02/01/1958 |
TX188 |
|
Anson
C19 |
Northolt
Station Flt |
Ditched
into the Mediterranean after the engine cut on
take off from Gibraltar |
03/01/1958 |
WZ707 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
656
Sqn, 7 Recce Flight |
Force landed onto a vehicle track in the Trong rubber plant area after suffering engine failure ten minutes after take off from Taiping Perak, Malaya. The undercarriage was ripped off by a tree stump but the pilot, the only occupant, escaped unhurt |
06/01/1958 |
XE313 |
|
Sycamore
HR14 |
194
Sqn |
Lost
height during take off from a
clearing and crashed into the jungle 20 miles NE of Ipoh, Malaya |
10/01/1958 |
VP259 |
Q |
Shackleton
T4 |
MOTU |
Hit
trees during an overshoot at Kinloss, Morayshire and crashed on high
ground near Elgin. The two pilots were killed |
10/01/1958 |
XK902 |
902 |
Sycamore
HR51 |
723
Sqn RAN |
Suffered engine failure during supply duties to HMAS Warrego. It crashed on Bald Knob Range in a mountainous area near Coffs Harbour, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia injuring the five on board. Recovered and to Bristol Aviation at Bankstown for salvage |
10/01/1958 |
WE598 |
|
Auster
T7 |
653
Sqn |
The
pilot applied the brakes five yards after touchdown at Episkopi, Cyprus.
He applied full power as it swung to port but it continued to swing. He
shut off power and it came to rest off the air strip |
11/01/1958 |
XG239 |
MH |
Hunter
F6 |
92
Sqn |
Burnt
out after the undercarriage was raised to stop during an abandoned
take off from Nicosia, Cyprus |
13/01/1958 |
WE117 |
|
Canberra
B6 |
231
OCU |
While
on an air test the engines cut. It dived into the ground three miles ENE
of Llanelly, Carmarthen |
14/01/1958 |
WT939 |
|
Sycamore
Mk3 |
A&AEE |
The
pilot exceed the maximum speed during rearward flight at Boscombe Down,
Wiltshire and lost control. It struck the ground and rolled over. One of
the two crew were injured |
16/01/1958 |
WJ767 |
|
Canberra
B6 |
139
Sqn |
Flew
into the North Sea off Spurn Head while on a night approach to Binbrook,
Lincolnshire |
16/01/1958 |
XE990 |
38 |
Vampire
T11 |
8
FTS |
Collided
head on in clear skies killing three of the crew instantly. The third was
thrown from the aircraft but his chute was damaged and he fell to the
ground. Debris fell on a canteen at Colwick south of Nottingham killing a
woman |
16/01/1958 |
XH321 |
25 |
Vampire
T11 |
8
FTS |
17/01/1958 |
XG735 |
443 |
Sea
Venom FAW22 |
891
NAS |
Climbed
steeply after a night launch from HMS Bulwark 60 miles off Lands End,
Cornwall in the south west approaches to the UK. It turned to starboard
and nose dived into the sea. The observer was injured but the pilot was
killed |
20/01/1958 |
XG581 |
|
Whirlwind
HAR3 |
701
NAS |
The pilot made an engine off landing at Frater Yard, Gosport, Hampshire after severe transmission vibration and
engine overspeed. The tail cone struck a tree just prior to touching down and was torn off. To Donybristle, Fife
for repairs but these were abandoned and it was allocated to Arbroath for ground instruction |
23/01/1958 |
WL633 |
U |
Varsity
T1 |
2
ANS |
Ran
into snow banks after skidding on landing at Manston, Kent. Three crew
were killed |
24/01/1958 |
WB925 |
|
Sedburgh
TX1 |
CFS |
Both
damaged beyond repair
at Hawkinge, Kent when their
hangar collapsed under the weight of
snow. Both sold to RAFGSA later becoming BGA2964 and BGA2036 respectively |
24/01/1958 |
WB969 |
D |
Sedburgh
TX1 |
CFS |
27/01/1958 |
WE547 |
|
Auster
T7 |
LAS |
Stalled
during an overshoot at Middle Wallop, Hants and cartwheeled across the
airfield. To 7562M |
31/01/1958 |
XD185 |
F |
Whirlwind
HAR4 |
155
Sqn |
Force-landed
into a river near Fort Selim, Malaya after engine failure |
03/02/1958 |
WF253 |
606 |
Sea
Hawk FB1 |
736
NAS |
Stalled
just short of the runway at Valley, Anglesey while on approach and crashed
killing the pilot |
04/02/1958 |
XH118 |
|
Beverley
C1 |
30
Sqn |
The
brakes failed during an emergency landing at Beihan, Aden. It ran off the
runway and turned onto its back killing one crew member |
07/02/1958 |
XG562 |
|
Pioneer
CC1 |
267
Sqn |
Damaged
beyond repair in Malaya |
10/01/1958 |
XJ896 |
|
Sycamore
HR14 |
284
Sqn |
Crashed
into high ground two mile WSW of Makheros, Cyprus. Two crew were killed |
11/02/1958 |
TK599 |
|
Mosquito
TT35 |
Sylt
APS |
Belly-landed
into a field six miles NW of Hohenwestedt, West Germany after a propeller
feathered |
11/02/1958 |
XA268 |
G |
Marathon
T1 |
1
ANS |
Written
off when the nose wheel collapsed at Topcliffe, Yorkshire |
11/02/1958 |
XA734 |
|
Javelin
FAW4 |
23
Sqn |
Crashed
near Wymondham, Norfolk after the crew ejected following an engine fire |
12/02/1958 |
WA257 |
25 |
Vampire
FB5 |
1
FTS |
The
pilot raised the undercarriage to stop after suffering a bird strike on
