Incident Gloster Javelin FAW Mk 5 XA661,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138152
 
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Date:Monday 29 October 1962
Time:
Type:Gloster Javelin FAW Mk 5
Owner/operator:11 Sqn RAF
Registration: XA661
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Geilenkirchen in the North Rhine-Westphalia -   Germany
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Geilenkirchen (ETNG)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Gloster Javelin FAW.5 XA611 ("F") of 11 Squadron, RAF was written off 29/10/1962 when the engine caught fire starting up at RAF Geilenkirchen, West Germany; not repaired, struck off charge as Cat.5(c)

Sources:

1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft XA100 - XZ999, published 2001
2. http://rafforum.activeboard.com/t48271934/29th-october-1962-javelin-xa661-faw5-11-sqn-at-gelenkirchen/
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/Gloster_Javelin.htm]
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20170623232130/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/Javelin.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Aug-2011 13:07 Uli Elch Added
24-Aug-2011 14:01 Uli Elch Updated [Damage]
23-Oct-2013 05:03 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
26-Dec-2013 09:03 Nepa Updated [Operator, Departure airport]
09-Apr-2024 18:05 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator]

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