13/01/1959 |
WM926 |
139 |
Sea
Hawk FB5 |
802
NAS |
Collided
over Buckie, Morayshire. WM926 crashed into the sea killing the pilot.
WM939 landed at Lossiemouth but was written off. Allocated to ground
instruction as A2482 |
13/01/1959 |
WM939 |
138 |
Sea
Hawk FB5 |
802
NAS |
14/01/1959 |
VW817 |
|
Valetta
C1 |
84
Sqn |
Swung
into sand after a tyre burst on landing at Firq, Oman |
16/01/1959 |
WJ818 |
|
Canberra
PR7 |
13
Sqn |
Written
off in a belly-landing at Akrotiri, Cyprus after the undercarriage had
jammed due to an hydraulic leak |
19/01/1959 |
VZ302 |
|
Vampire
FB5 |
3
CAACU |
Stalled
while on approach to Exeter, Devon after the pilot overcorrected when the
port wing dropped. It crashed inverted into a field and caught fire
killing the pilot |
20/01/1959 |
WH206 |
|
Meteor
T7 |
Khormaksar
Station Flt |
The
pilot was unable to locate his position along the coastline off Mogadishu,
Somalia and ran out of fuel. The first pilot baled out at 12,000ft but
struck the tail and was killed. The second pilot baled out safely at
10,000ft |
20/01/1959 |
TX812 |
|
|
Maintanence
Command Comm Sqn |
Landed
too fast on the wet grass at Andover, Hants. The wheels locked under
braking and it skidded broadside until it struck a taxiway and sheared
off the undercarriage. Repaired and later sold as G-AVIJ |
20/01/1959 |
WX978 |
Z |
Meteor
FR9 |
8
Sqn |
Written off
after running into sand after the port tyre burst on take off from
Khormaksar, Aden |
21/01/1959 |
WW150 |
BY-016 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
Airwork
FRU |
Collided
during a turn at 2,000ft following an exercise with HMS Harrier. They
crashed ten miles west of Strumble Head, South Wales. Both pilots were
killed |
21/01/1959 |
XG678 |
BY-013 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
Airwork
FRU |
26/01/1959 |
KJ810 |
|
Dakota
C4 |
209
Sqn |
Stalled
on take off from Kuala Lumpur, Malaya and burnt out after the elevators
were left locked. The four crew were seriously injured |
28/01/1959 |
WV830 |
A-164 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
803
NAS |
While
operating in the Tasman Sea off Auckland, New Zealand the aircraft landed
on HMS Albion with the nose wheel retracted |
30/01/1959 |
XA332 |
|
Gannet
AS1 |
817
Sqn/RAN |
Crashed
en route from Fairey Aviation, Sydeney, to Nowra, Australia |
30/01/1959 |
XL837 |
C-392 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
845
NAS |
Ditched
into the Mediterranean Sea off Malta from a ten foot hover while operating
off HMS Centaur. A loud bang had occurred followed by the engine
overspeeding. The three crew were rescued by the submarine Tally Ho which the helicopter had been exercising with |
31/01/1959 |
WR194 |
|
Vampire
FB9 |
RAFC |
WR194
had just took off from Cranwell Lincs when it was struck by XE936 which
had not called up prior to joining the circuit. Both aircraft crashed
killing the three crew |
31/01/1959 |
XE936 |
51 |
Vampire
T11 |
RAFC |
02/02/1959 |
WV676 |
|
Provost
T1 |
2
FTS |
Ran
out of fuel and tipped over during the subsequent forced-landing at
Shawbury, Salop. Allocated to Ternhill dump |
02/02/1959 |
WW288 |
650 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
738
NAS |
Shortly
after a formation take off from Lossiemouth, Morayshire the aircraft hit
some buildings. It then struck two telegraph poles, several trees and a
33,000 volt overhead cable before crashing in a fireball into a hillside.
