ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140107
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 February 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hunting Jet Provost T3 |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | XN460 |
| MSN: | PAC/W/10139 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Castle Bytham, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 1/2/1961 when crashed at Castle Bytham, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire after failing to recover from a spin. The pilot - Student Pilot Officer I. F. Mitchinson - ejected safely
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1961.htm
2. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1960s-incident-logs#1961
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194406/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1961.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Bytham
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2011 14:33 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-Oct-2013 20:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2019 08:32 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Nature] |
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