ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140160
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| Date: | Monday 7 May 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hunting Jet Provost T.4 |
| Owner/operator: | 6 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | XR647 |
| MSN: | PAC/W/19440 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Broom Close Farm, Norton-Le-Clay, near Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire (EGXE) |
| RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire (EGXI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mid-air collision over Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire, during a formation flying exercise, between two Jet Provost T.4s of 6 FTS: XR647 and XS216.
XR647 crashed onto a tractor at Broom Close Farm, Norton-Le-Clay, near Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire, killing two farm hands on the tractor. The crew of Jet Provost XR647 - Flt. Lt. M.Saunders and Flt. Lt. W. Durham - ejected safely.
XS216 landed safely but was later declared a write off and was allocated to ground instruction at Finningley, and later at Cranwell,
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421174927/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1973.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1973.htm
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1257624/
4. http://www.jetprovostfile.org/t4-xr643-to-xr681/
5. Yorkshire Air News May 1973: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32778518/1973%2005.pdf
Media:
Jet Provost XR647 as 32/2 FTS at RAF Syerston between 30/1/1963 and 5/5/1966
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2011 20:55 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Jun-2013 10:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2015 17:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2018 16:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
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