The pilot escaped without injury |
04/02/1959 |
WV838 |
LM-635 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
738
NAS |
The
starboard tyre burst during take off from Lossiemouth, Morayshire. Take
off was abandoned but it crashed through the perimeter fence. The pilot
escaped uninjured |
17/02/1959 |
XE619 |
C |
Hunter
F6 |
1
Sqn |
Hit
trees on approach to Stradishall, Suffolk. Diverted to Honington but
crash-landed there |
18/02/1959 |
XA569 |
M |
Javelin
FAW1 |
87
Sqn |
The
navigator was killed after his ejection seat fired accidentally at
10,000ft and failed to release him. The aircraft crashed near Bruggen,
Germany after the pilot ejected safely |
19/02/1959 |
WL478 |
R |
Meteor
T7 |
RAFFC |
Stalled
and dived into the ground three miles NE of Strubby, Lincolnshire killing
the pilot |
21/02/1959 |
XE319 |
|
Sycamore
HR14 |
194
Sqn |
Spun
into the ground from 400 feet killing two crew near Kuala Lumpur, Malaya
after the rotor blade detached |
23/02/1959 |
WV400 |
|
Hunter
F4 |
229
OCU |
Damaged
in a wheels up landing at Chivenor, Devon after the Iraqi pilot forgot to
lower the undercarriage. See also 20th March 1959, Sold and repaired and
to Abu Dhabi as 704 |
25/02/1959 |
XK945 |
|
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
845
NAS |
Ditched into the Mediterranean Sea off Malta and sank while operating off HMS Centaur after the engine failed
while in a 36 foot hover. The three crew were rescued by Whirlwind XK942 |
26/02/1959 |
WW295 |
222 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
809
NAS |
Climbed
slowly after launch from HMS Albion operating thirty miles SE of Jervis
Bay, Australia. It rolled to starboard, crashed into the sea and broke up
killing both crew |
28/02/1959 |
XD967 |
|
Swift
FR5 |
2
Sqn |
Written
off in a belly-landing at Jever, West Germany after an undercarriage
selector fault |
02/03/1959 |
WM907 |
135 |
Sea
Hawk FB5 |
802
NAS |
Fifteen
seconds after launch from HMS Eagle an engine fire started due to a
detached port jet pipe. An emergency landing was made back on the carrier
It was sent for repair but these were not carried out. Allocated to G.I at
Dartmouth as A2484 |
03/03/1959 |
WV917 |
C1 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
801
NAS |
Ditched
into the Mediterranean Sea off Malta after the ejector seat drogue
streamed during a catapult launch from HMS Centaur |
04/03/1959 |
XH207 |
|
Canberra
B(I)8 |
59
Sqn |
Crashed
into a hill three miles south of Sorpe Dam, West Germany killing both
crew. It was low flying in poor weather and was between fifty and ninety
miles off course |
09/03/1959 |
XA802 |
D |
Javelin
FAW2 |
46
Sqn |
Burnt
out after a start up fire at Sylt, West Germany |
09/03/1959 |
XE854 |
53 |
Vampire
T11 |
1
FTS |
The
pilot had indulged in unauthorised low flying outside the local flying
area in order to fly over his parents house at Parkgate, near Rotherham,
Yorks. He entered cloud and became disorientated. The aircraft left the
cloud in a dive, struck the ground and exploded killing the pilot |
12/03/1959 |
XE455 |
C-123 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
801
NAS |
Climbed
steeply after launch from HMS Centaur in the Mediterranean off Cape Bon,
Tunisia. It then rolled to starboard and crashed into the sea inverted
killing the pilot |
18/03/1959 |
WJ761 |
|
Canberra
B6 |
9
Sqn |
Missed
the runway during a night landing at Luqa, Malta. Attempted an overshoot
but touched down. The undercarriage was raised to stop and it slid into
WH973 which was slightly damaged. (See 06/10/1971) |
20/03/1959 |
WV410 |
ES-75 |
Hunter
F4 |
229
OCU |
Came
to rest in the river Taw after overshooting and running through the sea
wall on landing at Chivenor, Devon. The aircraft disintegrated but the
Iraqi pilot was only slightly hurt. He was the same pilot that was in the
incident on 23/02/1957 |
24/03/1959 |
XG208 |
|
Hunter
F6 |
26
Sqn |
Crashed
three miles west of Gutersloh, West Germany after a flame out during an
aerobatic display. The pilot ejected |
29/03/1959 |
XA297 |
|
Cadet
TX3 |
661
GS |
Written
off in a flying accident at Turnhouse, West Lothian. Sold to the GSA as
264, later 1158 |
02/04/1959 |
WD385 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
RAE |
Swung
on landing at Farnborough, Hants due to mishandling by the two pilots. It
ran off the right hand side of the runway and struck an aerial. Both crew
were injured |
07/04/1959 |
XK631 |
VF |
Vampire
T11 |
CFS |
Crashed
at Dedstone Water killing a cow. The crew had baled out over Bromyard,
Herefordshire due to an engine fire |
08/04/1959 |
XM287 |
C |
Twin
Pioneer CC1 |
78
Sqn |
Force-landed
at Penin on Perim Island off Aden due to fuel starvation. Caused by the
pilots lack of knowledge with regard to the aircraft's fuel distribution
system. All nine on board were injured, seven seriously |
08/04/1959 |
XM288 |
D |
Twin
Pioneer CC1 |
78
Sqn |
Ditched
into the sea after both engines failed shortly after take off from
Khormaksar, Aden. Caused by the pilots mismanagement of the fuel system.
