ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160594
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 June 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Gloster Javelin FAW.9 |
| Owner/operator: | 64 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XH877 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 miles NE of Tawau, Sabah, Borneo -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tengah, Singapore (TGA/WSAT) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Javelin FAW.9 XH877 "C" of 64 Squadron was written off 22/6/1965: The aircraft had been directed to investigate an unidentified radar contact, which turned out to be a Borneo Airways C-47 Dakota. The port engine of the Javelin exploded as it passed the Dakota forcing the crew to eject.
Per eyewitness report: "Reference the loss of XH877 on the 22nd of June 1965 over Tawau, Sabah, I was stationed at RAF Labuan and can remember reading a signals report on the crash. The pilot had shouted " eject...eject...eject" but the navigator for some unknown reason did not hear him: he was therefore, very surprised when his pilot suddenly and explosively departed! To his credit he soon followed. The report also had a typing error that became the talk of the communications wing, stating that the pilot had "ejaculated..!".
The aircraft crashed 20 miles north-east of Tawau, Sabah, Borneo and the Dakota circled the area until help arrived for the two crew - Flt. Lt. P. J. Hart (pilot), and Flt. Lt. P. E. "Dinger" Dell (navigator). They were picked up by a SAR Whirlwind helicopter, and flown back to Tengah
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1965.htm
2. https://www.google.co.uk/#q=Javelin+XH877
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/javelinpics/xh877.jpg]
4. https://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/499369-gloster-javelin-2.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2013 06:14 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 06-Jan-2014 19:39 | MrFlameouts | Updated [Embed code] |
| 14-Nov-2018 15:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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