02/01/1966 |
XD279 |
R-034 |
Scimitar
F1 |
803
NAS |
The
nose wheel ran off the flight deck into a catwalk while the aircraft was
positioning on HMS Ark Royal off Malaya. It was off loaded at Sembawang,
Singapore and scrapped |
03/01/1966 |
XT462 |
BG |
Wessex
HU5 |
845
NAS |
A main rotor blade, that had not been attached correctly, detached during engine runs at Culdrose, Cornwall severing the tail section. The other main blades also detached causing the helicopter to
roll onto its side. To Fleetlands for repair but was broken up for spares during November 1967 |
03/01/1966 |
XR638 |
|
Scout
AH1 |
21
Flt |
Encountered
engine problems while on a delivery flight from Wroughton to Middle
Wallop. It lost height and crashed tail first at Marlborough, Wiltshire.
It then caught fire and burnt out killing the two crew. Caused by
inadvertent closure of the fuel cock in mistake for the heater control |
05/01/1966 |
XR721 |
F |
Lightning
F3 |
56
Sqn |
Belly landed on the B1079 road at Elm Farm, Helmingham eleven miles east of Wattisham, Suffolk after being unable to maintain height following the failure of the No.1 engine. It was on an extended approach to Bentwaters and was approximately 20 miles out. A canopy fault had prevented the pilot from ejecting but the aircraft slid into a tree which fired the seat, which was now outside its limits, killing the pilot |
28/01/1966 |
XD316 |
R-015 |
Scimitar
F1 |
803
NAS |
The
pilot ejected into the South China Sea of Singapore while on approach to
HMS Ark Royal during the Borneo Campaign. Control had been lost and the
aircraft stalled due to loss of hydraulics on No1 engine |
29/01/1966 |
XT161 |
|
Sioux
AH1 |
3
Wing |
Sank
while being brought to the hover at Falaise Field, Aden after the wind
suddenly changed. The tail rotor struck the ground then the aircraft span
into the ground. The three crew escaped safely |
01/02/1966 |
XT187 |
|
Sioux
AH1 |
AAC
Centre |
Suffered
cyclic control failure while in the hover at 150 ft. The instructor
attempted to land safely at Houghton near Stockbridge, Hants but the
aircraft struck the ground hard, cartwheeled and came to rest on its side.
The two crew escaped safely |
02/02/1966 |
WT531 |
|
Canberra
PR7 |
80
Sqn |
Flew
into high ground five miles NW of Berridale, Caithness on the slops of
Scaraben (2,054ft) 1,000 foot from the summit, killing the two crew. The
wreck was not discovered for two days |
08/02/1966 |
XF269 |
G |
Sycamore
HR14 |
CFS |
Rolled
over on take off from Ternhill, Salop. To the dump there |
09/02/1966 |
XJ567 |
VL-766 |
Sea
Vixen FAW1 |
766
NAS |
The
pilot became disorientated during a night formation GCA to Yeovilton,
Somerset while in cloud. It crashed at South Cadbury after the pilot had
ejected. The observer was killed |
10/02/1966 |
XS221 |
|
Jet
Provost T4 |
JPTF |
Flew
into trees near Alor Star, during trials in the Malayan Jungle to judge
the suitability of the Jet Provost as an airborne Forward Air Control
aircraft. The pilot did not eject and was killed |
11/02/1966 |
XH536 |
|
Vulcan
B2 |
9
Sqn |
Flew
into Bwlch Chwyth Mountain south of Sennybridge, Powys while on a low
level navex in poor weather. All five crew were killed |
17/02/1966 |
XJ915 |
S-B |
Sycamore
HR14 |
CFS |
Rolled
over during a cross wind take off from Ternhill, Salop causing the rotor
blades to hit the ground. To 7910M |
17/02/1966 |
XD250 |
R-027 |
Scimitar
F1 |
803
NAS |
Crashed
into the Indian Ocean ninety miles off Mombassa while operating off HMS
Ark Royal during the Borneo Campaign. The pilot had ejected after
hydraulic failure and a fire. The fire was due to a faulty fuel drain
valve. He was picked up by an 815 Sqn Wessex |
28/02/1966 |
XL826 |
S-A |
Sycamore
HR14 |
CFS |
Rolled
over on take off from Ternhill, Salop causing the rotor blades to hit the
ground. This accident, following on from many others, spelt the end of the
Sycamore as a training helicopter, a role for which it was not well
suited. To 7909M |
07/03/1966 |
XD325 |
R-024 |
Scimitar
F1 |
803
NAS |
Took
the barrier while landing on HMS Ark Royal off Malaya forcing the nose
wheel up into the forward fuselage. Off loaded at Sembawang, Singapore and
scrapped |
08/03/1966 |
VF665 |
|
Marshall
MA4 |
Marshalls |
The
aircraft was a converted Auster and was being used for boundary layer
research, It had a gas turbine engine in the rear fuselage which drew air
through a myriad of 200,00 perforations in the wings, flaps and ailerons.
