ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219864
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 August 1974 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-106 Comet C2R |
| Owner/operator: | ex-51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XK655 |
| MSN: | 06023 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton (EGUY) |
| Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Comet XK655 was sold to the private Strathallan Collection, Perth following its retirement from 51 Squadron RAF Wyton. It was one of three R2 reconnaissance aircraft that flew with the squadron. The price paid was said to be £4,000 including delivery in good order. Unfortunately on August 21, 1974 on approach, just short of the runway, at approximately 20 ft, a sudden severe downdraught caught the aeroplane and it hit the ground hard. In doing so, it broke off the starboard undercarriage and skidded some 2000 ft along the runway and, veering off the runway, it came to a halt just short of the hanger where it was to be housed!
The Strathallan Aircraft Collection closed August 7, 1980, following the sale of most of its aircraft. Comet XK655 was broken up in July 1990, and the nose relocated to Gatwick as a display item
Sources:
1. https://www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Secrets/StrathallanMuseum
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XK
3. http://www.demobbed.org.uk/aircraft.php?type=347#
4. XK655 was G-AMXA from 8.1.53 to 2.3.55: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AMXA.pdf
Media:
DH Comet C2R XK655 on static display at Strathallan (after repairs) in September 1975Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2018 18:35 | Cobar | Added |
| 12-Jun-2022 18:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
| 12-Jun-2022 18:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2022 18:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 12-Jun-2022 18:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2022 18:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 14-Jun-2022 09:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 09:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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