ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56594
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 July 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Folland Gnat T.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | XR978 |
| MSN: | FL578 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Llyn Celyn reservoir, near Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Valley, Anglesey (VLY/EGOV) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 22/7/1964 when crashed due to an inverted Spin. Crashed into the drained Llyn Celyn reservoir, near Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales. (At the time of the crash the reservoir was still under construction, it was not completed and filled until 21/10/1965). The Pilot of XR978 ejected OK. Instructor ejected, but was discovered to be badly injured, when he was found on the hilllside at Mynydd Nodol, on the southern shore of the reservoir site.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20121025182700/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Folland_Gnat.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1964.htm
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llyn_Celyn
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mynydd_Nodol
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 March 1978 | XR981 | CFS (Red Arrows) Aerobatic Display Team RAF | 2 | RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2011 12:03 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2013 14:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2018 13:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
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