ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56483
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| Date: | Friday 13 December 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hunting Jet Provost T3 |
| Owner/operator: | 7 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | XM421 |
| MSN: | PAC/W/9228 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles NW of Church Fenton, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Church Fenton (EGXG) |
| RAF Church Fenton (EGXG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Jet Provost T.3 XM421 '47' of 7 FTS, RAF: crashed two miles NW of Church Fenton, North Yorkshire. The solo student pilot (Pilot Officer T. Afichaels) ejected safely at 15,000 feet and 200 knots, aircraft in a nose up attitude. Cause of crash attributed to aircraft icing up in thundercloud and control lost.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194554/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1963.htm
2. http://www.aircraft-scrapyards-and-gi-airframes.org.uk/jet-provost/
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
4. http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community/...php/t-629.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2011 00:21 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2011 21:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2011 22:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 13-Oct-2013 22:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2019 16:41 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Nature] |
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