ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55304
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 October 1962 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Victor B.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | XA934 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 mi SW of RAF Gaydon, Warwickshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gaydon, Warwickshire |
| RAF Gaydon, Warwickshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
No 4 engine exploded and caught fire on lift off. No 3 engine was shut down and the fire extinguished The aircraft orbited the Gaydon local for quite some time to burn off fuel in preparation for landing but due to fuel mismanagement, No 1 & 2 engines also failed at between 300 and 400 feet.
The navigator abandoned the aircraft but struck a tree and was killed. The AEO left next but was killed, as it was too low for his chute to deploy. The 2nd pilot ejected safely, but the 1st pilot was killed when the aircraft crashed.
Sources:
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20160303210250/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/Victor.htm
5. http://rafforum.activeboard.com/t10418133/2nd-october-1962-victor-b1-xa934-232ocu-nr-gaydon/
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_Victor#Accidents_and_incidents
7. http://www.leamingtonhistory.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Autumn-2011-PDF.pdf
Images:
RAF Gaydon BoB Display - 19th September 1959
RAF Gaydon BoB Display - 19th September 1959
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2011 08:16 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2011 08:19 | Uli Elch | Updated [[Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 07-May-2012 13:57 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2013 20:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2017 18:51 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2017 18:52 | TB | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 08-Feb-2020 07:20 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 08-Feb-2020 07:20 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 25-Dec-2023 19:54 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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