ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138669
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 July 1964 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Westland Scout AH 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 656 Sqn Brit. AAC |
| Registration: | XR596 |
| MSN: | F.9518 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Kluang, Johore, Southern Malaya -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kluang, Johore, Malaya |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
XR596 crashed on 15/7/1964 in the jungle near Kluang airfield in southern Malaya after the fuel control unit failed. The wreckage was not found until three days later (July 18th 1964). Both crew were killed
Captain Daniel B. de Valencourt Jacot de Boinod, Coldstream Guards.
Warrant Officer 2 W.J. Hutchings, Army Air Corps.
R.I.P.
All Scouts were grounded for approximately one month, pending investigation and rectification of the cause of this crash. The engine life of the Nimbus during the early part of its service was notoriously low, with four to six flying hours being the norm. A competition was allegedly held, with a prize to the first unit that could achieve an engine life of twenty-five flying hours.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20140204015916/http://britains-smallwars.com/Borneo/ROH.html
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Scout#Operational_history
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1964.htm
4. http://www.westlandscout.com/Pages/Page2list.aspx
5. https://www.arrse.co.uk/community/showthread.php?t=130495&page=3
6. http://www.656squadron.org
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Sep-2011 21:17 | angels one five | Added |
| 26-Sep-2011 17:49 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2012 10:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2013 07:51 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2013 05:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase] |
| 26-Jun-2013 08:30 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Oct-2013 13:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Apr-2015 19:09 | 656 Sqn Assn | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 20:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Nov-2018 21:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Feb-2020 18:28 | Xindel XL | Updated [Time, Operator, Operator] |
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