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Date: | Friday 30 June 1967 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Folland Gnat T.1 |
Owner/operator: | CFS RAF |
Registration: | XM707 |
MSN: | FL512 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 2.5 miles WNW of Kemble, Gloucestershire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire (EGBP) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Folland Gnat XM707 (Central Flying School RAF) Written off 30/6/1967: Abandoned after tail plane pitch control failure 2.5 miles West-North-West of RAF Kemble. Hydraulic seal failed, and jammed the tail plane, pitching the aircraft nose down. Pilot (Flight Lieutenant R. Cope-Lewis) ejected safely after rolling the aircraft through 90 degrees. The force of the ejection pushed the aircraft through a further 90 degrees, with the aircraft crashing inverted.
Sources:
1. RAF Little Rissington: The Central Flying School 1946 - 76 p.315 By R. Deacon, A. Pollock, M. Thomas, R. Bagshaw
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 101/684: RAF and AIB reports and proceedings of Board of Inquiry - File
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5070694 3.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1967.htm 4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folland_Gnat#Accidents_and_incidents 5.
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=501 6.
https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/folland.pdf 7.
https://www.aviation-links.co.uk/Gloucestershire%20Aircraft%20Accidents.pdf Media:
Revision history:
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14-Jul-2011 01:11 |
Dr.John Smith |
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12-Aug-2013 20:18 |
Dr. John Smith |
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02-Aug-2015 20:35 |
Dr. John Smith |
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04-Mar-2019 18:27 |
Nepa |
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28-Nov-2020 00:28 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
28-Nov-2020 11:31 |
Harro |
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