Control was lost at 3,500ft and the aircraft entered a dive from which it
did not recover. It struck the ground inverted four miles from West
Wratting, Suffolk killing the two crew |
09/03/1966 |
XT619 |
|
Scout
AH1 |
2
Flt |
The
aircraft was taking part in Exercise ‘Baker’s Dozen on Stanford PTA,
Norfolk and was carrying a soldier in a stretcher pod as part of a casevac
scenario. The pilot inadvertently shut off the fuel cock instead of the
cabin heater. Realising his mistake, he reopened the cock and attempted an
emergency landing in a ploughed field near Thetford. The main rotors
struck a tree and the aircraft fell to the ground. The two crew and the
soldier were injured |
14/03/1966 |
XT128 |
|
Sioux
AH1 |
AAC
Centre |
Just
after departing the dispersal at Middle Wallop, Hants the pilot wrongly
diagnosed engine failure when the aircraft sank. It bounced twice and
rolled to starboard causing the main and tail rotors to strike the ground.
The two crew were uninjured |
15/03/1966 |
XM190 |
190 |
Lightning
F1A |
226
OCU |
The
USAF exchange pilot ejected over the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk after a
fire warning |
17/03/1966 |
XS581 |
V-241 |
Sea
Vixen FAW2 |
893
NAS |
The
aircraft was on a night Glow Worm firing sortie in the English Channel ten
miles off Portland Bill, Dorset. It was attempting a further attack with
2” rockets on a towed splash target when it struck the water 1,000yds
from HMS Zulu. Both crew were killed |
22/03/1966 |
XN701 |
R-005 |
Sea
Vixen FAW1 |
890
NAS |
Crashed
into the sea off Singapore due to the premature explosion of a 500lb
practice bomb. Both crew were killed |
24/03/1966 |
XJ522 |
VL-704 |
Sea
Vixen FAW1 |
766 NAS |
The
nose of XJ522 collided with the tail of XJ513 during ACT over South Devon.
XJ522 crashed at Christow near
Moretonhampstead. after the crew ejected safely. XJ513 landed safely at
Yeovilton and was repaired |
24/03/1966 |
XJ513 |
VL |
Sea
Vixen FAW1 |
766
NAS |
25/03/1966 |
XN970 |
E-107 |
Buccaneer
S1 |
800
NAS |
Ditched
short of HMS Eagle into the Indian Ocean off Beira, Mozambique during a
blockade patrol sortie. Both crew had ejected after the port engine had
failed |
28/03/1966 |
XN950 |
LM-635 |
Buccaneer
S1 |
736
NAS |
Crashed
at Sweethillock Farm, after the starboard engine failed following an
overshoot at Lossiemouth, Morayshire. Both crew ejected but the pilot
later died from his injuries |
04/04/1966 |
XK641 |
E |
Canberra
B15 |
45
Sqn |
Rolled
and dived into the ground after loss of control during a flypast at Taseh
Chini jungle camp, Panang State, Malaysia. Other members of the squadron
were at the camp on an expedition training exercise. All three crew were
killed |
04/04/1966 |
XH785 |
L |
Javelin
FAW9 |
60
Sqn |
The
crew ejected five miles NW of Tengah, Singapore after an engine explosion |
05/04/1966 |
XE609 |
A |
Hunter
FGA9 |
8/43
Sqns |
Overran
the runway at Khormaksar, Aden and burnt out after suffering a fuel leak |
05/04/1966 |
WZ715 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
5th
Inniskilling Dragoon Gds |
The
pilot misjudged his approach to Benghazi, Libya and landed in the
undershoot area. The tail wheel struck the lip of the runway causing
extensive damage to the aircraft. Later declared a write off |
05/04/1966 |
XP670 |
B |
Jet
Provost T4 |
7
FTS |
The
crew ejected at 9,000 ft after failing to recover from a spin following a
