06/01/1961 |
XJ573 |
R-457 |
Sea
Vixen FAW1 |
893
NAS |
Crashed
into the Mediterranean after striking an ECU box during an overshoot from
HMS Ark Royal. Both crew were killed |
09/01/1961 |
XD431 |
|
Vampire
T11 |
5
FTS |
Crashed
18 miles north of Scunthorpe, Humberside after an engine fire damaged the
flying controls. The pilot was killed |
09/01/1961 |
WZ716 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
LAS |
Hit
a hedge on take off and crashed into a field at Stopgate Cross, Somerset
after going to the aid of another aircraft that had force-landed |
11/01/1961 |
XJ762 |
|
Whirlwind
HAR10 |
C(A) |
The
engine failed at 100ft during recovery from a practice autorotation at
Yeovil, Somerset It struck the ground heavily breaking off the tail cone.
The two crew were uninjured |
13/01/1961 |
XG128 |
Q |
Hunter
FGA9 |
8
Sqn |
While
en route to a target the leader called to climb to avoid high ground at
Wadi Yahar, Aden. The aircraft flew into the high ground killing the
pilot. It could not be established whether this was due to pilot error or
if the aircraft had been struck by ground fire |
16/01/1961 |
XN383 |
775 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
737
NAS |
Ditched
into the sea off Portland, Dorset after loss of power |
23/01/1961 |
XE882 |
|
Vampire
T11 |
1
FTS |
The
student and instructor were unable to recover the aircraft from a practice
spin. They both ejected and were seriously injured after landing heavily
on frozen ground. The aircraft crashed at Aysgarth, North Yorkshire |
23/01/1961 |
WJ342 |
|
Hastings
C2 |
36
Sqn |
An
engine cut on take off from Eastleigh, Kenya causing the aircraft to swing
off the runway and the undercarriage to collapse |
23/01/1961 |
XE593 |
P |
Hunter
F6 |
65
Sqn |
Destroyed
by fire following an explosion during start up at Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
01/02/1961 |
XN460 |
26 |
Jet
Provost T3 |
2
FTS |
Crashed
at Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire after failing to recover from a spin. The
pilot ejected safely |
02/02/1961 |
VX123 |
X |
Auster
AOP6 |
AAC
Centre |
Damaged
at Middle Wallop, Hants. Rebuilt as an A61 Terrier, G-ARLP |
03/02/1961 |
XN312 |
H-281 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
814
NAS |
Suffered partial transmission failure south of Hong Kong while on approach to HMS Hermes and ditched next to the
ship. The three crew were rescued by two fellow 814 NAS Whirlwinds |
07/02/1961 |
XN357 |
626 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
719
NAS |
Ditched
into the sea off Northern Ireland after loss off power |
07/02/1961 |
XF893 |
|
Provost
T1 |
6
FTS |
Dived
into the ground out of cloud at Great Witley, Worcestershire after losing
control at night. The pilot was killed |
08/02/1961 |
XJ583 |
V-216 |
Sea
Vixen FAW1 |
892
NAS |
A
drop tank caught fire after the starboard oleo leg collapsed when landing
on HMS Victorious while operating off Malaysia. Returned to the UK on HMS
Hermes and was later allocated to Arbroath as A2507 |
09/02/1961 |
XJ527 |
H-242 |
Sea
Vixen FAW1 |
890
NAS |
Crashed
into the sea 25 miles off Horsborgh Light House, Tengah, Singapore while
operating off HMS Hermes. Both crew ejected after a fire started in the
starboard engine. The aircraft was not recovered |
02/01/1961 |
VL312 |
|
Anson
C19 |
TTC |
Flew
into a hill 1,480ft above sea level while in cloud near North Barrule,
Isle of Man. All six on board were killed |
01/03/1961 |
XA904 |
|
Vulcan
B1 |
44
Sqn |
After
being airborne for 6 hours 35 minutes the pilot misjudged the approach to
Waddington, Lincs. When downwind to land on the second attempt no’s 1, 2
and 3 engines cut due to low fuel. The controls stiffened and the aircraft
touched down on the extreme right of the runway. It then ran off the
runway onto the grass causing the undercarriage to collapse. Nose section
allocated to 7738M |
02/03/1961 |
XA917 |
|
Victor
B1 |
Handley
Page |
Landed
in the undershoot area at
Radlett, Herts damaging the nose wheels. It ran onto the runway but with
no steering it veered off onto the grass where the main undercarriage
collapsed causing extensive damage to the fuselage. It was not repaired