The crew were able to swim to the shore |
09/04/1959 |
XD928 |
G |
Swift
FR5 |
2
Sqn |
The
pilot ejected after engine failure and landed in the North Sea. The
aircraft crashed onto Rantum Beach, Wet Germany. He was unable to release
himself from his chute shroud lines and so the rescue helicopter had to
tow him to shore |
10/04/1959 |
XH264 |
|
Vampire
T11 |
28
Sqn |
Crashed
in Tat Hong Channel, Hong Kong following engine failure. The crew ejected |
11/04/1959 |
XK380 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
656
Sqn |
Struck
a fence on take off from Ipoh Race Course, Malaya following repairs after
a forced landing |
14/04/1959 |
XM663 |
|
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
824
NAS |
Suffered
clutch failure while in the hover at Culdrose, Cornwall. It fell onto its
side breaking off the rotor and tail section. The two crew escaped unhurt. To ground instruction at Arbroath |
14/04/1959 |
TW572 |
|
Auster
AOP6 |
652
Sqn |
Swung
to starboard on take off from Bunde air strip, West Germany. The pilot
over-corrected and it swung violently to port, struck a fence and ran into
a ditch |
21/04/1959 |
XG579 |
304 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
815
NAS |
Ditched into the English Channel thirteen miles off Portland, Dorset after engine rpm dropped while in a hover at
10ft. Two crew were rescued but one was unable to escape from the cabin and drowned |
22/04/1959 |
WE612 |
|
Auster
T7 |
653
Sqn |
The
pilot approached Kermia, Cyprus too slow in a strong cross wind. He
applied full power after bouncing off the runway but the aircraft veered
off. It crossed a ditch and nosed over on a mound of soil |
24/04/1959 |
VM308 |
|
Anson
C19 |
Debden
Station Flt |
The
pilot approached the airfield at Roborough,
Plymouth, Devon from the wrong direction. He swung to avoid an ambulance
and came to rest in a cutting on the airfield boundary |
27/04/1959 |
XF267 |
|
Sycamore
HR14 |
194
Sqn |
Spun
into the ground at Kuala Lumpur, Malaya after the rotor blade detached.
The three crew were killed |
28/04/1959 |
XF378 |
|
Hunter
F6 |
C(A)
Loan |
Suffered
a minor fire in the rear fuselage area. It was on loan to Hawker Aviation
Company at the time. The C(A) section purchased the airframe after the
fire and used it for spares |
29/04/1959 |
XB521 |
536 |
Hiller
HT2 |
705
NAS |
Badly damaged at Predannack, Cornwall when it drifted downwind during a spot turn in
strong winds. The pilot overpitched, it landed heavily and rolled onto its port side.
The crew escaped safely. To Fleetands but declared a write off |
29/04/1959 |
XJ397 |
309 |
Whirlwind
HAR3 |
815
NAS |
Autorotated
and ditched into Portland Harbour, Dorset after transmission failure. Allocated to ground instruction as A2485 at Arbroath |
30/04/1959 |
XK941 |
|
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
WHL |
Control
was lost while in a hover at Yeovil, Somerset due to fatigue failure of
the starboard lateral control rod. The main rotors struck the ground after
the aircraft rolled to port. It came to rest on its port side and caught
fire. The two crew escaped without injury |
04/05/1959 |
XF882 |
|
Provost
T1 |
RAFC |
Crashed
near Londonthorpe, Linconshire after the crew abandoned the aircraft in an
uncontrollable spin |
05/05/1959 |
TX189 |
|
Anson
C19 |
Colerne
Station Flight |
Ground-looped
on landing at Colerne, Wiltshire and sheared off the undercarriage |
05/05/1959 |
WM986 |
LM-616 |
Sea
Hawk FB3 |
736
NAS |
Crashed
into a hill in a near vertical attitude at Riverlean Burn thirteen miles
from Nairn, Morayshire. The pilot was killed |
06/05/1959 |
XF996 |
ES-72 |
Hunter
F4 |
229
OCU |
The
pilot ejected while on approach to Chivenor, Devon after the ailerons
jammed. The aircraft crashed onto Saunton Sands |
11/05/1959 |
WN318 |
|
Meteor
T7 |
1
Group Comm Flt |
Written
off in a wheels
up landing at Benson, Oxfordshire after the undercarriage jammed |
20/05/1959 |
VV955 |
|
Anson
C19 |
Coastal
Command |
Flew
into the Talyfan Mountains near Llanduno, North Wales while flying in
cloud. It had been en-route Bovingdon to Ballykelly and had been told to
divert to Valley to pick up a passenger. The three crew were killed. |
23/05/1960 |
WZ668 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
656
Sqn |
The
engine failed due to fuel starvation. Made an emergency landing on a
sports field at Mentakab Camp, Malaya and came to rest against the wall of