barrel roll over Rayon Bank, Yorkshire. The aircraft circled for some time until it crashed alongside
the Coxwold to Kilburn road |
06/04/1966 |
XD277 |
E-115 |
Scimitar
F1 |
803
NAS |
The
starboard engine caught fire shortly after take off from Changi,
Singapore. It quickly spread to the port engine so the pilot turned the
aircraft out to sea and ejected |
07/04/1966 |
XT178 |
|
Sioux
AH1 |
4
AOP Flt RA |
During
forced landing practice the tail rotor touched the ground lightly. Finding
no apparent damage the pilot took off again. The tail rotor then failed
and the aircraft crashed and burnt out near Nicosia, Cyprus |
13/04/1966 |
XP507 |
07 |
Gnat
T1 |
4
FTS |
Crashed onto the beach short of the runway at Valley, Anglesey killing both crew |
18/04/1966 |
XD323 |
R-032 |
Scimitar
F1 |
803
NAS |
Badly
damaged when the nose wheel collapsed on landing at Changi, Singapore.
Later declared a write off |
18/04/1966 |
XH556 |
|
Vulcan
B1 |
230
OCU |
Its
back was found to have broken after the undercarriage collapsed following
a fire which started during engine start up at Finningley, Yorkshire.
Declared a write off and used for fire practice |
26/04/1966 |
WB555 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
Liverpool
UAS |
Stalled
at 20 ft during landing practice and crashed onto the runway at Woodvale,
Merseyside. It was declared a write off but then sent for repair only to
be declared a write off again and became 7924M |
26/04/1966 |
XH717 |
C |
Javelin
FAW9 |
60
Sqn |
Written
off after the starboard engine exploded during start up at Butterworth,
Malaysia |
02/05/1966 |
WT515 |
|
Canberra
PR7 |
31
Sqn |
While
being marshalled at Ingolstadt, West Germany the port wing hit a
refuelling vehicle. To Laarbruch for fire practice |
02/05/1966 |
WL106 |
Y |
Meteor
F8 |
85
Sqn |
During
take off from Binbrook, Lincs the undercarriage was raised too soon. It
sank back onto the runway scraping the ventral and under wing tanks. The
pilot managed to get airborne and made an emergency landing, which burst
the starboard tyre causing the aircraft to swing off the runway |
03/05/1966 |
WH857 |
W |
Canberra
B2 |
97
Sqn |
Stalled
while attempting to overshoot from a misjudged asymmetric approach to
Watton, Norfolk. It cartwheeled and burnt out short of the runway. The
navigator and the AEO ejected at 100 ft but the navigator was killed. The
pilot did not eject and was killed in the crash |
04/05/1966 |
TG575 |
|
Hastings
C1A |
70
Sqn |
Written
off when the undercarriage collapsed during a heavy landing at El Adem,
Libya |
05/05/1966 |
XS704 |
550 |
Hiller
HT2 |
705
NAS |
A skid struck the ground heavily at Predannack, Cornwall after a practice engine
failure after take off. Control was lost and it rolled onto its starboard side badly
damaging the fuselage and tailboom. To Fleetlands and was stripped for spares |
06/05/1966 |
XM213 |
213 |
Lightning
F1A |
226
OCU |
The
tail bumper struck the runway during take off from Coltishall, Norfolk. It
pitched onto its nose and slid along the runway with the ventral tank on
fire. It came to rest just outside the perimeter fence. To the fire dump
here |
07/05/1966 |
XE617 |
K |
Hunter
FGA9 |
208
Sqn |
Ran
out of fuel and crash-landed while on approach to Muharraq, Bahrain |
09/05/1966 |
XE589 |
RC |
Hunter
FR10 |
1417
Flt |
Suffered
a bird strike with an eagle but managed to return to base in Aden. Later
declared a write of due to severe damage to the wing root and air intake.
