ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277272
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 March 1971 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Percival P.57 Sea Prince T1 |
| Owner/operator: | RN Detachment RAF Church Fenton |
| Registration: | WP312 |
| MSN: | PAC/57/62 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Turnham Hall, Selby, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Midair collision at 4000 feet in clear conditions, between this aircraft and BAC Jet Provost T5A XW300. The pilot of the Sea Prince, and both pilots of the Jet Provost were killed. The Navy pilot was Commander D J Dunbar-Dempsey, senior naval officer at RAF Linton-on-Ouse.
Comprehensive details surrounding this incident can be found by looking up registration number XW300, wikibase occurrence 56562.
Sources:
1. ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56562.
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1971.htm
3. Peter Forrester, 2012, Wings over Somerset: Aircraft Crashes since the End of World War II, The History Press.
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WP
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2022 04:06 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 10-Apr-2022 04:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2022 04:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 12-May-2022 19:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 14-Jul-2022 23:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Damage, Category] |
| 14-Jul-2022 23:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category] |
| 19-Jul-2022 11:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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