03/01/1960 |
WE569 |
|
Auster
T7 |
654
Sqn |
The
pilot was instructed to hold due to bad weather at base, Hildesheim, West
Germany. He was forced to land in a field when the weather closed in
causing the aircraft to tip onto its nose and turn over. Rebuilt as an A61
Terrier G-ASAJ |
05/01/1960 |
WV537 |
O-F |
Provost
T1 |
6 FTS |
The
foreign student of WV537 taxied onto the active runway at High Ercall,
Shropshire without realising it
and without permission. The aircraft was struck on the port wing by XF905
which had just landed. Another Provost managed to overshoot |
05/01/1960 |
XF905 |
|
Provost
T1 |
6
FTS |
08/01/1960 |
XJ675 |
|
Hunter
F6 |
93
Sqn |
The
engine failed due to fuel mismanagement by the pilot. He was unable to
relight it and ejected. The aircraft crashed onto a house five miles NE of
Aurich, West Germany injuring two civilians |
11/01/1960 |
VW472 |
|
Meteor
T7 |
Ferry
Sqn |
At
the end of a ferry flight from 12 MU to the RAFFC at Manby, Lincolnshire
the starboard undercarriage would not lock down. The pilot elected to make
a wheels up landing but the canopy iced up and he could not re-locate the
airfield. He was forced to make a forced wheels up landing due to low fuel |
19/01/1960 |
WV664 |
|
Provost
T1 |
2
FTS |
Failed
to recover from a spin and crashed near Pocklington, Yorkshire killing the
pilot |
20/01/1960 |
XG658 |
737 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
766
NAS |
Crashed
one mile east of Teckenham, Wiltshire during a night GCA recovery to
Lyneham |
20/01/1960 |
XJ728 |
H |
Whirlwind
HAR2 |
22
Sqn |
Rotated
into the water off Padstow, Cornwall following tail rotor failure caused
by the tail rotor control cable breaking |
20/01/1960 |
XM664 |
PO-766 |
Whirlwind
HAR7 |
727
NAS |
The
pilot was unable to maintain the hover due to overpitching and went into
forward flight. Engine RPM dropped and the aircraft ditched into the English Channel four miles off Portland, Dorset. The three crew were rescued |
20/01/1960 |
WZ678 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
656
Sqn/11 Flt |
Crashed
into the jungle after loss of power shortly after take off from Seremban,
Malaya. The wreckage was not found until 11th April 1960 |
21/01/1960 |
WF926 |
|
Canberra
PR3 |
39
Sqn |
Flew
into the Mediterranean 19 miles ENE of Luqa, Malta during a GCA let down.
Both crew were killed |
26/01/1960 |
WE591 |
Y |
Auster
T7 |
AAC
Centre |
The
propeller came off due to fracture of the shaft during climb out from a
practice engine failure after take off from Middle Wallop, Hants. It
landed in a ploughed field four miles from Andover and turned over.
Rebuilt as an A61 Terrier as G-ASAK |
02/01/1960 |
XD520 |
|
Vampire
T11 |
8
FTS |
Flew
into the ground at Swinderby, Lincs after descending through low cloud.
The pilot ejected safely |
03/02/1960 |
WM568 |
LM-647 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
736
NAS |
Suffered
lateral control failure on take off from Lossiemouth, Morayshire due to
hydraulic failure. It rolled to starboard and crashed onto the runway
killing the pilot |
04/02/1960 |
XM661 |
PO-774 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
737
NAS |
Ditched into the English Channel eight miles off Portland, Dorset and sank after it was hit by a large wave while
in the hover which caused the engine to fade. The three crew were picked up by HM submarine Trafalgar |
04/02/1960 |
XM377 |
17 |
Jet
Provost T3 |
2
FTS |
Made
a wheels up landing on the grass at Syerston, Nottinghamshire due to fuel
shortage and another aircraft being on the runway |
05/02/1960 |
WK298 |
O-F |
Swift
FR5 |
79
Sqn |
Crashed
near Fallingbostel, West Germany following engine failure. The pilot
ejected safely |
05/02/1960 |
WV796 |
LM-601 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
736
NAS |
Force
landed in the undershoot area at Kinloss, Morayshire after suffering a
flame out at 13,000ft. The pilot had inadvertently left the rear fuel tank
cock closed |
06/02/1960 |
XD238 |
V-145 |
Scimitar
F1 |
803
NAS |
Suffered
massive fuel loss during a sortie from HMS Victorious due to a leak.