Rebuilt and to To Abu Dhabi as '701' |
10/05/1966 |
XJ520 |
R-014 |
Sea
Vixen FAW1 |
890
NAS |
The
aircraft was operating in the Indian Ocean off Beira, Mozambique during a
blockade patrol from HMS Ark Royal. Failure of a gearbox lead to a fuel
leak and loss of the port engine followed by the starboard engine. An
unsuccessful attempt was made to refuel from a Scimitar. The observers
seat failed to eject so the hatch was jettisoned and he separated himself
from his seat. The aircraft was rolled twice but he was stuck half in and
half out of the cockpit. The pilot was forced to eject at very low altitude
and the observer was killed when the aircraft struck the water. The pilot
was awarded the George Cross for his attempts to save the observer |
10/05/1966 |
XL475 |
R-036 |
Gannet
AEW3 |
849
NAS |
During
a night landing onto HMS Ark Royal the hook missed the wires and the
aircraft struck the deck hard. The lower part of the nose wheel oleo broke
off and the aircraft fell over the port side. The ship was operating in
the Indian Ocean off Beira, Mozambique |
13/05/1966 |
XR539 |
08 |
Gnat
T1 |
4
FTS |
Entered
a spin during recovery from a stall. The crew ejected and the aircraft
crashed near Bedgellert, Gwynedd |
17/05/1966 |
XR634 |
|
Scout
AH1 |
8
Flt |
The
pilot mishandled the aircraft while landing in the Aden Protectorate. It
spun twice and landed heavily on sloping ground causing the main rotor to
cut through the canopy. Luckily only one of the three crew were slightly
injured by falling glass. The aircraft was repairable but it was written
off when it was dropped by RAF Wessex XS675 which was recovering it |
23/05/1966 |
XR570 |
22 |
Gnat
T1 |
4
FTS |
Flew
into power lines near Bala, Gwynedd. The pilot ejected safely |
24/05/1966 |
XS563 |
759 |
Wasp
HAS1 |
771
NAS |
Ditched into Portsmouth Harbour, off Fareham Creek during a test flight from Fleetlands, Hampshire. Allocated to the dump at Fleetlands. It was due to be delivered to 771
NAS |
26/05/1966 |
XM384 |
4 |
Jet
Provost T3 |
2
FTS |
The pilot of XP631 was the leader of a formation of four aircraft practicing aerobatics from RAF Syerston and, due to cloud, he allowed the practice to stray into the climbing lane from the airfield. On exiting cloud the instructor of XM384, which was on climb out, took violent evasive action to avoid the formation. However, XP631 collided with it from below shearing off its own starboard wing and the port wing and rear fuselage of XM384. All three pilots ejected safely and the aircraft crashed near
Woodborough, Nottinghamshire. The No2 in the formation, XP617, was also struck and damaged by XP631 but the pilot managed to land back at base |
26/05/1966 |
XP631 |
31 |
Jet
Provost T4 |
2
FTS |
02/06/1966 |
XP342 |
W-H |
Whirlwind
HAR10 |
CFS |
Flew
into power lines in a deep valley near Oswestry, Shropshire. The two crew
escaped with minor injuries |
02/06/1966 |
XH890 |
M |
Javelin
FAW9R |
29
Sqn |
The fully armed aircraft made a safe wheels up landing on the grass adjacent to the runway
at Ndola, Zambia. This was due to the pilot and Air Traffic Controller being unable to
confirm that the undercarriage was fully lowered and locked |
05/06/1966 |
XM270 |
|
Canberra
B(I)8 |
16
Sqn |
Spun
into the ground during a GCA at Gutersloh, West Germany. The pilot ejected
but the navigator was killed |
06/06/1966 |
XD221 |
R-025 |
Scimitar
F1 |
803
NAS |
Damaged
in Malaysia while operating off HMS Ark Royal. The fuselage was dumped at
Sembawang |
09/06/1966 |
XN979 |
V-232 |
Buccaneer
S2 |
801
NAS |
Crashed
shortly after take off from HMS Victorious off the Lizard, Cornwall. It
stalled due to an underwing combination which had not been tested. Nose to
the CIT at Cranfield |
14/06/1966 |
WF334 |
R |
Varsity
T1 |
BCBS |
