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Date: | Saturday 8 June 1968 |
Time: | |
Type: | Folland Gnat T.1 |
Owner/operator: | 4 FTS RAF |
Registration: | XR999 |
MSN: | FL593 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Irish Sea, 8.5 miles Off Holyhead, Anglesey -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Valley, Anglesey |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed 8/6/1968, into the Irish Sea, 8.5 miles off Holyhead, Anglesey, after the crew ejected when the controls jammed. Crash location recorded as being Map Reference SH26SW, Grid Reference SH2164061671,
Crew named as Flt Lt Alan Holyoake (instructor) and Pilot Officer David Moss (student)
Sources:
1. Halley, J, 2001, Royal Air force Aircraft XA100 - XZ999, pg79
2.
http://web.archive.org/web/20121025182700/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Folland_Gnat.htm 3.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1968.htm 4.
http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/515875/details/hawker-siddeley-gnat-t1-xr999 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Jul-2011 01:14 |
Dr.John Smith |
Added |
06-Jan-2013 14:59 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |
29-Jul-2013 21:09 |
JINX |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
02-Aug-2015 19:12 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
02-Aug-2015 19:19 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
23-Nov-2018 18:35 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
27-Dec-2021 19:54 |
Anon. |
Updated [Narrative] |