Diverted to Lossiemouth, Morayshire but the pilot was forced to eject
while on approach when both engines flamed out. The aircraft crashed onto
a road near to Lossiemouth Golf Course on the airfield boundary |
07/02/1960 |
XD245 |
V-155 |
Scimitar
F1 |
803
NAS |
Due
to hydraulic failure the hook failed to lower while operating in the Moray
Firth. The aircraft was bounced off the deck of HMS Victorious in a failed
attempt to lower it. Due to extremely low fuel the pilot climbed to
2,000ft and ejected, unfortunately the parachute did not deploy and he was
killed. His body was never found |
09/02/1960 |
WV183 |
|
Skyraider
AEW1 |
849
NAS |
Struck
the starboard catwalk of HMS Albion prior to touchdown and crashed into
the Mediterranean |
09/02/1960 |
XL850 |
302 |
Whirwind
HAS7 |
815
NAS |
Ditched
into the Mediterranean off HMS Albion on the Gibraltar approaches after
the throttle jammed. The three crew were rescued but the aircraft was not
recovered |
10/02/1960 |
WW147 |
489 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
894
NAS |
Ditched
into the Mediterranean immediately ahead of HMS Albion following engine
failure after a catapult launch |
10/02/1960 |
XD920 |
|
Swift
FR5 |
2
Sqn |
Badly
damaged in a ground accident in West Germany and was later declared a
write off |
15/02/1960 |
XL849 |
333 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
824
NAS |
Ditched
into the sea 23 miles south of the Lizard, Cornwall after losing power in
a hover |
15/02/1960 |
VP535 |
|
Anson
C19 |
Gutersloh
Station Flt |
Damaged
beyond repair after an undercarriage leg collapsed while taxying at
Gutersloh, West Germany |
16/02/1960 |
WT334 |
|
Canberra
B(I)8 |
16
Sqn |
Spiralled
into the ground out of cloud while recovering from a bombing run on the
Nordhorn Range, West Germany. Both crew were killed |
20/02/1960 |
XL897 |
A-302 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
815
NAS |
Ditched into the Mediterranean following loss of power shortly after take off from HMS Albion. The three crew were
rescued by the planeguard helicopter and the wreck was not recovered |
24/02/1960 |
XG686 |
441 |
Sea
Venom FAW22 |
891
NAS |
Crashed
in the Middle East off Aden due to engine failure while operating from HMS
Centaur |
24/02/1960 |
WT963 |
425 |
Skyraider
AEW1 |
849
NAS |
Crashed
near Helston, Cornwall following engine failure after take off from
Culdrose. Both crew were killed |
25/02/1960 |
XL453 |
|
Gannet
AEW3 |
700
NAS |
Crashed
after stalling on take off from Culdrose, Cornwall |
27/02/1960 |
WM572 |
457 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
893
NAS |
Force-landed
in a field near Dreghorn, Ayrshire after the engines had been shut down
due to a fire warning |
01/03/1960 |
TG579 |
|
Hastings
C1A |
48
Sqn |
Flew into the Indian Ocean at night and sank while on approach to Gan, Maldives after the pilot had been blinded by lightning. The fourteen passengers and
six crew were all injured |
01/03/1960 |
WR504 |
|
Venom
FB4 |
208
Sqn |
Struck
tree tops when recovering from a dive in Kenya. Declared a write off on
return to Eastleigh |
04/03/1960 |
VW423 |
|
Meteor
T7 |
13
Group Comm Flt |
Skin
wrinkling was found around the fuselage portion of the tail unit below the
leading edge of the fin after a flight from Ouston, Notts. Caused by the
operational role in which it had been used and due to the age of the
aircraft |
05/03/1960 |
XG334 |
A |
Lightning
F1 |
AFDS |
Crashed
in to the North Sea off Wells-Next-the-Sea, Norfolk following hydraulic
failure which resulted in undercarriage failure. The pilot ejected safely |
07/04/1960 |
XD969 |
H |
Swift
FR5 |
79
Sqn |
Crashed
short of the runway at Gutersloh, West Germany after the pilot ejected
following engine failure |
08/03/1960 |
XM385 |
24 |
Jet
Provost T3 |
2
FTS |
The
student mishandled the approach to Syerston, Notts. The instructor took
control but the engine failed to accelerate and the aircraft touched down
in the undershoot area |
09/03/1960 |
XH988 |
X |
Javelin
FAW8 |
41
Sqn |
Crashed
at Carleton, near Carlisle after the crew ejected. The aircraft had
suffered an electrical failure and ran out of fuel while trying to find an
airfield |
09/03/1960 |
XM941 |
|
Twin
Pioneer CC1 |
224
Group Support Flt |
Force-landed
near Labis, Malaya after double engine failure and tipped over |
11/03/1960 |
XG520 |
|
Sycamore
HR14 |
CFS |
Suffered
ground resonance on landing at South Cerney, Gloucestershire and
overturned. |
11/03/1960 |
XG614 |
A-491 |
Sea
Venom FAW22 |
894
NAS |
While
operating off HMS Albion the aircraft collided off Malta and crashed into
the Mediterranean Sea |
11/03/1960 |
XG723 |
A-490 |
Sea
Venom FAW22 |
894
NAS |
18/03/1960 |
WG723 |
978 |
Dragonfly
HR5 |
HMS
Centaur Ships Flt |
Struck overhead power cables during a survey flight, burst into flames and crashed into a creek in Mombasa
Harbour, Kenya. It broke up and sank killing the three crew |
29/03/1960 |
XF424 |
|
Hunter
FGA9 |
8
Sqn |
A
seagull struck the lower lip of the starboard air intake while at 250ft.