Following a mid-air collision the Varsity attempted
a forced landing at Ulceby, Lincolnshire but struck a tree and was written off. Three of the Varsity occupants parachuted. Two landed safely but one (the Captain) fell from his harness and was killed. The remaining three crew members stayed with the aircraft as it crash landed. One was seriously injured when the aircraft struck the tree alongside where he was sitting and the other two suffered minor injuries. The pilot of the Cessna was also killed |
14/06/1966 |
G-ATOO |
|
Cessna
337 |
Private |
14/06/1966 |
XH709 |
K |
Javelin
FAW9R |
64
Sqn |
The
crew ejected after the controls locked. It crashed at New Skudai Estate,
Senai, South Johore, Malaysia |
15/06/1966 |
WZ459 |
71 |
Vampire
T11 |
7
FTS |
Overshot
the runway at Church Fenton, Yorks after an abandoned take off and was
written off |
16/06/1966 |
XG157 |
50 |
Hunter
F6 |
229
OCU/234 Sqn |
Dived
into high ground from cloud between Challacombe and North Molton, North
Devon killing the pilot |
17/06/1966 |
XM921 |
CU-571 |
Wessex
HAS1 |
706
NAS |
During
take off from Predannack, Cornwall XM686 crashed after colliding with
XM921 which was hovering. XM921 tried to return to Culdrose but crashed
short of the airfield and burnt out. The two Wessex crew escaped safely but the instructor and student of the Whirlwind were killed |
17/06/1966 |
XM686 |
CU-56 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
705
NAS |
20/06/1966 |
XT129 |
|
Sioux
AH1 |
AAC
Centre |
Crashed
and burnt out after hitting power lines near Baverstock, Wiltshire during
Exercise ‘Talaria’ The instructor escaped but the pilot was killed |
22/06/1966 |
WH967 |
|
Canberra
B15 |
A&AEE |
During
hot weather trials a loud crack was heard and the aircraft entered a slow
roll to port. The pilot had difficulty controlling the aircraft and both
crew ejected safely into the sea two miles north of the USAF airfield at
Wheelus, Libya. An explosion caused by ignition of fuel vapour in the port
wing had severed the aileron control |
23/06/1966 |
WK631 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
Birmingham |
During
a flight from Shawbury WK613 flew into WP834. Both crashed at Tibberton Grange, Shropshire
killing both crew of WK631 and the pilot of WP834 |
23/06/1966 |
WP834 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
UAS |
24/06/1966 |
XL493 |
E-073 |
Gannet
AEW3 |
849
NAS |
Suffered
starboard engine failure at 400ft while on approach to HMS Eagle while
operating off Singapore. The pilot was unable to increase speed or height
on the port engine and ditched next to the ship. Both crew were rescued |
27/06/1966 |
XH847 |
G |
Javelin
FAW9R |
29
Sqn |
Ran
off the runway on landing at Khormaksar, Aden after a wheel locked |
29/06/1966 |
XM716 |
|
Victor
SR2 |
543
Sqn |
Overstressed
and broke up during a high speed low level run in and pull up at Wyton,
Cambs during celebrations to commemorate the reformation of 543 Sqn. All
four crew were killed |
30/06/1966 |
XK528 |
|
Buccaneer
S1 |
RAE
West Freugh |
Exploded
over Luce Bay bombing range near West Freugh, Wigtown after fuel lines had
been ruptured due to fatigue failure of the fourth stage compressor disc
from the starboard engine. The engine disintegrated and escaping fuel
exploded causing the main tanks to rupture and explode. This damaged the
flying controls and the aircraft rolled left and crashed into the sea
three miles SE of West Freugh killing the two crew |
01/07/1966 |
XS453 |
|
Lightning
T5 |
226
OCU |
The
crew ejected after the undercarriage failed to lower. It crashed into the
North Sea five miles off Happisburgh, Norfolk |
11/07/1966 |
XH445 |
Z |
Javelin
T3 |
64
Sqn |
Ran
off the runway on landing at Tengah, Singapore after brake failure. It ran
into a monsoon drain ripping off the undercarriage |