take off from Linton-on-Ouse, Yorks |
12/02/1958 |
VS584 |
|
Anson
C21 |
HCCS |
Damaged
in unknown circumstances at
Marham, Norfolk. To 71 MU and later scrapped |
13/02/1958 |
WR525 |
|
Venom
FB4 |
8
Sqn |
Belly-landed
at Khormaksar, Aden after the undercarriage jammed up |
14/02/1958 |
XK378 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
656
Sqn |
Crashed
after loss of control in a stall turn on approach to Kroh strip, Malaya
killing the pilot |
14/02/1958 |
XG236 |
N |
Hunter
F6 |
66
Sqn |
Dived
into the ground near Kielder Reservoir, Northumberland after control was
lost in cloud. The pilot did not eject and was killed |
15/02/1958 |
XA800 |
L |
Javelin
FAW2 |
89
Sqn |
Written
off when the undercarriage collapsed at Stradishall, Suffolk |
20/02/1958 |
XA355 |
HF-088 |
Gannet
AS1 |
847
NAS |
The Gannet suffered engine problems whilst carrying out a night patrol looking out for ships smuggling arms to insurgents during the Cyprus Emergency. The pilot attempted to land back at Nicosia but was forced to go round again. On the second attempt it crashed short of the runway killing the three crew |
20/02/1958 |
WP502 |
BY-902 |
Dragonfly
HAR5 |
Brawdy
Station Flt |
Fell
from 700ft and crashed onto the airfield at Brawdy, Pembrokeshire
after a rotor blade had detached. The three crew were killed |
20/02/1958 |
WT526 |
|
Canberra
PR7 |
80
Sqn |
Broke
up during a low level navex over Gescher, West Germany after the tail
plane actuator failed. Both crew were killed |
25/02/1958 |
XE331 |
J-146 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
803
NAS |
Exploded
during a test flight from HMS Eagle and crashed into the Mediterranean off
Malta. The pilot and wreckage were not found |
25/02/1958 |
WB141 |
|
Meteor
T7 |
208
Sqn |
Damaged
beyond repair in Malta |
26/02/1958 |
XH714 |
|
Javelin
FAW7 |
Gloster
Aircraft Co |
The
pilot was involuntarily ejected at 5,000ft due the seat top latch not
being secured. He was killed after being unable to release himself from
the seat and became entangled with the parachute The navigator ejected at
2,000ft but his seat was damaged on leaving the aircraft. His parachute
did not open completely and he was also killed. The aircraft crashed in
the New Forest near Kingston, Hampshire |
01/03/1958 |
XE341 |
106 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
800
NAS |
The
starboard wing and fuselage struck the round-down area during a misjudged
approach to HMS Ark Royal. The aircraft slid across the side of the ship
into the water killing the pilot |
02/03/1958 |
XA299 |
|
Cadet
TX3 |
615
GS |
Written
off at Kenley, South London. Sold to the GSA as 248, later becoming 1151 |
03/03/1958 |
WV842 |
O-473 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
898
NAS |
Failed
to pull out of a 20° live
dive bombing manoeuvre and flew into St. Brides Bay off Brawdy,
Pembrokeshire. The pilot was killed |
04/03/1958 |
WS782 |
Q |
Meteor
NF14 |
85
Sqn |
Collided while in the circuit at Church Fenton, Yorkshire. WS700 crashed at Kelfield while WS782
crashed at Cawood |
04/03/1958 |
WS700 |
|
Meteor
NF12 |
72
Sqn |
06/03/1958 |
WK125 |
|
Canberra
B2 |
35
Sqn |
Force-landed
in the desert near to El Adem, Libya after an engine had failed |
07/03/1958 |
WL733 |
|
Sea
Balliol T21 |
Old
Sarum Station Flt |
Force landed at Acklington, Northumberland after the engine lost power due to overheating. To the AIU at Lee-on-Solent and then to Fleetlands before being struck off charge |
08/03/1958 |
WH183 |
|
Meteor
T7 |
CFS |
The
pilot misjudged his approach to Little Rissington, Gloucs and struck a
fence before landing in the undershoot area |
12/03/1958 |
XG728 |
436 |
Sea
Venom FAW22 |
891
NAS |
Climbed
steeply on launch from HMS Bulwark, turned to starboard and crashed into
the sea 500yds off the starboard bow. Both crew were killed |
13/03/1958 |
WZ703 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
656
Sqn |
Lost
power on take off from
Sembawang, Singapore and crashed |
13/03/1958 |
XH682 |
|
Sycamore
Mk3 |
RAE |
Crashed
on to runway immediately after take off from Farnborough, Hampshire and
was damaged beyond repair. The crew escaped uninjured. Used as spares for
other Sycamores |
15/03/1958 |
WP101 |
N |
Hunter
F5 |
56
Sqn |
The
pilot ejected after the undercarriage leg broke off on landing at
Waterbeach, Cambs. The aircraft bounced into the air and crashed five
miles NW of the airfield |
25/03/1958 |
VZ765 |
E-270 |
Wyvern
S4 |
813
NAS |
Badly
damaged when an oleo leg collapsed during landing on HMS Eagle in rough
seas. Declared a write off and ditched over the side on 28-3-58 |
27/03/1958 |
XG771 |
FD-754 |
Sea
Vampire T22 |
702
NAS |
Ditched
into the English Channel off Littlehampton, Sussex after engine failure.