Made a safe landing back at Sharjah, Oman but was later declared a write
off |
29/03/1960 |
XA433 |
CU-448 |
Gannet
AS4 |
849
NAS |
Ditched
into the sea one mile from Wolf Rock off Lands End, Cornwall after the
port aileron locked. Both crew were recovered |
04/04/1960 |
WW272 |
LM-652 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
738
NAS |
Crashed
into the sea while on approach to Lossiemouth, Morayshire after the pilot
became disorientated during a night GCA. He did not eject and was killed |
05/04/1960 |
XD432 |
|
Vampire
T11 |
APS
Sylt |
Damaged
beyond repair in West Germany |
06/04/1960 |
XL851 |
331 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
824
NAS |
While operating off HMS Ark Royal and in a hover the engine noise increased. The helicopter then moved left, lost
height and ditched into the Mediterranean Sea off Malta. Two of the three crew were injured and all were rescued
by another 824 NAS Whirlwind |
08/04/1960 |
XA640 |
A |
Javelin
FAW4 |
3
Sqn |
Suffered
brake failure and over ran the runway into a wood at Geilenkirchen, West
Germany |
09/04/1960 |
XF434 |
CU-448 |
Hunter
F6 |
43
Sqn |
Dived
into the Mediterranean Sea SE of Nicosia, Cyprus after engine failure.
The pilot ejected safely but see XG238 on 04/05/1961 |
12/04/1960 |
WZ708 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
656
Sqn 2 Flt |
Flew
into trees on approach to Kampong Kijal, Malaya. (Kampong is Malay for
village) |
19/04/1960 |
XL967 |
|
Twin
Pioneer CC1 |
209
Sqn |
Force-landed
at Kota Tingi, Malaya after both engines failed shortly after take off due
to fuel mismanagement by the pilot |
25/04/1960 |
WB559 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
Oxford
UAS |
Abandoned
by the crew during a spin and crashed two miles SW of Abingdon,
Oxfordshire |
26/04/1960 |
XJ440 |
|
Gannet
AEW3 |
Bristol
Siddeley Engines |
Stalled
and crashed at Cribbs Causeway while on approach to Filton, Bristol. All
the crew were killed |
26/04/1960 |
WN494 |
|
Dragonfly
HR5 |
RNAY
Fleetlands |
The
pilot lost control in rearward flight during a test flight at Fleetlands,
Hampshire due to the centre of gravity being near the forward limits |
27/04/1960 |
WK274 |
|
Swift
FR5 |
2
Sqn |
Damaged
at Jever, West Germany and was later declared a write off |
29/04/1960 |
XL555 |
|
Pioneer
CC1 |
230
Sqn |
Stalled
on take off and dived into the ground at Upavon, Wiltshire. The crew
escaped safely |
30/04/1960 |
WP774 |
CU-448 |
Chipmunk
T10 |
Hull
UAS |
Control
was lost during a practice engine failure on take off from Brough,
Humberside. It entered a spin, crashed into a shed and burned out. Both crew
were killed |
07/05/1960 |
WA445 |
18 |
Vampire
FB5 |
3
CAACU |
Landed
back at Exeter Airport on completion of an Army Co-operative exercise
which consisted of shallow dives on gun positions at Weston Zoyland,
Somerset. The ground crew informed the pilot that during the sortie a bird
had entered the port air intake. The pilot was unaware of any bird strike
taking place. The aircraft was not repaired |
07/05/1960 |
XE788 |
|
Cadet
TX3 |
641
GS |
Written
off in a flying accident at Ouston, Durham. Rebuilt and sold to the RAFGSA
as GSA 296 later becoming BGA1282 |
10/05/1960 |
WT321 |
|
Canberra
B(I)6 |
213
Sqn |
Flew
into the ground from cloud when trying to recover from a practice bombing
run at Varrelbusch, West Germany. The three crew were killed |
14/05/1960 |
XD242 |
V-152 |
Scimitar
F1 |
803
NAS |
The
pilot had shut down one engine to conserve fuel. He attempted to overshoot
