ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164646
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Date: | Wednesday 9 March 1960 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Gloster Javelin FAW.8 |
Owner/operator: | 41 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | XH988 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Crowstone Farm, Durdar, near Carleton, SE of Carlisle, Cumberland -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:On 09/03/1960, XH988/"X", a Javelin FAW.8 of 41 Squadron, crashed at Crowstone Farm, Durdar, near Carleton, South East of Carlisle, Cumberland, after the crew ejected. The aircraft had suffered an electrical failure and ran out of fuel while trying to find an airfield
Crew:
S/Ldr R. Lydall and F/Lt. M. Gill - ejected at 2,000 ft at 250 knots, and suffered slight injuries
Sources:
1.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm 2.
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_in_Northern_England.pdf 3.
http://web.archive.org/web/20170623232130/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/Javelin.html 4.
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XH 5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carleton,_Carlisle Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
11-Mar-2014 21:40 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
26-Mar-2014 18:56 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |
11-Jul-2022 21:14 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
11-Jul-2022 21:30 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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