The crew ejected |
27/03/1958 |
WR563 |
O |
Venom
FB4 |
8
Sqn |
Written
off when an undercarriage leg collapsed on landing at Sharjah, Oman |
28/03/1958 |
WH990 |
530 |
Dragonfly
HR5 |
705
NAS |
Ditched and sank into the English Channel off Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire after engine failure in the hover at 50ft. It was recovered for investigation then issued to Arbroath as ground instruction as
A2463 |
29/03/1958 |
WV390 |
|
Hunter
F4 |
RAFC |
Overshot
the runway and ran into a fence after an aborted
take off from Strubby, Lincolnshire |
01/04/1958 |
TX194 |
|
Anson
C19 |
Turnhouse
Comm Sqn |
Ran
out of
fuel and was
written off
in a forced landing
at Ouston, Durham |
08/01/1958 |
XE513 |
|
Pioneer
CC1 |
267
Sqn |
A
wing tip hit the ground on landing at Kuala Lumpur, Malaya causing it to
turn over |
09/04/1958 |
VW999 |
|
Auster
AOP6 |
2
ILF |
Encountered
a severe snow storm after take
off from Dortmund, West Germany. The pilot attempted to return to base but
was forced to land in a field due to severe turbulence and poor
visibility. The undercarriage broke off and the aircraft tipped over. The
two crew were uninjured |
09/04/1958 |
WT207 |
|
Canberra
B6 |
76
Sqn |
The
aircraft was on loan to Napiers and was fitted with a Double Scorpion
rocket motor in the bomb bay. This motor caught fire and exploded over
Monyash, Bakewell, Derbyshire at 56,000ft after its second use. Both crew
baled out with the temperature at -57 deg C and free fell to 10,000 ft
before their chutes opened. They received serious injuries |
10/04/1958 |
XJ451 |
|
Pioneer
CC1 |
267
Sqn |
Swung
on take off from Fort Langkap,
Malaya. It hit trees and crash-landed |
15/04/1958 |
WH124 |
|
Meteor
T7 |
RAFFC |
Ran
out of fuel and crashed while on approach to Strubby, Lincolnshire |
15/04/1958 |
WN410 |
|
Gannet
AS1 |
RNAY
Donibristle |
Made
a wheels up landing at Donibristle, Fife due to hydraulic failure during a
test flight. Caused by a maintenance error |
16/04/1958 |
XG671 |
R-465 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
893
NAS |
Crashed
into the Mediterranean Sea at night off Malta while operating off HMS Ark
Royal after the crew ejected due to jammed ailerons |
16/04/1958 |
XG549 |
|
Sycamore
HR14 |
194
Sqn |
Lost
power on approach to Fort Langkap, Malaya and crash-landed. Sent for
repair but these were not carried out |
18/04/1958 |
XG165 |
|
Hunter
F6 |
Middleton
St George Station Flt |
Crashed
at Bowley, County Durham after the engine cut and the pilot ejected |
19/04/1958 |
WZ669 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
656
Sqn |
Written
off in a force landing near Seremban, Malaya after the engine failed on
take off |
21/04/1958 |
WL359 |
|
Meteor
T7 |
4
FTS |
Dived
into the ground during a display practice at Worksop, Notts killing the
pilot. Possibly due to the aircraft being overstressed |
22/04/1958 |
WM992 |
O-136 |
Sea
Hawk FB5 |
802
NAS |
Suffered
engine failure at 34,000ft. The pilot glided towards HMS Ark Royal in the
Mediterranean between Sardinia and Sicily and ejected at 7,500ft |
22/04/1958 |
WJ772 |
|
Canberra
B6 |
139
Sqn |
Crashed
into the Sahara desert 160 miles SSE of Gabes, Tunisia. The wreck was not
found until 08/02/1959. It was en route Malta to El Adem, Libya but was
360 mile off course. Both crew were killed |
22/04/1958 |
XA273 |
C |
Marathon
T1 |
1
ANS |
Written
off when the undercarriage collapsed at Topcliffe. Yorkshire |
24/04/1958 |
WP149 |
H |
Hunter
F5 |
56
Sqn |
Declared
a write off on its return to Waterbeach, Cambs after the canopy had
detached in flight |
24/04/1958 |
WL731 |
CU-794 |
Sea
Balliol T21 |
796
NAS |
Undershot
at Culdrose, Cornwall and landed on top of the perimeter fence |
28/04/1958 |
WM981 |
702 |
Sea
Hawk FB3 |
764
NAS |
Badly
damaged when a bird was ingested into the port engine intake. It returned
to Lossiemouth, Morayshire but was not repaired. To A2640 |
29/04/1958 |
VS980 |
|
Meteor
PR10 |
81
Sqn |
A
tyre burst on landing at Tengah, Singapore. The wing tank hit the ground
and the aircraft ran off the runway bursting into flames |
29/04/1958 |
WV846 |
118 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
801
NAS |
Damaged
while being pushed on HMS Bulwark when an elevator struck a mast. Repairs
at Fleetlands were considered un-economic and it was placed on the fire
dump there |
30/04/1958 |
XD958 |
X |
Swift
FR5 |
2
Sqn |
Part
of the wing was torn off at high speed while operating in Germany. The
pilot landed the aircraft safely but it was declared a write off |
01/05/1958 |
XG609 |
730 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
766
NAS |
Broke
up after recovering from a dive on the Lulworth Range, Dorset. It crashed
into the sea half a mile beyond the target killing both crew |
01/05/1958 |
WJ371 |
|
Auster
AOP6 |
652
Sqn |
Hit
soft ground on landing near Detmold, West Germany and overturned |
02/05/1958 |
WP898 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
2
Group Comm Flt |
Hit
a flagpole while taxying at Ahlhorn, West Germany |
02/05/1958 |
WV910 |
20 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
ETPS |
Starboard
undercarriage collapsed on landing at Farnborough, Hants. Not repaired and
was allocated to G.I. there |
05/05/1958 |
WN977 |
P |
Hunter
F5 |
1
Sqn |
Collided
over Selsey Bill, Sussex during an unauthorised dog fight killing both
pilots |
05/05/1958 |
WP137 |
S |
Hunter
F5 |
1
Sqn |
05/05/1958 |
XA253 |
A |
Marathon
T1 |
1
ANS |
Damaged
beyond repair when the undercarriage was retracted in error on landing at
Topcliffe, Yorkshire |
05/05/1958 |
WR533 |
|
Venom
FB4 |
8
Sqn |
Failed
to recover from a spin during a test flight and struck a beach two miles
NW of Sharjah, Oman in a level attitude. It bounced and exploded 50ft
above the ground killing the pilot |
06/05/1958 |
WL358 |
|
Meteor
T7 |
4
FTS |
Lost
power during an overshoot at Worksop, Notts and belly-landed into a field |
07/05/1958 |
XK934 |
T-325 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
820
NAS |
Ditched
into Lough Foyle, Northern Ireland after engine failure. The three crew
were picked up by HMS Zest. The helicopter was not recovered |
09/05/1958 |
WN506 |
K |
Balliol
T2 |
3/4
CAACU |
Bounced
on landing and swung off the runway during an attempted overshoot at Exeter |
09/05/1958 |
XG732 |
440 |
Sea
Venom FAW22 |
891
NAS |
Lost
speed on launch from HMS Bulwark and ditched 300yds ahead of the ship. The
observer was injured but the pilot was killed |
10/05/1958 |
WN460 |
775 |
Gannet
AS1 |
796
NAS |
Ditched
into the sea 20 miles off Lands End, Cornwall after engine failure |
12/05/1958 |
VZ178 |
|
Vampire
FB5 |
8
FTS |
Flew
into the ground during a night navex six miles east of Leicester |
12/05/1958 |