and was used for ground instruction at Radlett until being cut up. The
nose section was used at Wittering and later Marham as an emergency
trainer until 1996 when it was sold to a private owner |
02/03/1961 |
XE604 |
Z |
Hunter
FGA9 |
1
Sqn |
Stalled
after carrying out a rocket attack on Cowden Range, Yorkshire and crashed
into the North Sea. The pilot was killed |
02/03/1961 |
XA752 |
F |
Javelin
FAW4 |
72
Sqn |
The
undercarriage caught the safety barrier on landing at Leeming, Yorks. It
had been left up in error when the runway was changed. The aircraft struck
the runway hard and swung onto the grass |
02/03/1961 |
XL966 |
|
Twin
Pioneer CC1 |
21
Sqn |
The
pilot overflew the drop zone (supplies for a mountain rescue team) on
Mount Kilimanjaro, Kenya and struck rising ground. The aircraft then
crashed inverted into a ravine killing the navigator. The pilot and two
dispatchers were injured |
03/03/1961 |
WN496 |
LM-933 |
Dragonfly
HR5 |
Lossiemouth
Station Flt |
Rolled to starboard on take off from Lossiemouth, Morayshire.
The starboard wheel struck the ground and the helicopter rolled over. To Fleetlands but was struck off charge |
04/03/1961 |
XD654 |
909 |
Sycamore
HR51 |
723
Sqn RAN |
While operating from HMAS Sydney off the Cocos Islands the pilot attempted to hover alongside HMS Hermes with insufficient wind. It ditched into the Indian Ocean but the crew were rescued safely |
08/03/1961 |
XE602 |
|
Hunter
F6 |
229
OCU |
Ran
into the safety barrier at Chivenor, Devon after the throttle was jammed
open by a loose screwdriver left in the aircraft by one of the ground
crew. The pilot was injured |
09/03/1961 |
XL477 |
H-433 |
Gannet
AEW3 |
849
NAS |
Stalled
on approach to HMS Hermes and ditched into the sea off Ceylon. Both crew
jumped into the sea but the pilot was not found |
10/03/1961 |
XL879 |
335 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
824
NAS |
XL879 crashed into a field three miles north of The Lizard, Cornwall after touching rotor blades with XL884 at
500ft during formation flying. The three crew escaped safely. The remains of XL879 were used as ground instruction
at Manadon until it was burnt at the pen day there in 1990. XL884 landed safely but see
also 05/03/1968 |
10/03/1961 |
XL884 |
336 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
824
NAS |
14/03/1961 |
WV409 |
|
Hunter
F4 |
66
Sqn |
Damaged
by fire after it jumped the chocks during an engine run and ran into
XG210, which was only slightly damaged. Location not known. WV409 was not
repaired |
14/03/1961 |
WP200 |
|
Valiant
B1 |
RRE |
Take
off from Pershore, Worcestershire, was abandoned after the powered
controls were inadvertently switched off while the crew were attempting to
clear a restriction in the port rudder movement. It overran at high speed,
crashed through a steel mesh fence and came to rest just short of a
railway line. Two crew were severely injured, the navigator being trapped
in the cockpit for four hours. The other crew member received minor
injuries |
16/03/1961 |
WK295 |
G |
Swift
FR5 |
2
Sqn |
Found
to be damaged beyond repair on return to Jever, West Germany after a bird
strike had damaged to port intake. The pilot had been unaware of any bird
strike |
20/03/1961 |
XL876 |
772 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
737
NAS |
Ditched into the English Channel three miles off Portland Harbour breakwater, Dorset after the sonar gear caught
fire in the rear cabin while dunking. The three crew were rescued and the helicopter was salvaged and went to the
AIU at Lee-on-Solent for investigation |
20/03/1961 |
XE322 |
G |
Sycamore
HR14 |
110
Sqn |
The
pilot went into forward flight too low after take off from a landing zone
in Malaya. He force-landed into water due to insufficient height to clear
obstructions ahead of him. All crew and the soldiers on board were unhurt |
22/03/1961 |
WD144 |
|
Lincoln
B2 |
23
MU |
Hit
trees during a three engine approach to Aldergrove, Northern Ireland and
belly-landed short of the field. This was the last Lincoln loss in RAF
service |
23/03/1961 |
XM347 |
13 |
Jet
Provost T3 |
2
FTS |
Crashed
at Wragby, Lincolnshire after engine failure. The pilot ejected safely.
