Lossiemouth, Morayshire on a night sortie. It had crashed, possibly into the Minch, east of Lewis, Outer Hebrides; no trace of the Sea Venom or of its pilot - Sub Lieutenant Horace E Bleakley - was ever found
Sources:
1. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946 (Ray Sturtivant, Lee Howard & Mick Burrows, Air Britain, 2004, p.197)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XG
3. https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1960-62.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Minch
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2014 16:30 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-May-2015 12:48 | Angel dick one | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 29-Aug-2020 00:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 29-Aug-2020 09:17 | Angel Dick one | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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