from his approach to Yeovilton, Somerset but the aircraft failed to gain
height and speed and crashed onto the airfield. The pilot escaped from the
aircraft but suffered spinal injuries. The ejection seat fired when it was
being removed from the wreckage. The wreckage ended its days at Aberporth |
17/05/1960 |
XE612 |
M |
Hunter
F6 |
74
Sqn |
Lost power during take-off from Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk. The pilot was unable to stop and it overran the end of the runway and caught fire |
17/05/1960 |
XK933 |
770 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
737
NAS |
Ditched
into Church Hope Cove, Portland Dorset after instrument failure. The crew
were rescued. Allocated to A2496 |
18/05/1960 |
XA359 |
Y-309 |
Gannet
AS1 |
817
Sqn/RAN |
Crashed
in to the sea off Australia |
18/05/1960 |
XK938 |
335 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
824
NAS |
While operating off HMS Ark Royal it ditched into the Mediterranean Sea off Malta after a violent engine overspeed
caused by suspected clutch failure. The three crew were rescued by a helicopter from Hal Far |
21/05/1960 |
XA823 |
P |
Javelin
FAW6 |
29
Sqn |
Collided
at 40,000 feet during "Exercise Yeoman". XA823 crashed into the
North Sea 50 miles off the
Durham Coast while XA835 crashed near Hartlepool. All four crew members
ejected safely |
21/05/1960 |
XA835 |
Z |
Javelin
FAW6 |
29
Sqn |
23/05/1960 |
WW203 |
LM-650 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
738
NAS |
Force-landed at Dalcross Airport, Inverness after the engine flamed out. It overran the runway and came to rest having run into the perimeter fence |
30/05/1960 |
XF507 |
A |
Hunter
F6 |
65
Sqn |
Failed
to pull out of a dive from 28,000ft during combat manoeuvres and struck
the ground at Islip, near Thrapston, Northants. The pilot did not eject
and was killed |
31/05/1960 |
XF901 |
J-O |
Provost
T1 |
RAFC |
The
pilot attempted a forced landing following engine failure NE of Spitalgate,
Lincolnshire. He was killed when trying to clear a hedge the aircraft
stalled, crashed and caught fire |
01/06/1960 |
XL615 |
|
Hunter
T7 |
8
Sqn |
Flew
into high ground near Khormaksar, Aden at night. Both crew were killed |
01/06/1960 |
WB921 |
|
Sedbergh
TX1 |
2
GC |
Written
off at Spitalgate, Lincolnshire |
01/06/1960 |
VV298 |
|
Anson
T1 |
BCCS |
No
1 engine failed just after take off from Northolt. The pilot was forced to
make a deliberate emergency landing on the roof of the nearby Express
Dairy Co causing extensive damage and seriously injuring both crew. The
two passengers were uninjured |
08/06/1960 |
VF634 |
|
Auster
AOP6 |
652
Sqn |
During
a practice engine failure after take off from Detmold, West Germany the
pilot allowed the aircraft to lose too much height and it struck the
ground heavily. Converted to a A61/2 Terrier as G-ASWM |
09/06/1960 |
WG669 |
CU-530 |
Dragonfly
HR5 |
705
NAS |
Crashed during an autorotation landing near Predannack, Cornwall after a tail rotor blade had broken away |
10/06/1960 |
WA650 |
HF-57 |
Meteor
T7 |
728
NAS |
The
pilot misjudged his approach to Hal Far, Malta after an engine had failed.
The aircraft rolled to port and crashed into a field killing the pilot |
10/06/1960 |
XE883 |
53 |
Vampire
T11 |
8
FTS |
Lost
power and crashed on take off from Swinderby, Lincolnshire. The pilot was
killed |
10/06/1960 |
XG193 |
A |
Hunter
F6 |
111
Sqn |
XG193
collided with XG200 during aerobatics and crashed near Wattisham, Suffolk.
