ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139295
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 June 1967 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: | Westland Scout AH.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Flt AAC |
| Registration: | XV120 |
| MSN: | F9695 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Long Cross Housing Estate, Filton, Bristol -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bulford |
| Castlemartin | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flew into the ground at the corner of the Long Cross housing estate at Filton near Bristol Airport, after the pilot had become disorientated while flying in mist. XV120 broke up and caught fire just before 9 am, killing the pilot, Capt Norman Wallace, 28, and the two other occupants, Brigadier George Butler, 49, and L/Cpl John Carr, 19
Sources:
1. The Times, 7 June 1967, p.3
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1967.htm
3. http://westlandscout.com/prod3.aspx
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Scout#Accidents_and_Incidents
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2011 19:43 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 29-Oct-2011 01:05 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-May-2013 20:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Aug-2013 23:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2015 18:59 | davebull | Updated [Date, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 27-Nov-2019 15:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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