Incident Gloster Javelin FAW.9 XH758,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138158
 
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Date:Thursday 17 October 1963
Time:
Type:Gloster Javelin FAW.9
Owner/operator:5 Sqn RAF
Registration: XH758
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:2 mile W of Zonhoven, Limburg -   Belgium
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Laarbruch, Germany
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off 17/10/1963: flying in bunt attitude, following centre line closure of starboard engine after engine explosion, both engines disintegrated due to compressor blade failure. XH758 ('Z' of 5 Squadron, RAF) crashed 2 miles west of Zonhoven, Belgium, on the Belgian/West Germany border. Both crew - Flt. Lt. R. Boulton (pilot) and Flt. Lt. L. P. Morley (navigator) ejected safely at 27,000feet and 250 knots.

Sources:

1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft XA100 - XZ999, published 2001
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/javelinpics/xh758.jpg]
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/Gloster_Javelin.htm]
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Aug-2011 13:21 Uli Elch Added
09-Sep-2013 01:17 Dr.John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
14-Nov-2018 15:35 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
14-Jul-2022 15:34 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type]
07-Nov-2022 20:09 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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