The pilot did not eject and was
killed. XG200 landed safely, (See 15/05/1967) |
10/06/1960 |
XG200 |
|
Hunter
F6 |
111
Sqn |
14/06/1960 |
XA108 |
BY-557 |
Sea
Vampire T22 |
727
NAS |
Returned
to Brawdy, Pembrokeshire after reporting a rough running engine. Suffered
severe vibration while on approach and then a flame out resulting in a
fast wheels up landing. It was not repaired |
16/06/1960 |
XL772 |
|
Skeeter
AOP12 |
652
Sqn |
Rolled
over on take off from Middle Wallop, Hants. To the dump there |
16/06/1960 |
XK626 |
68 |
Vampire
T11 |
RAFC |
Crashed
into a field two miles west of Cranwell, Lincolnshire following engine
failure after take off |
17/06/1960 |
VW803 |
|
Valetta
C1 |
84
Sqn |
The
brakes faded on landing at Mukheiras, Aden causing the aircraft to over
run the runway and the undercarriage to collapse |
17/06/1960 |
XM382 |
28 |
Jet
Provost T3 |
2
FTS |
Spun
into the ground near Melton Mowbray, Leics after entering an
uncontrollable spin. The pilot ejected safely |
23/06/1960 |
XD913 |
C |
Swift
FR5 |
79
Sqn |
Landed
on the main undercarriage at Gutersloh, West Germany after the nose wheel
jammed |
24/06/1960 |
WK292 |
T |
Swift
FR5 |
79
Sqn |
Written
off in a ground accident at Gutersloh, West Germany |
29/06/1960 |
WK299 |
D |
Swift
FR5 |
2
Sqn |
Badly
damaged on landing at Jever, West Germany when the nose wheel collapsed.
Later declared a write off |
29/06/1960 |
XA706 |
C |
Javelin
FAW5 |
228
OCU |
Force-landed
at Leeming, Yorks after an inflight fire. Later declared a write off and
allocated to 7649M |
29/06/1960 |
WM575 |
|
Sea
Venom FAW22 |
RNAY
Belfast |
Stalled
while circling and crashed into Lough Black during a test flight from
Sydenham, Northern Ireland. Both crew were killed |
01/07/1960 |
WG473 |
LK |
Chipmunk
T10 |
London
UAS |
Written
off when it struck an electrical supply point at Brawdy, Pembrokeshire |
05/07/1960 |
VF621 |
|
Auster
AOP6 |
654
Sqn |
Climbed steeply after overflying Putlos landing strip, West Germany. It stalled and crashed killing both crew |
05/07/1960 |
XK942 |
293 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
820
NAS |
Suffered clutch failure, yawed to port and ditched
into the Mediterranean north of Philippeville,
Algeria while operating off HMS Ark Royal. The three crew were rescued |
07/07/1960 |
WJ914 |
|
Varsiry
T1 |
1
RS |
Collided
and crashed five miles SW Oakington, Cambs. The six Varsity crew
and two Vampire crew were all
killed |
07/07/1960 |
XD549 |
AO |
Vampire
T11 |
5
FTS |
12/07/1960 |
WP895 |
11 |
Chipmunk
T10 |
Southampton
UAS |
Written
off in a heavy landing at Hamble, Hants. Allocated to 7650M and used for ground instruction with 2 AEF. In 1965 it was sold, rebuilt and became G-ATTS. In 1969 it became N2247 in the
USA |
12/07/1960 |
XN152 |
|
Sedbergh
TX1 |
621
GS |
Written
off in a flying accident at Locking, Somerset |
14/07/1960 |
XE827 |
50 |
Vampire
T11 |
8
FTS |
Force-landed
at Swinderby, Lincs, after the engine cut and the controls jammed |
14/07/1960 |
TW569 |
|
Auster
AOP6 |
653
Sqn |
Swung
on landing at Kermia, Cyprus and ran into a ditch |
19/07/1960 |
XH617 |
|
Victor
B1A |
57
Sqn |
Crashed near Oakley, Suffolk following a fire in two engines shortly after take off from Honington. Three of the six crew were killed. Caused by the failure of an alternator drive which penetrated the fuel tank |
19/07/1960 |
WP836 |
R |
Chipmunk
T10 |
Bristol
UAS |
Hit
by the taxying Messenger while parked at Locking, Weston-super-Mare |
19/07/1960 |
G-AKBM |
|
Miles
Messenger |
Private |
20/07/1960 |
WD305 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
Cambridge
UAS |
After
taxying in at Teversham, Cambridgeshire the ground crew noticed damage to
the underside of the aircraft. Earlier in the day it had taxied over an
unmarked G.P.O junction box at Martlesham Heath but the pilot was unaware
of this and the aircraft had been flown by three other pilots before the
damage was noticed. It was rebuilt and sold as G-ARGG |
22/071960 |
WN458 |
|
Gannet
AS1 |
725/RAN |
Crashed
at Nowra, Australia |
24/07/1960 |
XL699 |
|
Pioneer
CC1 |
209
Sqn |
Sank
back into the ground and rolled over on take off from Bario, Borneo, after
the tail struck the ground |
27/07/1960 |
XK909 |
775 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
737
NAS |
Ditched into the sea off Portland, Dorset after the engine oil pressure exceeded limits and the pressure fell
rapidly. The observer and aircrewman jumped into the water prior to ditching. Them and the pilot were all rescued
safely |
27/07/1960 |
XJ761 |
|
Whirlwind
HAR4 |
228
Sqn |
Lost
power, hit the water and sank into the North Sea off Yarmouth, Norfolk.
