ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56639
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| Date: | Thursday 1 June 1978 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Hunting Jet Provost T3A |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | XN598 |
| MSN: | PAC/W/12742 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gouthwaite Reservoir, Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 1st June 1978 two Jet Provosts were seen flying low in the Nidderdale area, at just after 10.00 am one aircraft struck the water about half way along Gouthwaite Reservoir towards the eastern bank whilst low flying.
Civilian witnesses realised they could do nothing for anyone in the aircraft, so they contacted the police. Two local police officers were next to arrive, one officer dived into the water but found no trace of the pilot or of his aircraft during his search. Police divers later recovered the body of the pilot and much of the aircraft.
Instructor Pilot - F/Lt John Hutton Fox RAF (8024955), aged 29, of Woburn Sands, Buckinghamshire. Did not eject from his aircraft, and was killed. Cremated at Bedford Crematorium.
Sources:
1. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/dales/xn598.html
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1978.htm
3. http://peakwreckhunters.blogspot.com/2008/12/jet-provost-t3a-xn598.html
4. http://www.jetprovostfile.org/t3-xn591-to-xn607/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2011 17:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2011 17:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 07-Jun-2013 22:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2018 16:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
| 15-Jul-2020 17:53 | Chris.D.Lloyd | Updated [Location] |
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