a hut |
25/05/1959 |
WP828 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
Glasgow
UAS |
Hit
the water while in a turn over the Firth of Tay seven miles from Perth |
26/05/1959 |
WW289 |
437 |
Sea
Venom FAW22 |
891
NAS |
Taxied
forward out of the wire after a normal landing on HMS Centaur while
operating in the Bay of Biscay approximately 150 miles off St Nazaire,
France. The pilot reported having no brakes and the aircraft struck two
other parked aircraft before going over starboard side into the sea. The
pilot was killed and three on deck were injured |
26/05/1959 |
VM322 |
|
Anson
C19 |
North
Coates Station Ft |
Swung
on landing at Jurby, Isle of Man after the starboard tyre burst. It
pivoted onto its nose and then fell back onto its tail severely damaging
the fuselage |
26/05/1959 |
XE453 |
169 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
804
NAS |
HMS
Albion was operating in the Indian Ocean approximately 300 miles off
Ceylon. The deck came up in rough seas when the aircraft was over the No3
wire. The pilot applied full power to go round but the hook caught No5
wire. The aircraft ditched off the port bow but the pilot was rescued |
29/05/1959 |
TG522 |
|
Hastings
C1A |
114
Sqn |
Stalled,
crashed and burnt out while on approach to Khartoum, Sudan after No 1 and
2 engine failed. Five of the thirty one on board were killed |
02/06/1959 |
WT304 |
|
Canberra
B6 |
139
Sqn |
Flew
into the ground at El Adem, Libya while on a night target marking
exercise. The three crew were killed |
03/06/1959 |
WL481 |
|
Meteor
T7 |
RAFFC |
The
crew abandoned the aircraft after the elevator failed six miles SE of
Driffield, Yorkshire |
03/06/1959 |
XK663 |
|
Comet
C(RCM)2 |
51
Sqn |
During the night the aircraft was engulfed by flames and damaged beyond repair in No.4 hangar at Watton, Norfolk. A Lincoln and Varsity that were also in the hangar were dragged out before the fire spread. The centre fuselage was completely destroyed and it was concluded that an inspection lamp that had been left turned on in the Comet’s under floor servicing bay may have been the cause. This left the squadron with only two Comets to carry out its highly classified tasking |
07/06/1959 |
WZ880 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
Bristol
UAS |
Failed
to recover from a spin at Winterborne near Filton, Gloucestershire during
aerobatics The pilot abandoned the aircraft at the last moment after
trying unsuccessfully to release the cadet, who was killed |
08/06/1959 |
WG217 |
|
Balliol
T2 |
SoFC |
Written
off when the undercarriage collapsed on landing at Hurn, Hampshire |
12/06/1959 |
VV640 |
|
Vampire
FB5 |
Ferry
Wing |
Crashed
into the Bristol Channel while on approach to Llandow near St Athan,
Glamorgan. The pilot was killed |
16/06/1959 |
WH256 |
|
Meteor
F8 |
Takali
Station Flt |
The
pilot abandoned take off from Takali, Malta due to difficulty in control
column movement. It overshot through the boundary fence, across a road,
through a stone wall and came to rest in a field |
18/06/1959 |
VZ357 |
|
Vampire
FB5 |
5
FTS |
Written
off when it ran into Vampires WE846 and XD463 after the starboard brake
failed while taxying at Oakington, Cambs. The other aircraft were only
damaged |
20/06/1959 |
XA750 |
A-164 |
Javelin
FAW4 |
3
Sqn |
Spun
into the ground killing both crew when the pilot lost control after
attempting a slow roll after take off from Norvenich, West Germany. It was
returning to Geilenkirchen after having been in the static display at
Norvenich Open Day |
22/06/1959 |
WR475 |
|
Venom
FB4 |
8
Sqn |
The
ammunition door opened on take off from Khormaksar, Aden. The pilot was
killed when during an attempted emergency landing it stalled and
crashed |
25/06/1959 |
XG696 |
442 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
891
NAS |
Bolted
after a heavy landing on HMS Centaur. It struck two parked Sea Hawks and
then climbed away slowly and crashed into the Mediterranean. The crew
ejected |
03/07/1959 |
WA681 |
|
Meteor
T7 |
81
Sqn |
Suffered
a wheels up landing at Tengah, Singapore at night |
03/07/1959 |
TG580 |
|
Hastings
C1A |
48
Sqn |
Swung
off the runway at Gan, Maldive Islands when the starboard undercarriage
leg collapsed after a heavy landing |
05/07/1959 |
WT331 |
|
Canberra
B(I)8 |
88
Sqn |
Struck
the water during an asymmetric overshoot at Sharjah, Oman in bad weather.