The crew escaped safely |
04/08/1960 |
WZ472 |
AW |
Vampire
T11 |
5
FTS |
The
crew abandoned the aircraft during an uncontrollable spin near Wattisham,
Suffolk. The instructor was unfortunately killed |
08/08/1960 |
R4918 |
|
Tiger
Moth T2 |
Dartmouth
Flying Club |
Written
off when it force-landed and hit a wall at Arbroath, Tayside |
09/08/1960 |
XL557 |
V |
Pioneer
CC1 |
230
Sqn |
The
approach to Watchfield, Hants was too slow in the gusty conditions. The
port wing struck the ground causing the aircraft to nose into the ground
which collapsed the undercarriage and damaged the rear fuselage |
11/08/1960 |
XK910 |
331 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
824
NAS |
While operating off HMS ARK Royal it ditched into the Mediterranean Sea off Malta after colliding with the ensign
mast of HMS Scorpion during a replenishment at sea |
12/08/1960 |
XD864 |
|
Valiant
B1 |
7
Sqn |
Crashed
onto the disused airfield at Spanhoe, Northants when it stalled after take
off from Wittering. The five crew were killed |
15/08/1960 |
WP865 |
B |
Chipmunk
T10 |
Durham
UAS |
Spun
into a field at Milcombe village five miles SW of Banbury, Oxfordshire.
The pilot did not abandon the aircraft and was killed. Durham UAS were
detached to Gaydon but were operating from Bicester due to strong cross
winds at Gaydon |
15/08/1960 |
XF614 |
PZ |
Provost
T1 |
CFS |
Overshot
on landing and struck the side of the taxyway at Little Rissington, Gloucs
tipping up onto its nose |
16/08/1960 |
WZ587 |
|
Vampire
T11 |
5
FTS |
Failed
to recover from a spin and dived into the ground six miles north of
Methwold, Norfolk. The pilot ejected safely |
18/08/1960 |
XB519 |
|
Hiller
HT1 |
RNAY
Fleetlands |
Crashed into Fareham Creek, Hampshire after the engine failed during auto-rotation
practice. The two crew escaped safely |
23/08/1960 |
XD954 |
|
Swift
FR5 |
79
Sqn |
During
servicing at Gutersloh, West Germany both were found to need considerable
repair. Due to the impending withdrawal
of the type they were written off |
23/08/1960 |
XD974 |
M |
Swift
FR5 |
79
Sqn |
23/08/1960 |
WK300 |
E |
Swift
FR5 |
2
Sqn |
Damaged
in West Germany. With the withdrawal from service of the type it was not
repaired |
26/08/1960 |
XG560 |
|
Pioneer
CC1 |
209
Sqn |
Lost
power and flew into trees at Seletar, Singapore |
30/08/1960 |
XG638 |
LM-649 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
738
NAS |
Failed
to return to Lossiemouth, Morayshire on a night sortie. It had crashed,
possibly into the Minch, east of Lewis |
31/08/1960 |
XD972 |
W |
Swift
FR5 |
2
Sqn |
Badly
damaged in a ground accident at Jever, West Germany and was later declared
a write off |
01/09/1960 |
WN492 |
934 |
Dragonfly
HR5 |
Lossiemouth
Station Flt |
Rolled to starboard immediately after take off from Lossiemouth, Morayshire and crashed onto Plockton sports field |
02/09/1960 |
XM170 |
|
Lightning
F1A |
BAC |
Suffered
mercury contamination during its build which went undetected until its
first flight at Warton, Lancashire. White fungus appears on the structure
in many places. It was put into quarantine for many years before being
removed and ended its days on the dump at 9 SoTT Newton as 7877M |
05/09/1960 |
VZ521 |
|
Meteor
F8 |
5
CAACU |
A
tyre burst on take off from Woodvale, Merseyside causing it to swing off
the runway. To ground instruction at Catterick |
06/09/1960 |
XE449 |
183 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
806
NAS |
Crashed
into the South China Sea east of the Philippines while operating off HMS
Albion. The pilot had ejected following a fire warning |
06/09/1960 |
XD953 |
F |
Swift
FR5 |
79
Sqn |
Suffered
hydraulic failure and system contamination at Gutersloh, West Germany. Due
to the impending withdrawal of the type it was not repaired |
07/09/1960 |
XN133 |
|
Alouette
AH2 |
6
Flt |
Rolled
into the ground on take off from Bulbarrow Hill, Hants after the cyclic
control jammed. Allocated to 7702M |
14/09/1960 |
XG538 |
|
Sycamore
HR14 |
110
Sqn |
Badly
damaged when the rotors hit a wall during take off from Naplang, Thailand.