The failure had been caused by shot blast particles being left after
manufacture in part of the oil pump and subsequent failure of the pump.
This caused main bearing failure due to oil starvation |
24/03/1961 |
WZ513 |
|
Vampire
T11 |
8
FTS |
WZ513
struck XE944 over Swinderby, Lincs during a formation loop. The pilot of
WZ513 was unaware of this but
noticed handling problems. He flew to an unpopulated area and ejected over
Binbrook. XE944 went into a spin and crashed near Swinderby killing the
pilot. He had jettisoned the canopy but had insufficient time to eject |
24/03/1961 |
XE944 |
|
Vampire
T11 |
8
FTS |
28/03/1961 |
XM477 |
|
Jet
Provost T3 |
1
FTS |
The
elevator controls stiffened and the fire warning light came on. The
instructor shut down the engine and operated the extinguisher. The crew
ejected when the aircraft entered a dive. It crashed two miles from
Dishforth, Yorkshire |
04/04/1961 |
XG522 |
|
Sycamore
HR14 |
110
Sqn |
After
take off the pilot turned the aircraft when only 4-6ft above the jungle
landing zone at Cameron Highlands, Malaya. The port wheel struck a log
causing the aircraft to hit the ground and roll over. The crew and
passengers were unhurt |
12/04/1961 |
XA813 |
U |
Javelin
FAW2 |
46
Sqn |
Landed
safely at Waterbeach, Cambs with loss of hydraulic pressure. The starboard
jet pipe had fractured and hot gases had seriously damaged the rear
fuselage and hydraulic pipes |
19/04/1961 |
XD507 |
|
Vampire
T11 |
3/4
CAACU |
Lost
a drop tank during a dive. The subsequent stress found on return to Exeter
deemed the aircraft to be damaged beyond repair |
20/04/1961 |
XN303 |
C-333 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
824
NAS |
The
pilot was unable to increase engine RPM and ditched into the Mediterranean
off Malta while operating off HMS Centaur. Due to suspected oil flow
restriction in the throttle control system. The three crew were rescued |
23/04/1961 |
WE602 |
|
Auster
AOP6 |
653
Sqn |
The
pilot abandoned take off from a strip six miles west of Herford, West
Germany after he mistakenly believed the aircraft would not become
airborne. It ran into a corn field and nosed over |
24/04/1961 |
XA803 |
H |
Javelin
FAW2 |
46
Sqn |
Written
off at Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. No further details |
24/04/1961 |
XK584 |
|
Vampire
T11 |
4
FTS |
Crashed
at Wanddeusant, Anglesey, North Wales after both crew had ejected when
they were unable to recover the aircraft from a spin |
27/04/1961 |
XG580 |
527 |
Whirlwind
HAR3 |
705
NAS |
Rolled
to port, crashed and burnt out after mechanical control failure on take off from
Predannack, Cornwall. Both crew were injured |
28/04/1961 |
XD273 |
V-152 |
Scimitar
F1 |
803
NAS |
Crashed
into the Balabac Strait off North Borneo while operating off HMS
Victorious following a fire warning. The pilot had ejected at 4,000 ft but
was killed |
30/04/1961 |
XP232 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
651
Sqn |
Hit
the side of a valley in Cyprus while attempting to fly over the crest. It
caught fire injuring both crew |
01/05/1961 |
XN260 |
B |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
848
NAS |
While operating from HMS Bulwark the pilot abandoned his landing approach to Kota Belud Training Area, Borneo.