XA625 |
A |
Javelin
FAW1 |
87
Sqn |
Burnt
out on the ground at Bruggen, West Germany following an explosion during
engine start |
12/05/1958 |
WD170 |
|
Valleta
C1 |
52
Sqn |
Lost
power during a single engine approach to Changi, Singapore and
belly-landed |
15/05/1958 |
XF259 |
|
Dragonfly
HC4 |
CFS |
Hit
trees and rolled over in a forced landing at Calmsden, Gloucs after the
engine cut |
15/05/1958 |
XA421 |
R-294 |
Gannet
AS4 |
815
NAS |
Bolted
during a night deck landing on HMS Ark Royal. Power was applied late and
the aircraft ditched ahead of the ship. The two crew were rescued |
15/05/1958 |
XJ730 |
|
Whirlwind
HAR2 |
22
Sqn |
The
engine lost power during winching practice 600 yards off Crane Pier,
Felixstowe, Suffolk. The winch operator abandoned the aircraft when 10ft
above the water. The engine then cut in but as the aircraft climbed away
the pilot misused the cyclic control and the main rotor struck and removed
the tail rotor. The winchman fell into the water and later died from his
injuries. The pilot was seriously injured when the aircraft fell into the
water. Caused by fuel starvation |
17/05/1958 |
WP782 |
E |
Chipmunk
T10 |
Oxford
UAS |
WP776 was
taxying out
for another night
take off from Kidlington, Oxon. The pilot was distracted
by another aircraft landing and taxied into WP782. WP776 was only slightly
damaged while WP782 was declared a write off. It
was sold and rebuilt as G-APSC |
17/05/1958 |
WP776 |
F |
Chipmunk
T10 |
Oxford
UAS |
19/05/1958 |
XG653 |
R-468 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
893
NAS |
Lost
height on
launch from HMS Ark Royal, flew into the sea and broke up. The
pilot was injured but the observer was killed |
19/05/1958 |
WK312 |
|
Swift
FR5 |
79
Sqn |
The
pilot ejected after the controls failed five miles west of Weidenbruck,
West Germany |
21/05/1958 |
WM374 |
|
Meteor
NF11 |
RRE |
No2 engine suffered a catastrophic turbine failure
during a touch and go at Woomera, Australia. The resultant fire caused the rear fuselage to separate and the aircraft crashed five miles north east of the airfield, killing the pilot. It was there for trials with the Fireflash missile |
22/05/1958 |
VV300 |
|
Anson
T21 |
Technical
College, Henlow |
Following
a heavy landing it was written off when an undercarriage leg collapsed
while taxying at Henlow,
Beds |
30/05/1958 |
VF607 |
|
Auster
AOP6 |
652
Sqn |
Written
off when it hit a fence on take off from Oltenstein, West Germany |
01/06/1958 |
WT986 |
|
Skyraider
AEW1 |
NARIU |
Damaged
by fire at Lee-on-Solent, Hants and was later broken up |
03/06/1958 |
VP969 |
|
Devon
C1 |
Maintanance
Command Comm Sqn |
Flew
in to high ground at Box Low, Scotland |
04/06/1958 |
XF869 |
|
Provost
T1 |
1
FTS |
Swung
on landing at Rufforth, Yorks causing the undercarriage to collapse |
04/06/1958 |
WV863 |
LM-635 |
Sea
Hawk FGA4 |
738
NAS |
The
pilot lost control of the aircraft during the break to land at Milltown,
Morayshire. It struck the ground vertically one mile SW of the airfield
and exploded killing the pilot |
04/06/1958 |
WD302 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
Queens
UAS |
Hit
the ground during a practice engine cut at Sydenham, Northern Ireland |
04/06/1958 |
XA119 |
LM-602 |
Sea
Vampire T22 |
736
NAS |
Lost
power and suffered a flame out on landing at Lossiemouth, Moray. It was
not repaired |
04/06/1958 |
XG542 |
|
Sycamore
HR14 |
284
Sqn |
Rolled over after the tail rotor hit a bush six miles north
of Limassol, Cyprus |
05/06/1958 |
XA558 |
A |
Javelin
FAW1 |
87
Sqn |
Crashed
into a corn field near Bruggen, West Germany after flaming out on approach |
05/06/1958 |
XD151 |
|
SR53 |
A&AEE |
The
pilot abandoned take off from Boscombe Down, Wiltshire after the blind
flying panel dropped down behind the control column. The aircraft collided
with a large approach light post, disintegrated and caught fire. The pilot
was thrown from the aircraft still attached to his seat and was killed |
05/06/1958 |
WV391 |
ES-E |
Hunter
F4 |
229
OCU |
Stalled
on approach to Chivenor, Devon and crashed into a dyke killing the pilot |
06/06/1958 |
XG590 |
|
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
A&AEE |
Crashed into a field at Wither’s Farm one mile east of Cadnam Green, Southampton, Hampshire after a structural
failure occurred between the engine and the clutch assembly resulting in loss of control. The two crew escaped
without injury. Allocated to ground instruction at Arbroath |
10/06/1958 |
XH296 |
|
Vampire
T11 |
Middleton
St George Station Flt |
The
engine failed on landing at Dishforth, Yorks. It overshot
and the undercarriage was raised to stop. To Sutton on Hull fire dump |
12/06/1958 |
WJ823 |
|
Canberra
PR7 |
58
Sqn |
The
Canberra was letting
down to Wyton at night and collided at 1,400ft with the T-33, which had just overshot from Alconbury. The
aircraft crashed one mile east of Spaldwick, Cambridgeshire. Both
crew from each aircraft were killed
|
12/06/1958 |
56-1604 |
|
T-33A |
USAFE |
13/06/1958 |
WT477 |
|
Canberra
T4 |
BCHU |
Dived
into the ground out of cloud killing four sheep 2½ miles east of Hemswell,
Lincs. All three on board were killed. The third member was just along for the ride. Although not positively determined, the cause of the crash may have been due to oxygen problems |
16/06/1958 |
XA436 |
|
Gannet
AS4 |
816
Sqn/RAN |
Crashed
into the sea off HMAS Melbourne |
23/06/1958 |
WE143 |
|
Canberra
PR3 |
231
OCU |
Yawed
during an asymmetric approach to Bassingbourn, Cambs and crashed. The
pilot was killed and the navigator was injured |
24/06/1958 |
PH545 |
|
Anson
C12 |
Hemswell
Station Flt |
The
undercarriage collapsed while taxying at Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
27/06/1958 |
WW190 |
|
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
893
NAS |
Overshot
on landing at Hal Far, Malta |
30/06/1958 |
WV837 |
640 |
Sea
Hawk FGA4 |
738
NAS |
Control
was lost after recovering from a dive on the Rosehearty Range,
Aberdeenshire. It crashed into the Moray Firth killing the pilot |
01/07/1958 |
WD989 |
|
Canberra
B2 |
73
Sqn |
Suffered
an engine failure on take off from Mehrabad, Iran and swung off the runway |
01/07/1958 |
XL701 |
|
Pioneer
CC1 |
78
Sqn |
Written
off when it hit a Land Rover on landing at Khormaksar, Aden and broke off
a wing |
02/07/1958 |
WP911 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
Glasgow
UAS |
Hit
a marker board while landing at Thorney Island, Sussex |
04/07/1958 |
VV362 |
|
Anson
T22 |
229
OCU |
After
taxying in at Chivenor, Devon an ambulance was reversed in front of it to
transfer a patient from the Anson. The pilot increased rpm to prevent
oiling the plugs but the aircraft moved forward and struck the ambulance.