The crew were able to evacuate the aircraft safely |
07/07/1959 |
XA772 |
|
Javelin
FAW4 |
72
Sqn |
An
engine cut on take off from Leconfield, Yorks. It made a safe landing but
was later declared a write off |
08/07/1959 |
WJ649 |
|
Canberra
B2 |
231
OCU |
Returned
to base at Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire after the starboard engine rpm
dropped. Control was lost and the aircraft yawed to port when the pilot
allowed speed to drop too low. It dived into the ground killing the three
crew |
09/07/1959 |
WV745 |
|
Pembroke
C1 |
El
Adem Station Flt |
Ran
off the runway and into a ditch on landing at Akrotiri, Cyprus following
brake failure |
09/07/1959 |
XH750 |
R |
Javelin
FAW7 |
33
Sqn |
Crashed
into a barley field near Tavenham Rectory near Norwich, Norfolk after
engine failure caused by a lightning strike. The crew ejected safely |
13/07/1959 |
XD955 |
D |
Swift
FR5 |
79
Sqn |
Caught
fire in flight over West Germany due to a hydraulic fluid failure. Landed
back at Gutersloh but it was declared a write off |
15/07/1959 |
WL480 |
|
Meteor
T7 |
12
Group Comm Flt |
Yawed
during a low speed over-shoot at Leconfield, Yorkshire with the
undercarriage extended. It rolled onto its back, struck the ground and
burst into flames killing the pilot |
17/07/1959 |
XD961 |
K |
Swift
FR5 |
79
Sqn |
Crashed
two miles east of Gutersloh, West Germany following engine failure. The
pilot ejected safely |
20/07/1959 |
XD627 |
|
Vampire
T11 |
RAFC |
Struck
the tops of trees after the student left it too late to recover from a
dive during a dummy rocket attack. Returned to Cranwell, Lincs but was
found to be damaged beyond repair |
20/07/1959 |
XG584 |
306 |
Whirlwind
HAR3 |
815
NAS |
Ditched into Portland Harbour, Dorset after the engine cut, restarted then cut again. The three crew were rescued
by a civilian boat. Salvaged and allocated to ground instruction at Arbroath as A2487 |
23/07/1959 |
WB676 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
654
Sqn |
Written
off in a flying accident in West Germany |
24/07/1959 |
XA891 |
|
Vulcan
B1A/B2 |
Avro
Aircraft Co |
Thirty
seconds after take off from Woodford three generators failed due to a
major electrical fault. The aircraft climbed to a safe height for
abandonment with increasing control difficulty. No 4 engine then began to
fail and the two FTOs baled out. The aircraft then became uncontrollable
and the radio operator baled out and the two pilots ejected. The aircraft
crashed into a field near High Hunsley near Hull, Humberside |
29/07/1959 |
XA465 |
234 |
Gannet
AS4 |
810
NAS |
Damaged
when it made an emergency wheels up landing on HMS Centaur and ran into
the barrier. Off loaded in Singapore for repair, but was declared a write
off |
30/07/1959 |
XH789 |
K |
Javelin
FAW7 |
64
Sqn |
Overshot
the runway on landing at Akrotiri, Cyprus due to hydraulic failure |
31/07/1959 |
XJ766 |
M |
Whirlwind
HAR2 |
22
Sqn |
Suffered
engine failure during a search for a swimmer and ditched into Constantine
Bay, Padstow, Cornwall. The crew escaped safely |
04/08/1959 |
WL142 |
|
Meteor
F8 |
APS |
WL142
crashed into the North Sea off Sylt, West Germany after losing its tail
following a collision with WK864, which landed safely |
04/08/1959 |
WK864 |
|
Meteor
F8 |
APS |
04/08/1959 |
WJ362 |
|
Auster
AOP6 |
652
Sqn |
Crashed
in West Germany |
05/08/1959 |
VM305 |
|
Anson
T22 |
A&AEE |
Flew
into the undershoot area on landing at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire due to
pilot error. Both crew were injured |
07/08/1959 |
XF986 |
RS-11 |
Hunter
F4 |
229
OCU |
Failed
to recover from a spin during erobatics and hit the ground at Youlton
Farm, Sutcombe SW of Bideford, Devon after the pilot had ejected over
Milton Dameral |
12/08/1959 |
VX600 |
|
Dragonfly
HR5 |
HMS
Centaur Ships Flt |
Ditched into the Arabian Sea 8 ½ miles off Karachi, Pakistan after an engine explosion while at 100ft.
The crew were rescued |
20/08/1959 |
XH668 |
|
Victor
B2 |
A&AEE |
While
at 54,000ft the starboard wing tip pitot tube detached due to fatigue
failure. This led to an input to the stall detector which extended the
leading edge flaps and lowered the elevators. The aircraft entered a high
speed dive and began to break up, crashing into the sea off St Brides Bay
off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. The captain ejected just prior to impact
but was killed along with the other four crew. Over a 14 month period 46
ships were involved in the salvage operation which involved 11,069deep sea
trawls which recovered 592,610 pieces of wreckage which amounted to 70% of
the aircraft |
24/08/1959 |
WP982 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
Leeds
UAS |
Badly
damaged after
hitting a fire extinguisher trolley while taxying at
Linton-On-Ouse, Yorkshire. It was rebuilt as G-ARDW |
25/08/1959 |
XF425 |
H |
Hunter
F6 |
74
Sqn |
Collided
at 10,000ft at night when joining up to carry out unauthorised aerobatics.