However, it sank into the trees and broke up injuring one of the three on board. It was stripped for spares and
then blown up on site |
03/05/1961 |
XM835 |
509 |
Wessex
HAS1 |
700
NAS |
Suffered
a reduction in power and severe vibration while in a hover at 25 ft. It
ditched into shallow water onto rocks off Nare Point, Falmouth Cornwall
and rolled onto its port side. Both crew were injured. Allocated to A2516 |
04/05/1961 |
XG238 |
F |
Hunter
F6 |
92
Sqn |
During
a test flight the pilot reported loud bangs from the rear of the aircraft
and announced that he was ejecting. The aircraft crashed into the
Mediterranean two miles off Pomos Point, Cyprus. The pilot was never
found. He had previously ejected successfully from XF434 on 9th April 1960 |
04/05/1961 |
XH692 |
K |
Javelin
FAW5 |
228
OCU |
The
remaining starboard starter cartridge fired while the crew were carrying
out post flight checks on the ramp at Leeming, Yorks. It pierced the
ventral tank which exploded and started a fire. The crew abandoned the
aircraft safely |
05/05/1961 |
XM469 |
12 |
Jet
Provost T3 |
1
FTS |
Crashed
five miles from York after failing to recover from a spin. The crew
ejected safely |
15/05/1961 |
XG188 |
C |
Hunter
F6 |
19
Sqn |
Control
was lost during a dog-fight. The pilot ejected at 5,000ft and the aircraft
spun into the ground near Pocklington, Yorks |
19/05/1961 |
XP188 |
|
Scout
AH1 |
Saunders
Roe |
The
pilot attempted a forced landing on a small grass area in a caravan park
at Shoreham, Sussex following engine failure. However the aircraft landed
on two caravans and struck a third. The pilot was uninjured and there were
no civilian casualties |
24/05/1961 |
WG722 |
548 |
Dragonfly
HR5 |
705
NAS |
Force-landed into a field at Pemboa, Helston, Cornwall following
transmission failure. It rolled down a hill and demolished a wall of a farmer’s bungalow slightly inuring the farmer’s wife |
26/05/1961 |
WV737 |
|
Pembroke
C1 |
18
Group Comm Flt |
Crash-landed
two miles west of North Berwick, Lothian following an engine fire and
burnt out. It had just taken off from East Fortune |
26/05/1961 |
XM683 |
T |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
848
NAS |
Ditched
into the Celebes Sea off Borneo one mile off HMS Bulwark after power loss
and intermittent engine cutting. The pilot was rescued |
29/05/1961 |
WD497 |
|
Hastings
C2 |
48
Sqn |
No
2 engine cut while turning onto the approach at Seletar, Singapore to
carry out a practice supply drop. It stalled and crashed killing all
thirteen on board |
31/05/1961 |
XH875 |
L |
Javelin
FAW9 |
64
Sqn |
Caught
fire and burnt out after an explosion during engine start at Nicosia,
Cyprus |
01/06/1961 |
XJ765 |
B |
Whirlwind
HAR2 |
225
Sqn |
Crashed
and caught fire near Upavon, Wiltshire following rotor head failure
killing both crew |
13/06/1961 |
WT876 |
|
Cadet
TX3 |
1
GC |
Stalled
and crashed at Hawkinge, East London after the launch cable broke |
16/06/1961 |
XL664 |
|
Pioneer
CC1 |
A&AEE |
During
a delivery flight from Prestwick to Boscombe Down the pilot mismanaged the
fuel system and the engine cut despite the fact that the starboard tanks
were full. He then misjudged the approach during a forced landing and hit
some trees short of the selected field in the Wyre Forest area near Kinlet,
Shropshire. Wreckage to Bicester fire dump |
20/06/1961 |
XJ566 |
V-216 |
Sea
Vixen FAW1 |
892
NAS |