11/07/1966 |
XT136 |
|
Sioux
AH1 |
ARWF |
Suffered
a heavy landing at St. Mary Bourne near Whitchurch, Hants after the
instructor failed to observe the correct recovery techniques during a
practice autorotation. A skid caught in a hedge causing the main rotors to
strike the ground. Allocated to ground instruction as 7923M. See XT133 22/07/1966 |
12/07/1966 |
WZ722 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
38
Group Comms Flt |
Stalled
and crashed on take off from Odiham, Hampshire. Airframe allocated to
Odiham fire dump |
12/07/1966 |
XE622 |
A |
Hunter
FGA9 |
28
Sqn |
Written
off after an engine start explosion at Kai Tak, Hong Kong |
14/07/1966 |
XP958 |
E-131 |
Sea
Vixen FAW2 |
899
NAS |
Contact
was lost during a night CCA onto HMS Eagle while in the Strait of Johore,
Malaysia. It was found to have crashed in shallow water killing both crew |
15/07/1966 |
XL517 |
|
Pioneer
CC1 |
209
Sqn |
Crashed
into the jungle after hitting trees when in a sharp turn trying to avoid
low ground at Long Pa Sia airstrip, Borneo |
20/07/1966 |
XP114 |
CU-573 |
Wessex
HAS1 |
706
NAS |
Crash landed at Penboa Farm, one mile NE of Culdrose, Cornwall, after the engine had
exploded at 3,000 ft. It rolled down a hill whereupon the crew jumped out after a fire started in the cockpit.
It then rolled through a hedge and burnt out |
21/07/1966 |
XT133 |
|
Sioux
AH1 |
ARWF |
Suffered
tail rotor drive failure while flying at 50ft near Andover, Hants. It
spiralled into the ground, bounced and struck the ground heavily. The two
crew escaped safely. Allocated to G.I. as 7923M using parts from XT136 which
had crashed on 11/07/1966 |
27/07/1966 |
XP625 |
33 |
Jet
Provost T4 |
CAW |
The
crew ejected following a bird strike. It crashed near North Frodingham,
Humberside |
27/07/1966 |
XR714 |
D |
Lightning
F3 |
111
Sqn |
Caught
by the down wash of another Lightning during a formation take off from
Akrotiri, Cyprus. It struck the runway and ran into the barrier on its
belly |
29/07/1966 |
WD377 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
12
AEF |
Turned
over on a hillside 1½ miles NW of Lochindorb, Highland after a forced
landing due to engine failure |
30/07/1966 |
XT216 |
|
Sioux
AH1 |
2nd
Gurka Air Platoon |
Sank
uncontrollably shortly after take off from Padawan Air Strip. It landed
heavily causing the main rotors to shear off the tail boom. The two New
Zealand Army Air crew and two passengers escaped safely |
01/08/1966 |
XJ759 |
4 |
Whirlwind
HAR2 |
ETPS |
During
practice auto rotation at Farnborough, Hants the pilot flared too early
and lowered the collective lever too early. This caused the main rotors
to flex down which severed the tail rotor drive shaft. The aircraft struck
the ground heavily but the two crew were uninjured |
05/08/1966 |
XS586 |
V-246 |
Sea
Vixen FAW2 |
893
NAS |
The
nose pitched up during a catapult launch from HMS Victorious while
operating in the Indian Ocean forty miles off Gan. Both engines stalled,
possibly due to the launch speed being too low and it crashed into the
sea. Both crew survived after ejecting at only 200ft in a near vertical
bank |
08/08/1966 |
XN949 |
LM-641 |
Buccaneer
S1 |
736
NAS |
Pitched
up and spun into the Moray Firth, Morayshire while in a turn onto finals
during deck landing practice on HMS Ark Royal. Both crew ejected safely |
17/08/1966 |
XN149 |
|
Sedbergh
TX1 |
GC |
Written
off at White Waltham, Berkshire. Allocated to the RAFGSA as GSA389 |
18/08/1966 |
XL810 |
|
Skeeter
AOP12 |
9
Flt |
Crashed
into lake Staffel Sea near Bad Tolz, West Germany after flying into power
lines. Recovered by the local subaqua club after all other rescue attempts
failed |
19/08/1966 |
XN147 |
|
Sedbergh
TX1 |
2
GC |
Written
off in a flying accident at Newton, Notts. To RAFGSA as GSA369 later
becoming BGA1482 |