One Pilot ejected safely but the other had not removed the safety pin from
the firing handle on his seat and was killed when the aircraft crashed.
XF425 crashed near the River Yare, Buckenham, Norfolk while XF502 crashed
into a wood at Langley |
25/08/1959 |
XF502 |
K |
Hunter
F6 |
74
Sqn |
26/08/1959 |
WT540 |
|
Canberra
PR7 |
13
Sqn |
Yawed
during an asymmetric approach to Akrotiri, Cyprus after the port engine
failed. It belly landed off the runway |
27/08/1959 |
WN124 |
S |
Swift
FR5 |
79
Sqn |
Crashed
into the River Wiesser five miles west of Rinteln, West Germany after the
pilot ejected following engine failure |
28/08/1959 |
WW266 |
016 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
Airwork
FRU |
Crash-landed
at Brawdy, Pembroke following loss of power after take off |
01/09/1959 |
XH775 |
E |
Javelin
FAW7 |
23
Sqn |
During
a night interception XH781 flew into the back of XH775 at 26,000ft over
Brundell, Norfolk. The crew of XH781 were killed while the other crew
ejected safely |
01/09/1959 |
XH781 |
J |
Javelin
FAW7 |
23
Sqn |
07/09/1959 |
WR400 |
A |
Venom
FB4 |
208
Sqn |
Ran
into a ditch when taxying at Eastleigh, Kenya after the brakes failed |
08/09/1959 |
WT335 |
|
Canberra
B(I)8 |
88
Sqn |
Rolled
at low altitude and flew into the ground at Hochneukirch, West Germany.
Both crew were killed |
09/09/1959 |
XE648 |
H |
Hunter
F6 |
56
Sqn |
The
brakes failed on landing at Nicosia, Cyprus. The pilot raised the
undercarriage to stop but it ran into a fence |
11/09/1959 |
XD869 |
|
Valiant
B(K)1 |
214
Sqn |
Crashed
in a tail down attitude four miles east of Marham, Norfolk shortly after a
night take off for a direct flight to Nairobi. All six crew were killed.
The aircraft had not been test flown following 22 days of servicing and
the accident was possibly caused by the tail plane incidence switch
working in reverse. After take off the pilot would have operated the
switch to select nose down trim, it in fact selected runway trim. Instead
of reducing power and pushing the stick forward the pilot increased power
and pulled back on the stick |
14/09/1959 |
WH982 |
|
Canberra
B6 |
9
Sqn |
Force-landed
and caught fire 1¼ miles SSW of Idris, Libya after both engines failed on
take off. The crew escaped safely |
15/09/1959 |
WW194 |
652 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
738
NAS |
Aborted
take off from Lossiemouth, Morayshire. It ran off the runway into a field
and caught fire. Allocated to A2488 |
17/09/1959 |
XE307 |
|
Sycamore
HR14 |
103
Sqn |
The
rotors hit the ground causing the aircraft to roll over during a
crash-landing at Nicosia, Cyprus following engine failure. The crew
escaped safely |
17/09/1959 |
XA424 |
CU-283 |
Gannet
AS4 |
814
NAS |
Crashed
at Winkleigh, North Devon during an air display rehearsal |
19/09/1959 |
WW297 |
VL-737 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
766
NAS |
Collided
during the Battle of
Britain display at Chivenor, Devon. WW297 crashed into a field
half mile from Yelland Power Station. XG617 crashed onto Braunton Marshes |
19/09/1959 |
XG617 |
VL-733 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
766
NAS |
20/09/1959 |
WZ709 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
656
Sqn |
During
take off for a leaflet dropping sortie from Temerloh airstrip, Malaya the
starboard wing dipped and the aircraft veered to starboard. It lifted
2-3ft off the ground and then crashed through a fence and was damaged
beyond repair. The pilot had not removed the rudder lock prior to take
off. |
22/09/1959 |
WT953 |
421 |
Skyraider
AEW1 |
849
NAS |
Ditched
off the Lofoten Islands, Norway while on a sortie from HMS Victorious
after the crew became lost and the aircraft ran out of fuel. They were
rescued by a Russian trawler |
22/09/1959 |
VX122 |
|
Auster
AOP6 |
652
Sqn |
Landed
too far along an air strip in West Germany during an emergency landing due
to bad weather. It ran into a hut and a fence and then ground looped
before coming to a standstill |
23/09/1959 |
WJ514 |
|
Anson
T21 |
Binbrook
Station Flt |
Swung
on landing at Leeming, Yorkshire causing the tail wheel to collapse |
24/09/1959 |
XE385 |
109 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
800
NAS |
During
a test flight from Lee-On- Solent, Hants the control column jammed fully
aft while over Ford, Sussex. The pilot pointed the aircraft out to sea and
ejected. He was unfortunately killed |
24/09/1959 |
XF884 |
DM |
Provost
T1 |