Overshot
during a night CCA to HMS Victorious while operating off Singapore. The
aircraft turned to port and entered the water with 70 degree of bank 200
yards off the port beam killing both crew |
22/06/1961 |
XD237 |
LM-611 |
Scimitar
F1 |
736
NAS |
Lost
height while orbiting following a dive attack during an Army co-operation
exercise It struck the ground at Stripeside Grange Farm, two miles east of
Keith, Banffshire in a shallow angle and broke up. The RAF exchange pilot
was killed. Possibly due to distraction follwing generator failure |
28/06/1961 |
XM185 |
C |
Lightning
F1A |
111
Sqn |
Crashed
at Lavenham near Wattisham, Suffolk after the undercarriage failed to
lower due to hydraulic failure. The pilot ejected |
29/06/1961 |
XE848 |
|
Vampire
T11 |
3
CAACU |
The
pilot raised the nose too early during take off from Exeter with full drop
tanks. He thought the aircraft would not become airborne and abandoned
take off. It overshot and ran through the boundary fence |
29/06/1961 |
XM373 |
11 |
Jet
Provost T3 |
2
FTS |
Stalled
back onto the runway causing the undercarriage to collapse at Syerston,
Notts after the pilot lifted off too early |
30/06/1961 |
WS115 |
HF-574 |
Meteor
T7 |
728
NAS |
Declared
a write off after a fire in the port wheel bay during engine start at Hal
Far, Malta |
07/07/1961 |
WV219 |
|
Whirlwind
HAS22 |
781
Sqn |
Crashed
and burnt out at Cranfield, Bedfordshire after the engine failed during
landing |
10/07/1961 |
XD269 |
157 |
Scimitar
F1 |
803
NAS |
Taxied
over the side of HMS Victorious after brake failure while operating off
Kuwait |
11/07/1961 |
XG134 |
A |
Hunter
FGA9 |
208
Sqn |
Flew
into the ground at Muta Ridge, Kuwait when recovering from a dummy rocket
attack in hazy conditions. The pilot did not eject and was killed |
13/07/1961 |
XG271 |
F |
Hunter
FGA9 |
54
Sqn |
The
pilot abandoned take off from Sylt, West Germany after being unable to
raise the nose wheel. The aircraft ran into the crash barrier and burnt
out. Caused by the elevator control reverting to manual due to a ruptured
fuse |
17/07/1961 |
XE803 |
|
Cadet
TX3 |
2
GC |
Written
off in a flying accident at Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire |
18/07/1961 |
WG319 |
C |
Chipmunk
T10 |
Oxford
UAS |
The
pilot was unaware that the aircraft had struck a power point while taxying
over the grass at Valley, Anglesey. He carried out three circuits and
taxied back in before the damage to the underside of the aircraft was
discovered |
19/07/1961 |
XN333 |
756 |
Saro
P531 |
771
NAS |
Ditched into the sea, rolled over and sank 2 ½ miles off Portland, Dorset after suffering failure of the tail rotor support structure at low altitude. The pilot was rescued but the observer drowned after being concussed. Recovered and allocated to ground instruction at Lee-on-Solent as A2519 |
20/07/1961 |
XJ569 |
487 |
Sea
Vixen FAW1 |
899
NAS |
Stalled
during a slow speed check at 20,000ft, spun and crashed into Ridge Hill
between Sydling and Cerne Abbas, Dorset. The crew ejected |
21/07/1961 |
XD264 |
R-108 |
Scimitar
F1 |
800
NAS |
The
pilot was unable to lower the starboard undercarriage due to hydraulic
failure during an aerobatic sortie and ejected at 8000 ft six miles out to
sea from Lossiemouth. The aircraft then turned inland and crashed into
woods five miles south of South Cullen, Morayshire |
25/07/1961 |
XG672 |
016 |
Sea