23/08/1966 |
XP278 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
39
Group Comms Flt |
Ground
looped on landing at Benson, Oxon after a wing dropped |
24/08/1966 |
XP760 |
K |
Lightning
F3 |
23
Sqn |
The
pilot ejected over the North Sea off Seahouses, Northumberland after an
engine failed. A relight had resulted in a fire |
25/08/1966 |
XH876 |
N |
Javelin
FAW9 |
64
Sqn |
The
throttles jammed in the closed position while down wind to land at Tengah,
Singapore. The crew ejected and the aircraft crashed into the grounds of
Radio Singapore |
07/09/1966 |
XR633 |
|
Scout
AH1 |
4
Wing |
Ditched
into the Straits of Malacca off Malaysia after engine failure. To Sutton
Coldfield and marked as XR777. Later marked as XR625 and sold to a private
owner in Suffolk |
09/09/1966 |
XP113 |
531 |
Wessex
HAS1 |
819
NAS |
Ditched
into the Atlantic off Ballykelly, Northern Ireland after engine failure.
It was not recovered |
14/09/1966 |
XP616 |
37 |
Jet
Provost T4 |
1
FTS |
Flew
into high ground at Newgate Bank near Helmsley, North Yorkshire during a
low level sortie in bad weather. The pilot was killed |
15/09/1966 |
XJ606 |
V-242 |
Sea
Vixen FAW1 |
893
NAS |
Diverted
to Cubi Point, Philippines during a sortie from HMS Victorious due to low
fuel. Both crew ejected after both engines failed while in the circuit to
land. The aircraft crashed onto a road and struck a US Navy bus, the
driver of which was badly burned and later died. The pilot had left the
cross feed fuel cock closed |
19/09/1966 |
XJ757 |
W-F |
Whirlwind
HAR10 |
CFS |
Came
to rest on its side and broke off its tail boom in a heavy engine off
landing at Ternhill, Shropshire. Allocated to exhibition purposes as 7921M |
23/09/1966 |
XR598 |
|
Scout
AH1 |
11
Flt |
The
pilot was unable to control a yaw to the right while on approach to
Bakalalan, Borneo. The aircraft struck a tree which broke off the tail
rotor and damaged the main rotor. It crashed injuring two of the four
occupants |
28/09/1966 |
XM704 |
95 |
Gnat
T1 |
CFS |
During roller landings at Kemble, Gloucestershire the
port undercarriage leg struck a manhole cover on the leading edge of the runway. After inspection from the air from another Gnat a successful two wheeled landing was made by the Instructor. Inspection revealed serious damage to the undercarriage mechanism deep within the fuselage and it was declared a write off. Nose allocated to ground
instruction at Cranwell as 7992M |
29/09/1966 |
XF983 |
BY-807 |
Hunter
T8C |
759
NAS |
Crashed
at Brawdy, Pembrokeshire. The instructor ejected too low and was killed.
The student was injured when he ejected |
04/10/1966 |
XR645 |
O |
Jet
Provost T4 |
7
FTS |
Dived
into the ground at Stilling Fleet six miles NE of Church Fenton, Yorks
killing the pilot |
04/10/1966 |
XT425 |
502 |
Wasp
HAS1 |
829
NAS/HQ Flt |
Whilst simulating emergencies at night it hit the sea 10 ½ miles off Portland Bill, Dorset, cartwheeled and sank. The two crew were slightly injured. Recovered and to the AIU at Lee-on-Solent. It ended its days on the fire dump at Predannack, Cornwall |
06/10/1966 |
XV153 |
V-232 |
Buccaneer
S2 |
801
NAS |
The
cause of the Buccaneer S2 accident on 09/06/1966 (XN979) was attributed to
pilot error, but 801 NAS were not convinced. A pilot from A&AEE joined
the Sqn on HMS Victorious. Following take off the aircraft stalled and
crashed into Subic Bay off the Philippines. Investigation found the
underwing stores combination could not be used. By a twist of fate XV153
was the replacement for XN979 on 801 NAS |
07/10/1966 |
XM928 |
V-277 |
Wessex
HAS1 |
814
NAS |
During a night CCA to HMS Victorious and when at 300ft the turbine wheel failed causing catastrophic engine failure. It plunged into the South China Sea ¾ mile from the ship and burst into flames.
