ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161316
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| Date: | Friday 28 June 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 892 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XN703 |
| MSN: | 10111 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Hermes, off the coast of Singapore -
 Singapore
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Hermes, off Singapore |
| HMS Hermes, off Singapore | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Sea Vixen FAW.1 XN703 ("H-213" of 892 Sqn FAA RN) was written off 28/6/1963: "A Vixen bolted during DLP and dived out of control into the sea. It was obvious that there was no hope for the aircrew and the search by sea boat and SAR chopper produced only a few pieces of wreckage" (quote from ships commissioning book).
The pilot was undertaking deck landing practice on HMS Hermes off Singapore, having just joined the squadron. After the first roller landing, the aircraft pulled up steeply, stalled and crashed into the sea. The HMS Hermes "plane guard" SAR helicopter was on the scene within 1½ minutes followed by a sea boat, but there was no trace of the two crew:
COOPER, Michael D, Sub Lieutenant
PHILLIPS, David E A, Sub Lieutenant
Large amounts of small pieces of wreckage were recovered, but the bodies of the two crew were never found
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
2. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1963-65.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170718032515/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/SeaVixen.html
4. http://www.seavixen.org/squadrons/correlation-squadrons-ships/892-sqn-to-hms-hermes-1962-1964
5. http://www.axfordsabode.org.uk/pdf-docs/hermes18.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2013 21:25 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Feb-2014 12:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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