Venom FAW22 |
ADS |
A
formation take off was attempted from Yeovilton, Somerset on the short
runway with no wind. It failed to become airborne and ran through a
caravan park and into a house. One person in the park was killed and
another was injured |
27/07/1961 |
XH840 |
|
Javelin
FAW9 |
60
Sqn |
Along with five other Javelins XH840 had departed Waterbeach on 24th July on delivery to 60 Sqn in Singapore. At Luqa, Malta a starter motor change was required and this exploded on test damaging the aircraft beyond economical repair. Allocated to 7740M and perished on Hal Far fire section, Malta |
28/07/1961 |
XE787 |
|
Cadet
TX3 |
1
GC |
Landed
heavily at Hawkinge, East London. Allocated to ground instruction at
Andover |
31/07/1961 |
XL873 |
784 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
737
NAS |
Ditched into the sea six miles east of Portland, Dorset near to the Sharpness Light Vessel after gradual loss of
power. The two crew were rescued. The helicopter was recovered and was sent to the AIU at Lee-on-Solent for
investigation |
05/08/1961 |
XL113 |
|
Whirlwind
HAR2 |
228
Sqn |
Ditched
into Cullercoates Bay off the Northumberland Coast after the engine cut
during winching practice |
05/08/1961 |
XH791 |
|
Javelin
FAW9 |
60
Sqn |
During
a ferry flight from Waterbeach to Tengah, Singapore with other Javelins an
explosion in the jet pipe blew a hole in the starboard fuselage. It broke
formation and crashed into jungle near the Ganges Delta, India. The crew
ejected but the pilot was killed when his seat malfunctioned |
08/08/1961 |
XE579 |
|
Hunter
FR10 |
8
Sqn |
Flew
into the ground on the ranges six miles east of Zinjibar, Aden. The pilot
was killed |
17/08/1961 |
XB480 |
537 |
Hiller
HT1 |
705
NAS |
Damaged
beyond repair in a heavy landing at Culdrose, Cornwall. To Yeovilton
Museum as A2577 |
23/08/1961 |
WT701 |
701 |
Hunter
T8 |
764
NAS |
XL599
collided with WT701 after its pilot failed to keep a good lookout. He did
not eject and was killed when
it crashed at Huntley, Morayshire. The other pilot was involuntarily
ejected |
23/08/1961 |
XL599 |
704 |
Hunter
T8 |
764
NAS |
29/08/1961 |
WP841 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
RAF
Henlow |
The
pilot failed to keep the aircraft straight during a three aircraft take
off from Henlow, Bedfordshire resulting in the starboard elevator striking
a marker board. It landed safely back at base but was found to be damaged
beyond repair. To 7733M |
29/08/1961 |
XH971 |
A |
Javelin
FAW8 |
41
Sqn |
Broke
up during a high speed tight turn over the runway at Geilenkirchen, West
Germany. Both crew were killed |
30/08/1961 |
XM423 |
R-J |
Jet
Provost T3 |
CFS |
Struck
high voltage cables at night, crashed and burst into flames at Harvington
near Kidderminster, Worcestershire. The crew had ejected following engine
failure |
31/08/1961 |
XK529 |
|
Bucaneer
S1 |
A&AEE |
The
aircraft was taking part in deck trials on HMS Hermes in Lyme Bay, off
Dorset. It was deliberately overtrimmed to determine the hands off launch
technique but it pitched up and stalled following a catapult launch and
fell into the sea 500 yards ahead of the ship. The canopy was jettisoned
but the crew did not eject and were both killed |
31/08/1961 |
XH710 |
|
Javelin
FAW7 |
A&AEE |
Damaged
in an acid spillage at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire. To No.27 MU Shawbury but