The fuselage was twisted and the tailplane damaged |
05/07/1958 |
XA106 |
BY-559 |
Sea
Vampire T22 |
727
NAS |
During
a practice for an Air Display the aircraft lost height during a roll and
crashed at Brawdy, Pembrokshire |
07/07/1958 |
WL422 |
|
Meteor
T7 |
29
Sqn |
Damaged,
possibly at Acklington, Northumberland. Later declared a write off |
08/07/1958 |
WJ407 |
|
Auster
T7 |
39
Infantry Battalion |
Crashed
into a field near Castle Dawson, Londonderry, Northern Ireland after the
undercarriage struck HT cables |
08/07/1958 |
WZ714 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
656
Sqn |
Force-landed
in a paddy field at Perak, Malaya after engine failure |
08/07/1958 |
WR503 |
|
Venom
FB4 |
8
Sqn |
Shot
down by Omani guerrillas |
11/07/1958 |
XA725 |
|
Javelin
FAW5 |
A&AEE |
Damaged
beyond repair when an explosion occurred after engine start up at Boscombe
Down, Wiltshire. Caused by the incorrect fitting of a clamp in the exhaust
system which allowed the starter exhaust to discharge directly into the
centre fuselage |
11/07/1958 |
XA751 |
|
Javelin
FAW4 |
41
Sqn |
Entered a flat spin during aerobatics from which the USAF exchange pilot could not recover. Both crew ejected but the pilot was killed as he ejected too late. It crashed into a field near to Moat Farm, adjacent to the back road from Ringshall to Wattisham village, Suffolk to the north of the airfield |
11/07/1958 |
WD357 |
D |
Chipmunk
T10 |
St
Andrews UAS |
Overturned
during a forced landing 2½ miles north of Lindholme, Yorkshire
following engine failure |
11/07/1958 |
WS611 |
N |
Meteor
NF12 |
72
Sqn |
A
loud bang was heard on take off from Church Fenton, Yorks. The starboard
undercarriage had not retracted and only did so after several attempts. It
was then lowered and made a safe landing. Not repaired |
12/07/1958 |
VM359 |
|
Anson
C19 |
22
Group Comm Flt |
The
pilot attempted to divert
to Cranfield, Beds
after the No 2 engine cut due to an empty starboard fuel tank. No 1 engine
also cut and the pilot force-landed into a potato field 1½ miles short of
the airfield |
15/07/1958 |
XK739 |
|
Gnat
T1 |
Folland
Aircraft Ltd |
An
electrical failure caused loss of trim on
systems which resulted in a very heavy landing back at Chilbolton,
Hampshire The pilot was slightly injured |
20/07/1958 |
XG541 |
|
Sycamore
HR14 |
284
Sqn |
Lost
height and hit the ground at Palendria, Cyprus |
21/07/1958 |
WN371 |
779 |
Gannet
AS1 |
796
NAS |
Ditched
into the sea 4 miles off Newquay, Cornwall after engine failure. The crew
were rescued |
22/07/1958 |
XF687 |
|
Provost
T1 |
RAFC |
Crashed
near Ingoldsby, Lincolnshire after control was lost during a practice
forced landing. The pilot was killed |
22/07/1958 |
WD350 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
Leeds
UAS |
Abandoned
by the crew during a spin over Birkin, Yorkshire |
22/07/1958 |
XA559 |
D |
Javelin
FAW1 |
87
Sqn |
Burnt
out on the ground at Bruggen, West Germany due to an engine start up fire |
23/07/1958 |
XG689 |
E-490 |
Sea
Venom FAW22 |
893
NAS |
During
a CCA to HMS Eagle it struck the round-down area, burst into flames and
somersaulted along the deck. Both crew were killed |
25/07/1958 |
XE398 |
B-121 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
801
NAS |
A
fire warning light illuminated on take off from Khormaksar, Aden for a
flight to HMS Bulwark. The pilot reported that the engine was flaming out
and attempted a forced landing back at the airfield. He was forced to
eject at 100 ft one mile short of the field but was found dead in the
water |
25/07/1958 |
XG625 |
R-468 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
893
NAS |
Sixteen Sea Venoms took off from Yeovilton to
take part in a flypast for HRH the Duchess of Kent. XG625 flew into high ground on Staple Hill, Otterford near Taunton, Somerset killing the crew |
26/07/1958 |
WB945 |
|
Sedburgh
TX1 |
122
GS |
Written
off in a flying accident at Halton, Buckinghamshire |
27/07/1958 |
XG259 |
G |
Hunter
F6 |
54
Sqn |
Collided
with a bus at night which failed to stop at an intersection while the
aircraft was taxying at Akrotiri, Cyprus. Fuselage to the Jordanian AF |
01/08/1958 |
XJ431 |
|
Whirlwind
HAR4 |
155
Sqn |
After
partial engine failure the pilot made an emergency landing in mud on Port
Dickson Beach, Malaya. It was submerged by the tide |
01/08/1958 |
XG539 |
|
Sycamore
HR14 |
284
Sqn |
Crashed
into an orchard after the tail rotor struck cables at Kakopetria, Cyprus |
06/08/1958 |
WJ467 |
K |
Valetta
T4 |
228
OCU |
Written
off in a forced landing three miles north of Leeming, Yorks following
engine failure |
06/08/1958 |
WP998 |
28 |
Vampire
FB9 |
7
FTS |
Lost
