ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161415
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 November 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Gloster Javelin T.3 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | XM336 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Jaujac, Ardèche -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Orange-Caritat Air Base (XOG/LFMO) |
| Manston, Kent (MSE/EGMH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Both crew ejected whilst the aircraft was at 24,000 feet, following centre line closure and failure of both engines, the ejection was over France during a return to the UK from Cyprus.
Crashed onto village, killing four civilians and injuring eight others. Pilot - Flt. Lt. Colin Holman - ejected safely. Navigator - Flt. Lt. D. E. Berks - ejected at 6,000 feet, 215 knots, but lost his helmet, and was suspended in a tree for one hour when his parachute became entangled in the branches of a tree
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20140201234836/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/javelinpics/xm336.jpg
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/Gloster_Javelin.htm]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2013 18:35 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Jun-2014 17:46 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2015 17:11 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
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