Date:	Tuesday 31 August 1965
Time:
Type:	Supermarine Scimitar F.1
Owner/operator:	Weapons Flt RAE
Registration:	XD229
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAE West Freugh, Wigtown, Dumfries-shire, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAE West Freugh
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Written off by 31/8/1965: Badly damaged in a ground hydraulics accident at West Freugh, Wigtown. At the time, XD229 was involved in trials of the ARPCE (Automatic Release Point Control Equipment - a weapons release system designed to release a WE-177 tactical nuclear weapon at a target at a pre-set distance).

Struck off charge 10/10/1966 as Cat.5(c): Stripped for spares and allocated to the fire dump at West Freugh. Finally scrapped in June 1976

NOTE: Accident took place at some point in August 1965 - exact date not 100% confirmed. Therefore the date of "31/8/1965" is purely nominal, pending confirmation of exact date.

1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1965.htm
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/scimitarpics/xd229.jpg]
3. www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc
4. http://wpalette.com/en/pictures/36826
5. http://www.cmrmodels.co.uk/cmr72-224/cmr72-224_11_s.jpg

XD229 seen at Biggin Hill, Kent (EGKB) on September 14 1963; XD229 was retained throughout its life as a weapons trials aircraft, hence the non-standard sky blue and white colour scheme.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
23-Sep-2013 13:06	Dr. John Smith	Added
27-Sep-2013 05:31	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Narrative]
03-Oct-2013 22:03	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source]
04-Jun-2015 22:13	Angel dick one	Updated [Operator]