height rapidly while on approach to Valley, Anglesey. It struck a rocky
outcrop, a railway line and ploughed through boggy land before sliding
onto the runway on its belly. The Iraqi pilot was uninjured but a sheep
was killed |
06/08/1958 |
XL581 |
LM-619 |
Hunter
T8 |
736
NAS |
Crashed
near Lossiemouth, Morayshire during a low level roll. The pilot was killed |
06/08/1958 |
WV184 |
421 |
Skyraider
AEW1 |
849
NAS |
Damaged
during touch down on HMS Albion in the Mediterranean. It diverted to Hal
Far, Malta where it was further damaged while making an emergency landing |
09/08/1958 |
WJ377 |
|
Auster
AOP6 |
652
Sqn |
Overturned
on landing at Hohne landing strip West Germany |
13/08/1958 |
WR481 |
|
Venom
FB4 |
8
Sqn |
WR481
had just carried out a ground attack on
the Khormaksar range, Aden when it was struck by WR541 and crashed
killing the pilot. WR541 made an emergency landing at Khormaksar but was
declared a write off |
13/08/1958 |
WF541 |
|
Venom
FB4 |
8 Sqn |
14/08/1958 |
RD850 |
L |
Beaufighter
TT10 |
MC&TT |
While
being towed at Takali, Malta the ground crew took a short cut across the
airfield. The tail section got stuck on the edge of the taxiway, while the
rest of the aircraft continued forwards |
15/08/1958 |
XD975 |
|
Swift
FR5 |
A&AEE |
During
a delivery flight from Aldergrove to Boscombe Down the pilot allowed his
approach speed to Wisley, Surrey to decay too far. Control was lost and it
crashed inverted onto the runway with full power applied. The pilot was
killed |
15/08/1958 |
XL834 |
B-391 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
845
NAS |
While operating off HMS Bulwark it crashed
in rough terrain in the Aden Protectorate
after failing to become airborne following take off at high altitude. The four occupants escaped safely |
19/08/1958 |
WE556 |
|
Auster
T7 |
652
Sqn |
Overturned
after the engine cut on take off from Herford, West Germany |
20/08/1958 |
XE379 |
116 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
801
NAS |
Ditched
ahead of HMS Bulwark after the ejector seat drogue streamed during a
catapult launch while in the Mediterranean |
20/08/1958 |
XG233 |
J |
Hunter
F6 |
66
Sqn |
Flew
into the sea off Famagusta, Cyprus killing the pilot |
21/08/1958 |
XF448 |
F |
Hunter
F6 |
74
Sqn |
Dived
into the North Sea off Winterton, Norfolk when recovering from a loop
during a tail chase |
26/08/1958 |
XL842 |
A-324 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
820
NAS |
Ditched into the Mediterranean Sea north west of Cyprus while operating off HMS Albion. The pilot had overpitched
after being caught in the slipstream of another helicopter during a stores transfer to USN submarine Sea Devil.
The four crew were rescued |
27/08/1958 |
WN976 |
|
Hunter
F5 |
56
Sqn |
Crashed
after the engine cut during an overshoot at Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
27/08/1958 |
XF513 |
|
Hunter
F6 |
54
Sqn |
Ran
off the end of the runway and burnt out at Nicosia, Cyprus after brake
failure |
28/08/1958 |
WK417 |
|
Venom
FB1 |
28
Sqn |
Belly-landed
at Kai Tak, Hong Kong after the pilot forgot to lower the undercarriage |
28/08/1958 |
XD679 |
|
Jet
Provost T1 |
CFS |
Written
off in a wheels up landing at Little Rissington, Gloucestershire |
29/08/1958 |
WH655 |
|
Canberra
B2 |
249
Sqn |
Belly-landed
at El Adem, Libya after the undercarriage jammed |
30/08/1958 |
WR522 |
|
Venom
FB4 |
8
Sqn |
During
an operational sortie the pilot commenced an attack on two donkeys on a
plateau 200 yards north of Sharraijah village, Jebel Ahkdar, Oman. After
firing the cannon the aircraft struck the ground, bounced twice and
exploded, killing the pilot |
01/09/1958 |
XE462 |
R-106 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
800
NAS |
Crashed
at Blackbushe, Hampshire, during display practice for the SBAC show |
02/09/1958 |
XJ361 |
|
Sycamore
HR14 |
Khormaksar
Station Flt |
Lost
its tail rotor and spun into the ground at Khormaksar, Aden |
04/09/1958 |
WZ696 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
656
Sqn |
Crashed
into the jungle 20 miles NW of Kota Tinggi, Johore, Malaya during a supply
drop. The crew were rescued |
04/09/1958 |
XE393 |
475 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
898
NAS |
Ran
into the undershoot area at Hal Far, Malta and was written off |
04/09/1958 |
XM348 |
24 |
Jet
Provost T3 |
Hunting
Aircraft Company |
The
aircraft was returning to Luton from the SBAC show when the pilot received
three separate fire warnings. He elected to make an emergency landing in a
field near Twyford, Berkshire but the aircraft struck some fences either
side of a road and burst into flames. The pilot escaped without injury.