The Plane Guard helicopter was at the scene immediately but it was not possible to save the crew |
10/10/1966 |
XB265 |
W |
Beverley
C1 |
242
OCU |
Declared
a write off after the discovery of cracks in the main spar. It was
reclassified CAT 4 for its final flight to 27 MU at Shawbury where it was
scrapped |
11/10/1966 |
XH958 |
N |
Javelin
FAW9 |
228
OCU |
Swung
off the runway while making an emergency landing at Leuchars, Fife after
an undercarriage leg jammed up |
18/10/1966 |
XT457 |
BC |
Wessex
HU5 |
845
NAS |
Crashed onto the exercise range near Townsville, Queensland, Australia while operating off HMS
Bulwark, the crew escaping succesfully. To Westlands for repair but was declared a write off and was allocated to
Lee-on-Solent for ground instruction |
21/10/1966 |
XH909 |
J |
Javelin
FAW9 |
228
OCU |
Declared a write off after the airframe was found to be overstressed after taking action to avoid a mid-air collision |
05/11/1966 |
XJ412 |
|
Whirlwind
HAR10 |
110
Sqn |
Sank
into soft ground at Tinker Hill, Malaysia after tail rotor failure in the
hover. It was abandoned as inaccessible |
10/11/1966 |
XP895 |
|
Scout
AH1 |
21
Flt |
Crash-landed
heavily into a ploughed field at Overton, Hampshire following engine
failure at 700ft. The two crew were uninjured |
15/11/1966 |
XH885 |
R |
Javelin
FAW9R |
64
Sqn |
Badly
damaged in a fire after engine start at Tengah, Singapore and was later
declared a write off |
15/11/1966 |
XL882 |
514 |
Whirlwind
HAR7 |
829
NAS |
When at 1,200ft and in a formation vibration increased and a loud bang was heard. Shortly afterwards the engine
stopped and the pilot ditched into the English Channel four miles east of Portland, Dorset. He was rescued by an
accompanying Wessex but the Whirlwind was not recovered |
06/12/1966 |
XT125 |
|
Sioux
AH1 |
13
Flight |
Crashed
into the Camu Peninsula, Falaise, Aden while en-route Musaymir to Habilayn
after taking off overweight. The aircraft caught fire killing the three on
board |
07/12/1966 |
WZ864 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
Southampton
UAS |
Collided
while on approach to Hamble, Hants and crashed. G-ATEA was repaired and
returned the RAF as WG464 on
03/01/1968 |
07/12/1966 |
G-ATEA |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
Private |
14/12/1966 |
XH848 |
L |
Javelin
FAW9R |
29
Sqn |
The
crew ejected when the aircraft stalled in the slipstream of another
aircraft while on approach to Akrotiri, Cyprus |
21/12/1966 |
XP770 |
|
Beaver
AL1 |
132
Flt |
Failed
to become airborne and ran into a tree during a field take off at Broad
Chalke near Salisbury, Wiltshire. The flaps had been set in the cruise
position instead of the take off position. The pilot was uninjured. To the
AETW at Middle Wallop |
30/12/1966 |
XE646 |
V |
Hunter
FGA9 |
1
Sqn |
Crashed
into a house injuring a vicar after the pilot ejected following engine
failure while on approach to Leconfield, Yorkshire |
30/12/1966 |
XP569 |
30 |
Jet
Provost T4 |
2
FTS |
Spun
into the ground at East Drayton near Tuxford, Nottinghamshire killing both
crew |