RAFC |
Written
off when it ground looped at Barkeston Heath, Lincs after the
undercarriage collapsed on landing. The pilot escaped safely |
28/09/1959 |
XG575 |
760 |
Whirlwind
HAR3 |
737
NAS |
Ditched into the English Channel five miles off Portland, Dorset after transmission failure. The three crew were
rescued by a submarine |
29/09/1959 |
XA662 |
N |
Javelin
FAW5 |
228
OCU |
Crashed
thirty miles west of Leeming, Yorkshire after the crew had ejected
following double engine failure |
29/09/1959 |
XD398 |
|
Vampire
T11 |
Butterworth
Sation Flt |
Damaged
beyond repair in Malaya |
01/10/1959 |
XL628 |
|
Lightning
T4 |
English
Electric Co |
Crashed
into the Irish Sea off the Isle of Man after the tail fin detached during
rapid rolling tests at 35,000ft. The pilot ejected, this being the first
successful supersonic ejection in a British aircraft. He spent almost 29
hours in the water before landing on a beach at Wigtown Bay |
02/10/1959 |
WF835 |
|
Meteor
T7 |
5
FTS |
The
aircraft entered a spin during the climb out from low level. The pilot was
unable to regain control and both crew abandoned the aircraft before it
crashed at Oakington, Cambridgeshire. The student did not open his chute
and was killed |
04/10/1959 |
WR421 |
|
Venom
FB4 |
60
Sqn |
Belly
landed on the grass at Tengah, Singapore with the undercarriage jammed up |
06/10/1959 |
WV566 |
|
Provost
T1 |
1
FTS |
Collided
in mid air but managed to return to base although they were both later
deemed to be damaged beyond economical repair. They were sold back to
Hunting Aircraft Ltd. WV566 was used for stress testing |
06/10/1959 |
WV578 |
|
Provost
T1 |
1
FTS |
07/10/1959 |
WW213 |
437 |
Sea
Venom FAW22 |
891
NAS |
Broke out of the catapult during launch preparations on HMS Centaur while operating off the Philippines. It went over the port side killing both crew. Caused by the fracture of the catapult hold back ring |
12/10/1959 |
XK490 |
|
Buccaneer
S1 |
A&AEE |
Control
was lost when the pilot flew the aircraft in an unauthorised low speed
blown condition and simulated single engine failure. It stalled at
10,000ft, spun and impacted the ground inverted near Lyndhurst, Hants.
Both crew ejected too late and were killed |
14/10/1959 |
XH720 |
G |
Javelin
FAW7 |
33
Sqn |
Swung
on landing at Nicosia, Cyprus due to hydraulic failure causing the
undercarriage to collapse |
15/10/1959 |
XA117 |
VL-944 |
Sea
Vampire T22 |
Yeovilton
Station Flt |
Ran
off the end of the runway during an emergency landing at Brawdy,
Pembrokeshire. Emergency caused by a rough running engine due to turbine
blade fractures |
15/10/1959 |
WZ495 |
|
Vampire
T11 |
5
FTS |
WZ495
collided with XE897 during a change of formation as part of a display
practice. WZ495 dived inverted
into the ground at Elsworth, Cambs killing the pilot. XE897 landed back at
Oakington but was found to be damaged beyond repair |
15/10/1959 |
XE897 |
|
Vampire
T11 |
5
FTS |
16/10/1959 |
XE445 |
C-128 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
801
NAS |
Collided at 12,000ft off the Philippines coast. The tail of XE445 was sliced off and the pilot ejected safely. He was picked up from the sea by a helicopter from USS Lexington. Although damaged, XE343 landed back onto HMS Centaur. It was offloaded and eventually returned to the UK by ship but never flew again |
16/10/1959 |
XE343 |
C-120 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
801
NAS |
19/10/1959 |
WF381 |
14 |
Varsity
T1 |
ETPS |
Control
was lost during an asymmetric safety speed assessment. Full power was
applied to one engine but the aircraft entered a steep climb, stalled and
spun into the ground four miles north of Tangmere, Sussex. Both crew were
killed |
20/10/1959 |
WZ725 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
656
Sqn |
During
servicing at Noble Field, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaya a bent longeron and
strut were discovered. The damage was sustained between 2nd and 20th
October either by a heavy landing or by the starboard wheel striking an
object. Six pilots had flown the aircraft in that time. It was not
repaired |
22/10/1959 |
XH761 |
|
Javelin
FAW9 |
Ferry
Sqn |
At
the start of a ferry flight to Benson the No 2 & 3 hydraulic warning
lights illuminated just as the aircraft became airborne off from Moreton
Vallence, Gloucestershire. The pilot abandoned take off but the aircraft
overran the runway, crossed a road and came to rest in a ploughed field.