Later declared a write off |
14/09/1960 |
WW205 |
490 |
Sea
Venom FAW21 |
894
NAS |
The
pilot mishandled the aircraft at the final stages of a night CCA to HMS
Albion while operating in the South China sea 350 miles NE of Malaya. The
port drop tank struck the deck and the wire was not engaged. Power was
applied too late to go round and it went over the side into the sea
killing both crew |
17/09/1960 |
XJ515 |
R |
Sea
Vixen FAW1 |
892
NAS |
During
a NATO exercise fifty miles north of the Shetland Islands it hit the
round-down while landing on HMS Ark Royal. It slid along the deck, burst into
flames and went over the side, killing both crew |
20/09/1960 |
XH838 |
F |
Javelin
FAW7 |
33
Sqn |
The
port tyre burst on landing at Middleton St George, Tee Side. This caused
the undercarriage leg to collapse and the aircraft swung off the runway.
To Catterick for fire practice |
26/09/1960 |
WH169 |
|
Meteor
T7 |
RAFC |
As part of a touch and go manoeuvre at Cranwell, Lincolnshire the student pilot carried out a successful asymmetric touchdown. He then opened only one throttle which caused the aircraft to swing off the runway onto the grass. The port undercarriage leg struck a fire hydrant sign which swung the aircraft round to an abrupt halt |
03/10/1960 |
XJ693 |
|
Hunter
F6 |
20
Sqn |
Written
off in a wheels up landing at Gutersloh, West Germany after the
undercarriage had jammed |
04/10/1960 |
XJ450 |
|
Pioneer
CC1 |
209
Sqn |
Turned
over on landing at Fort Kemar, Malaya |
05/10/1960 |
XK486 |
|
Buccaneer
S1 |
Blackburn
Aircraft Ltd |
During
auto pilot trials the attitude indicator began rotating. The auto pilot
followed the movement and disorientated the pilot. Both crew ejected
safely at 6,000ft and the aircraft crashed near Little Weighton, Yorkshire |
07/10/1960 |
VL300 |
|
Anson
C19 |
RAE |
The
pilot lost control of the aircraft on landing at Llanbedr, Merioneth. It
swung off the runway onto rough ground where the undercarriage was torn
off causing the port engine to be knocked out of alignment |
07/10/1960 |
XN313 |
H-282 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
814
NAS |
Ditched into Loch Ryan, Wigtown, Scotland and sank
after engine failure during a sonar
hover off HMS Hermes. Due to a possible fuel system fault. The three crew
were rescued by HMS Blackpool |
11/10/1960 |
XL151 |
L |
Beverley
C1 |
84
Sqn |
Flew
into sand dunes at night while flying at 570ft 15 miles NE of Khormaksar,
Aden and blew up killing all seven crew. They had been searching for a
missing Beech C-45 Expeditor |
17/10/1960 |
WD415 |
|
Anson
T21 |
229
OCU |
Written
off when the undercarriage was retracted in error on landing at Chivenor,
Devon |
18/10/1960 |
WT897 |
|
Cadet
TX3 |
662
GS |
Written
off in a flying accident at Arbroath, Tayside |
19/10/1960 |
XA114 |
|
Sea
Vampire T22 |
738
NAS |
Crashed
onto Coulardbank Farm, after engine failure after take off from
Lossiemouth, Morayshire. Both crew were killed |
24/10/1960 |
XE953 |
19 |
Vampire
T11 |
8
FTS |
Badly
damaged in a belly landing at Swinderby, Lincolnshire following engine
failure. Later declared a write off |
24/10/1960 |
WT504 |
|
Canberra
PR7 |
58
Sqn |
The
crew abandoned the aircraft after a fuel tank fire at 5,000 ft followed by
a total loss of electrics. It crashed 12 miles NNE of Wyton,
Cambridgeshire |
25/10/1960 |
WZ417 |
32 |
Vampire
T11 |
RAFC |
Abandoned
by the crew near Scampton, Lincs following engine failure |
26/10/1960 |
XN463 |
|
Jet
Provost T3 |
A&AEE |
The
pilot was unable to increase engine RPM and during the subsequent descent
broke cloud at 100ft. The aircraft struck some trees and crashed at Sutton
Mandervill, Wiltshire injuring the pilot |
27/10/1960 |
XA754 |
D |
Javelin
FAW4 |
72
Sqn |
Declared