The fire warnings had been spurious, being caused by defective insulation
on a connector which had admitted moisture |
07/09/1958 |
XG133 |
A |
Hunter
F6 |
19
Sqn |
Stalled
after take off from Duxford, Cambs. It hit the ground and blew up, killing
the pilot |
08/09/1958 |
XL833 |
A-390 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
845
NAS |
Ditched into Aden harbour following a rapid increase in engine oil temperature and loss of power. The two crew
were rescued and the helicopter was hoisted on board HMS Bulwark. After the engine was removed for investigation
the helicopter was jettisoned over the side the following day |
08/09/1958 |
XE402 |
A-166 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
804
NAS |
Collided
during an anti EOKA sortie over
Cyprus from HMS
Albion and crashed into the sea. All
three crew ejected safely |
08/09/1958 |
XG620 |
A-255 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
809
NAS |
11/09/1958 |
WR442 |
|
Venom
FB4 |
8
Sqn |
Stalled
and dived into the ground at Sharjah, Oman |
19/09/1958 |
XA779 |
M |
Javelin
FAW2 |
89
Sqn |
Stalled
when turning onto approach to Stradishall, Suffolk. It crashed killing
both crew |
20/09/1958 |
XA648 |
M |
Javelin
FAW5 |
AWDS |
Crashed
into a sugar beet field at Dunton near Fakenham, Norfolk after losing
control during aerobatics |
20/09/1958 |
VX770 |
|
Vulcan
B1 |
Rolls
Royce |
The
test pilot was briefed to carry out two fly-pasts at the Battle of Britain
display at Syerston, Notts at
200-300ft between 250-300kts. In fact the height was about 70ft at approx
410kts. The pilot then pulled up into a climbing turn. This exceeded the g
on the airframe by double the safe limit. The starboard wing root area
suffered structural failure causing the aircraft to break up. It crashed
on the airfield killing the four crew and also three people in the runway
control vehicle |
22/09/1958 |
XL556 |
|
Pioneer
CC1 |
230
Sqn |
Written
off on landing at Dishforth, Yorkshire when a undercarriage leg collapsed |
23/09/1958 |
XG543 |
|
Sycamore
HR14 |
194
Sqn |
Crashed
at Kuala Lumpur, Malaya after the tail rotor hit a tree |
25/09/1958 |
XD240 |
V-145 |
Scimitar
F1 |
803
NAS |
Fell
off the side of HMS Victorious at low speed into the English Channel off
Portsmouth after the No.1 arrestor wire failed on landing. The pilot, who
was the Squadron CO, was trapped in the cockpit and drowned despite
efforts of crewmen from the rescue Whirlwind. Members of the press had
been invited along to watch 803 Squadron embark |
25/09/1958 |
XL570 |
|
Hunter
T7 |
229
OCU |
Ditched
into Barnstable Bay after take off from Chivenor, Devon. Both crew were
killed |
27/09/1958 |
XL848 |
C-336 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
824
NAS |
The
pilot set course for HMS Victorious after reporting rough engine running.
Three minutes later the aircraft nose dived into the sea off
Portland, Dorset. The three crew were rescued but two were injured |
30/09/1958 |
WP265 |
|
Eton
TX1 |
Air
Cadets |
Badly
damaged in a flying accident, location not known. Later declared a write
off |
01/10/1958 |
WH539 |
Y |
Meteor
FR9 |
8
Sqn |
Crashed
near Kormaksar, Aden after the pilot ejected due to low fuel and lack of
visibility in a sand storm |
07/10/1958 |
VZ723 |
|
Vampire
FB5 |
7
FTS |
Belly-landed
at Valley, Anglesey after the undercarriage jammed up |
07/10/1958 |
WP868 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
CFS |
Spun
into the ground at Bibury, Oxfordshire during aerobatics. Both crew were
killed |
09/10/1958 |
XH129 |
|
Canberra
PR9 |
English
Electric Company |
Entered
an uncontrollable roll to starboard followed by a spiral dive due to
failure of the leading edge wing root skin attachments caused by wing flex
at 5G. Crashed into the Liverpool bay off the Lancashire coast after the
pilot had ejected. The navigator did not have a parachute and was killed |
09/10/1958 |
XH757 |
|
Javelin
FAW7 |
A&AEE |
The
aircraft was detached to Kano, Nigeria for hot weather trials. The port
engine was shut down due to low fuel while on approach but the other
engine then flamed out. It touched down fast, bounced uncontrollably along
the runway, overran and impacted a sand bank. This tore off the nose and
port undercarriage. The crew escaped safely. Caused by incorrect fuel
gauge calibration |
11/10/1958 |
WG353 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
Southampton
UAS |
Damaged
in a flying accident. Repaired and became G-APTG |
12/10/1958 |
WD383 |
G |
Chipmunk
T10 |
Cambridge
UAS |
WD383
collided after landing at Teversham, Cambs with WK509, which was taxying
to dispersal. A passenger on WK509 was seriously injured |
12/10/1958 |
WK509 |
C |
Chipmunk
T10 |
Cambridge
UAS |
14/10/1958 |
WA394 |
22 |
Vampire
FB5 |
7
FTS |
Ran
out of fuel and was written off in an emergency landing near Valley,
Anglesey |
15/10/1958 |
XK767 |
|
Gnat
T1 |
A&AEE |
Six
minutes after take off from Boscombe Down the aircraft entered a steep
climb due to seizure of the flying control relay valve. The pilot ejected
but his seat malfunctioned and he was killed. The aircraft crashed at
Stapleford, Wiltshire. All Gnats were grounded as a result of this crash |
20/10/1958 |
WD765 |
5 |
Meteor
NF11 |
ETPS |
Spun
vertically into the ground at Malshanger near Basingstoke, Hants after the
rear fuselage detached following loss of control at high mach at 40,000ft.