The pilot escaped safely. Returned to the manufactures for rebuild but was
used for spares |
23/10/1959 |
XG561 |
|
Pioneer
CC1 |
209
Sqn |
Lost
a wing after hitting a radio mast on take off from Ipoh, NW Malaya in bad
weather. It crashed killing the two crew |
26/10/1959 |
WK304 |
|
Swift
FR5 |
2
Sqn |
Crashed
four miles ESE of Jever, West Germany after the pilot ejected following
loss of power. |
29/10/1959 |
WE377 |
|
Venom
FB1 |
28
Sqn |
The
brakes failed during an emergency landing at Kai Tak, Hong Kong. It ran
off the end of the runway and into the sea |
01/11/1959 |
WZ870 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
Duxford
Station Flt |
Struck
the runway lights on take off from Duxford Cambridgeshire and tipped over
during the subsequent emergency landing. Allocated to ground instruction
as 7624M. |
10/11/1959 |
XD281 |
R-190 |
Scimitar
F1 |
807
NAS |
Crashed
near Loch Earn, Aberfoyle, Perthshire after the controls locked. The pilot
ejected safely |
10/11/1959 |
XF953 |
|
Hunter
F4 |
RAFFC |
Struck a flock of seagulls while at 300ft, one of which hit the port intake
and passed through the engine. Landed back at Strubby, Lincs but was declared a write off |
11/11/1959 |
XJ641 |
G |
Hunter
F6 |
93
Sqn |
Contact
was lost after the pilot had called a practice pan. No trace of the
aircraft or pilot was ever found. It is thought that he descended through
cloud and flew into the North Sea off Leewarden, Holland |
17/11/1959 |
WA413 |
|
Vampire
FB5 |
3/4
CAACU |
Written
off in a ground accident at Exeter |
18/11/1959 |
WL424 |
|
Meteor
T7 |
APS |
Ran
out of fuel and force-landed on a beach 2 miles SE of Grinstead, Denmark.
The rear crew member baled out at only 250ft and was killed. The pilot
remained with the aircraft and survived |
18/11/1959 |
WR531 |
|
Venom
FB5 |
8
Sqn |
Crashed
at Khormaksar, Aden following a bird strike |
19/11/1959 |
XD266 |
V-155 |
Scimitar
F1 |
803
NAS |
The
arrestor wire parted while landing on HMS Victorious while operating in
the Mediterranean off the Balearic Islands. It ran off the side of the
ship into the sea. The pilot escaped unhurt and was rescued by SAR
Dragonfly VX598 |
20/11/1959 |
WV179 |
V-432 |
Skyraider
AEW1 |
849
NAS |
Ditched
into Caglian Bay while on route to HMS Victorious after the engine failed
and caught fire |
24/11/1959 |
WF984 |
|
Devon
C1 |
ETPS |
The
pilot failed to select the master air valve on prior to take off from
Farnborough, Hampshire and was therefore unable to raise the
undercarriage. He did not apply sufficient power and climbed to only 300ft
before descending and crashing into trees. Both crew were killed |
28/11/1959 |
WH699 |
|
Canberra
B2 |
RAFFC |
Control
was lost shortly after take off from Strubby, Lincolnshire. The crew
ejected and the aircraft crashed two miles SW of the airfield. The
navigator did not release from his seat and was killed |
09/12/1959 |
WP501 |
|
Dragonfly
HR5 |
HMS
Vial Ships Flt |
Lost power on take off from HMS Vidal. It ditched into the Indian Ocean 500 miles off the Somali Republic and sank.
The crew were rescued |
14/12/1959 |
XE448 |
126 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
801
NAS |
Due
to a total hydraulics failure it made a wheels and flaps up landing on HMS
Centaur while operating in the Pacific Ocean off Brisbane, Australia. It
caught the No1 wire and then ran into the barrier. Off loaded in Singapore
and scrapped |
19/12/1959 |
XL828 |
|
Sycamore
HR14 |
Khormaksar
SAR Flt |
Lurched
to starboard when the pilot
closed the throttle after landing on soft ground 32 mile NNE of Ahwar,
Aden. He increased power but ground resonance occurred causing the main
rotors to strike and shatter the nose and cockpit perspex |
29/12/1959 |
XE443 |
C-127 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
801
NAS |
Caught
fire after a fuel spillage from the front tank during catapult launch from
HMS Centaur while operating in the Tasman Sea off Sydney, Australia. The
pilot was rescued after it ditched ahead of the ship |
30/12/1959 |
XE830 |
45 |
Vampire
T11 |
1
FTS |
Entered
a left hand diving turn while on approach to Linton-On-Ouse, Yorkshire at
night and struck the ground 1½ miles from the airfield killing the pilot |