a write off after the centre fuselage was subject to excessive heat when
during an engine run at Leconfield, Yorkshire the jet pipe split |
09/11/1960 |
XE590 |
V |
Hunter
F6 |
4
Sqn |
Suffered
a bird strike while at low level over West Germany. It landed at Jever but
was written off |
11/11/1960 |
WF766 |
|
Meteor
T7 |
A&AEE |
Disintegrated
in flight over Axminster, Devon. killing the pilot. Wreckage impacted the
ground three miles NW of Lyme Regis |
14/11/1960 |
WD711 |
HR-579 |
Meteor
TT20 |
728
NAS |
Ran
out of fuel after becoming lost during a night practice strike on a ship
and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off Linosa Island 74 miles west of Malta. Both crew were
killed and the aircraft was not found |
15/11/1960 |
XA159 |
980 |
Sea
Vampire T22 |
Lossiemouth
Station Flt |
The
fire warning light came on in flight and the engine flamed out. It was
then badly damaged in the subsequent forced landing at Lossiemouth,
Morayshire |
16/11/1960 |
XD222 |
609 |
Scimitar
F1 |
736
NAS |
Became
overdue while on a low level navigational flight. It had crashed at Bridge
of Cally six miles north of Blairgowrie, Perthshire. The pilot was killed.
Wreckage to Lee-on-Solent |
17/11/1960 |
WK278 |
|
Swift
FR5 |
79
Sqn |
Struck
trees during a low level reconnaissance flight in West Germany in poor
visibility. Landed safely back at Gutersloh but was damaged beyond repair |
17/11/1960 |
WP205 |
|
Valiant
B1 |
A&AEE |
Overshot the runway on landing at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire and struck the control caravan. Not repaired and struck off charge on 11th July 1961 |
21/11/1960 |
XA825 |
K |
Javelin
FAW6 |
29
Sqn |
Flew
into Bowbeet Hill near Peebles, Borders when descending through cloud.
Both crew were killed |
22/11/1960 |
WW452 |
|
Provost
T52 |
SOAF |
Crashed
at Benson, Oxfordshire prior to delivery to Oman |
22/11/1960 |
XL495 |
425 |
Gannet
AEW3 |
849
NAS |
Ditched
into the sea 20 miles off Malta while delivering mail from Hal Far to HMS
Victorious. The pilot abandoned the aircraft when it began to sink but was
drowned |
24/11/1960 |
WJ759 |
|
Canberra
B6 |
9
Sqn |
Dived
into the ground while recovering from a practice bombing run at Tarhuna,
Libya. The three crew were killed |
24/11/1960 |
WV839 |
628 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
738
NAS |
Collided
during a formation change five miles off Lossiemouth, Morayshire and
crashed into the Moray Firth.
Both pilots ejected |
24/11/1960 |
XE401 |
645 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
738
NAS |
28/11/1960 |
XN307 |
H-286 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
814
NAS |
Suffered engine failure and ditched into the harbour at Gibraltar while operating off HMS Hermes. Allocated to
A2501 at Lee-on-Solent and ended its days at HMS Ganges, Ipswich |
29/11/1960 |
WV915 |
182 |
Sea
Hawk FGA6 |
806
NAS |
Crashed
into the Indian Ocean off Ras Hafun, Somali Republic after the pilot
ejected due to engine failure while operating off HMS Albion |
30/11/1960 |
XA356 |
|
Gannet
AS1 |
816
Sqn/RAN |
Crashed
into the sea while on approach to HMAS Melbourne |
02/12/1960 |
XN438 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
8th
Indept Recce Flt |
Caught
in a down draught on take off from Kabale Strip, Uganda. It struck trees
and landed in a swamp |
07/12/1960 |
XG511 |
|
Sycamore
HR14 |
103
Sqn |
Fell
into the Mediterranean after the rotor hit the stern of a ship off
Famagusta, Cyprus |
09/12/1960 |
XD329 |
154 |
Scimitar
F1 |
803
NAS |
The
aircraft assumed a nose up attitude on launch from HMS Victorious. The
pilot was unable to maintain control and ejected |
16/12/1960 |
XM138 |
G |
Lightning
F1 |
AFDS |
Caught
fire and burnt out after a fire bottle exploded on landing at Coltishall,
Norfolk |