The pilot was unable to release the canopy and was killed |
21/10/1958 |
XL877 |
|
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
815
NAS |
Ditched
into the sea off Inishowan Head, County Donegal, Northern Ireland after
complete loss of directional control while coming to a hover. The three crew were rescued by the Dutch submarine Zeeleeuw |
22/10/1958 |
XD905 |
O |
Swift
FR5 |
79
Sqn |
Overshot
the runway on take off from Benson, Oxfordshire after reheat failure |
23/10/1958 |
XL871 |
W-324 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
820
NAS |
Ditched into the Mediterranean Sea eighteen miles off Cadiz while operating off HMS Albion. Water was induced into
the air intake whilst in a hover near to the crest of a swell causing the engine to lose power. The three crew
were rescued by Whirlwind XK938 |
24/10/1958 |
WZ676 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
656
Sqn |
Overshot
during a forced landing at Alor Star, Malaya after a supply sack hit the
tailplane |
24/10/1958 |
XA908 |
|
Vulcan
B1 |
83
Sqn |
Suffered
a complete electrical failure at 35.000 ft over Detroit, USA. It crashed
into a residential area ploughing through trees and five houses. One woman
on the ground was injured and all the crew were killed |
26/10/1958 |
WZ666 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
656
Sqn |
Suffered
brake failure on landing at Telok Sengat, Malaya. It hit cables and
plunged into the sea |
28/10/1958 |
XJ479 |
|
Sea
Vixen FAW1 |
C(A) |
The
aircraft struck a vulture while at 100ft and 450 knots while on tropical
trials 54 miles from Kano, Nigeria. The bird was ingested by the port
engine and led to the break out of a fire in the wing trailing edge and
loss of control. The crew ejected and received minor injuries |
28/10/1958 |
XL869 |
292 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
815
NAS |
Ditched into the sea after the engine overheated and finally failed one mile off Portrush, County Antrim, Northern
Ireland. Two crew were rescued safely by a Dragonfly from Eglington but one was killed |
29/10/1958 |
WG320 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
TTC
Comms Flt |
Bounced
on take off from North Luffenham,
Leics while glider towing. Landed safely but
declared a write off. To G-ARMF |
30/10/1958 |
XK377 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
656
Sqn |
Crashed
into a ditch after the wing hit trees during an emergency landing four
miles SE of Malacca, Malaya following engine failure |
04/11/1958 |
XB515 |
535 |
Hiller
HT1 |
705
NAS |
Landed heavily at Gosport, Hampshire causing the main rotor to flex and hit the tail
cone after the pilot had misjudged the height during the flare of a practice
autorotation landing |
04/11/1958 |
XE512 |
|
Pioneer
CC1 |
267
Sqn |
Landed
heavily at Kuala Lumpa, Malaya. It swung to port and ground looped, coming
to rest facing the opposite direction |
06/11/1958 |
XL838 |
P-332 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
824
NAS |
A loud bang was heard from the engine while in a low hover into the Mediterranean Sea off Malta. It headed back to
HMS Victorious but lost power and ditched five miles from the ship. The three crew were rescued |
07/11/1958 |
WV840 |
J-179 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
806
NAS |
Crashed
into the Mediterranean Sea off Hal Far, Malta after the pilot ejected
following an engine fire |
13/11/1958 |
RD811 |
|
Beaufighter
TT10 |
Seletar
Station Flt |
Ditched
inverted while on approach to Changi, Singapore after one engine failed |
13/11/1958 |
SX934 |
|
Lincoln
B2 |
RAFFC |
Written
off when the undercarriage collapsed on landing at Manby, Lincolnshire |
13/11/1958 |
VF661 |
|
Auster
AOP6 |
651
Sqn |
Hit
trees in a turn and crashed at Ballypitmave, Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Both crew were killed |
18/11/1958 |
WH853 |
|
Canberra
B2 |
45
Sqn |
Stalled after take off from Tengah, Singapore after both engines cut. It crashed through trees into an inlet 2,000 ft from the runway. The navigator escaped but the other two drowned before the rescue party could get there |
19/11/1958 |
XD247 |
R-194 |
Scimitar
F1 |
807
NAS |
Crashed
at Cullicudden, Black Isle, Ross and Cromerty after a mid-air explosion.
The pilot died the following day from injuries received when he did not
separate from the ejection seat. All Scimitars were grounded for several
weeks as it was thought there was a fault with the ejection seat. It
transpired that the pilot had not ejected but had been thrown out of the
aircraft by the force of the explosion |
24/11/1958 |
XD926 |
K |
Swift
FR5 |
2
Sqn |
Made
a wheels up landing at Jever, West Germany after the nose wheel would not
lower |
25/11/1958 |
WN498 |
GN-916 |
Dragonfly
HR3 |
Eglinton
Station Flt |
Rolled to starboard while attempting to lift the outer wing of Gannet WN349 on the Minearny Range, Northern Ireland.
The winch cable was cut but it could not recover and crashed into shallow water |
27/11/1958 |
XD957 |
U |
Swift
FR5 |
79
Sqn |
Badly
damaged at Gutersloh, West Germany. It was sent for repair, but these were
not carried out and the aircraft was scrapped |
02/12/1958 |
VS971 |
|
Meteor
PR10 |
81
Sqn |
Swung
off the runway on take off from Seletar, Singapore due to the failure of a
remould tyre on the main undercarriage |
04/12/1958 |
XF542 |
|
Provost
T1 |
CFS |
Hit
trees near Kingham, Oxfordshire during a tail chase and crashed |
05/12/1958 |
WZ457 |
22 |
Vampire
T11 |
5
FTS |
The
undercarriage was raised to stop during an emergency landing at Swinderby,
Lincs following engine failure. It overshot, ran through several hedges
and fences before coming to rest in a field |
08/12/1958 |
WS106 |
|
Meteor
T7 |
728
Sqn |
Disappeared
on a test flight from Hal Far, Malta |
05/12/1958 |
WZ520 |
|
Vampire
T11 |
5
FTS |
Swung
during take off from Oakington, Cambridgeshire. It then bounced over a
railway embankment after the undercarriage was raised to stop |
08/12/1958 |
VX116 |
|
Auster
AOP6 |
653
Sqn |
Flew
into power lines three miles east of Nicosia, Cyprus while acting as air
cover for a road block. When trying to regain control it crashed into a
hillside and burst into flames killing the pilot |
09/12/1958 |
VP254 |
B |
Shackleton
MR1A |
205
Sqn |
Took
off on anti piracy patrol over the South China Sea off Borneo. Several
hours later it was seen by a Chinese fishing boat to be flying very low
and struck the water. Of the
eleven crew only the body of the Flt Engineer was found |
11/12/1958 |
WV202 |
|
Whirlwind
HAS22 |
RAE |
Crashed
out of control at Farnborough, Hampshire after failure of the tail rotor
drive. The crew escaped unhurt |
11/12/1958 |
VM352 |
|
Anson
C19 |
Gaydon
Station Flt |
Written
off when the undercarriage collapsed on landing at Gaydon, Warwickshire |
15/12/1958 |
WP498 |
GN916 |
Dragonfly
HR5 |
Eglinton
Station Flt |
Ditched into Lough Foyle off Eglington four miles north of Port Stewart, Northern Ireland after experiencing a clutch failure.
The crew were rescued by a fishing vessel |
20/12/1958 |
WJ366 |
|
Auster
AOP6 |
20
Flt |
Dived
into the ground at Tytam Bay, Hong Kong during a wing over at low level |
22/12/1958 |
WR137 |
|
Vampire
FB9 |
7
FTS |
Caught
fire and dived vertically into the ground seven miles NNE of
Valley, Anglesey and exploded. The pilot abandoned the aircraft too
late and was killed |
22/12/1958 |
XG227 |
B |
Hunter
F6 |
92
Sqn |
Crashed
into the North Sea five miles off Middlesbrough. The pilot was
killed |