ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 183045
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| Date: | Monday 27 December 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Kramme & Zeuthen KZ10 |
| Owner/operator: | Flyvevåbnet |
| Registration: | 65-642 |
| MSN: | 217 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Farnborough, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Farnborough Airfield, Farnborough, Hampshire (EGLF) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Kramme & Zeuthen KZ10 "65-642": Written off (destroyed) 27 December 1954 when crashed near Farnborough, Hampshire. Purpose of flight: Investigation on behalf of Danish government of tailplane trim and stick forces following a series of accidents.
After a series of tests, aircraft was seen to enter two steep spiral turns, before 'bunting' and briefly recovering before beginning to disintegrate and falling to the ground near Farnborough. Aircraft ended up inverted. Pilot baled out too late for parachute to deploy fully and was killed
Pilot: Flight Lieutenant A.L.B. Faucett, Experimental Flying Department RAE, Test Pilot. Buried at Ship Lane Cemetery, Farnborough, Hampshire. 65-642 was the last Kramme & Zeuthen KZ10 to be built, and first flew 16 December 1952. (The last two aircraft were never completed)
Sources:
1. Friese koerier 31 December 1954, p2
2. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
3. https://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/memorial/entry.php?id=239
4. Pilots gravestone: https://www.flickr.com/photos/135768186@N08/29927042317/
5. https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/110130-kramme-zeuthen-production-list
6. https://www.facebook.com/FASTmuseum/posts/compilation-of-today-in-aerospace-history29-dec-2003-launch-of-tan-ce-1-by-china/807022562756585/
7. https://www.ole-nikolajsen.com/SAI.pdf
8. https://www.janaganamana.net/mana/anything?q=shiplanecemetery
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2016 13:58 | TB | Added |
| 03-Jan-2016 19:03 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2020 21:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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