was not repaired and was allocated to 7748M at Melksham. |
04/09/1961 |
XD592 |
|
Vampire
T11 |
1
FTS |
Following
radio failure the crew became lost after letting down through cloud. They
were forced to eject due to low fuel, the aircraft crashing near
Acklington, Northumberland |
05/09/1961 |
XL854 |
771 |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
737
NAS |
Ditched into the English Channel 7½ miles south east of Portland Bill, Dorset. The fuel pump had failed causing
the engine to cut suddenly. The three crew were rescued safely |
05/09/1961 |
WE545 |
W |
Auster
T7 |
AAC
Centre |
During
night flying practice at Middle Wallop, Hants. WE549 landed on top of
WE545, which was lined up for take off. The pilot of WE549 had failed to
react to the red flares given by the controller. The student pilot of both
aircraft were injured |
05/09/1961 |
WE549 |
O |
Auster
T7 |
AAC
Centre |
11/09/1961 |
WZ770 |
|
Grasshopper
TX1 |
64
Group |
Written
off, no further details |
12/09/1961 |
XE583 |
D |
Hunter
F6 |
19
Sqn |
The
pilot lost control during an unauthorised barrel roll and crashed sixteen
miles SW of Skydstrup, Denmark. He did not eject and was killed |
18/09/1961 |
WV623 |
|
Provost
T1 |
6
FTS |
Swung
on landing at night at Acklington, Northumberland and ground looped |
20/09/1961 |
WM987 |
|
Sea
Hawk FB5 |
Hal
Far Station Flt |
During a ground run at Hal Far, Malta the aircraft was badly damaged by fire. It was not repaired and was broken up on site |
20/09/1961 |
XD212 |
614 |
Scimitar
F1 |
736
NAS |
Spun
into Raich Hill, Forgie, eight miles NW of Huntley, Banffshire while
orbiting a contact point. The pilot did not eject and was killed |
22/09/1961 |
XM839 |
512 |
Wessex
HAS1 |
700
NAS |
Ditched
into the English Channel off Culdrose, Cornwall due to engine failure |
23/09/1961 |
VP964 |
|
Devon
C1 |
Air
Attache Caracus |
Ditched
into shallow water at
Kobbermindbugt after being unable to locate the airfield at
Narsarssugh, Greenland. The crew and passengers escaped but the aircraft
was covered by the rising tide |
25/09/1961 |
WV564 |
|
Provost
T1 |
6
FTS |
The
pilot came in too high on landing at Acklington, Northumberland and
bounced off the runway. He went round again but a tyre burst on landing.
The aircraft was damaged beyond repair |
29/09/1961 |
XD602 |
37 |
Vampire
T11 |
RAFC |
Written
off on return to Cranwell, Lincolnshire after being overstressed in flight
when it pulled 7½ G during a tail chase |
06/10/1961 |
XM110 |
V |
Beverley
C1 |
84
Sqn |
Written
off when a time bomb exploded on board while the aircraft was parked at
Bahrain, following a flight from Kuwait |
10/10/1961 |
WD498 |
|
Hastings
C2 |
70
Sqn |
The
co-pilots seat slid back on its runners as the aircraft was about to lift
off from El Adem, Libya. He called to the captain to take control but let
go of the controls before the captain had done this. The aircraft became
airborne, stalled, crashed and burnt out. One of the six crew and sixteen
of the thirty four passengers were killed. The pilot was not cleared to
handle the Hastings during take off |
11/10/1961 |
XJ725 |
E |
Whirlwind
HAR2 |
22
Sqn |
Crashed
into the English Channel off Ramsgate after the navigator inadvertently
turned off the main fuel cock |
12/10/1961 |
WA600 |
HF-573 |
Meteor
T7 |
728
NAS |
Ran
off the end of the runway at Hal Far, Malta after an aborted take off and
burst into flames |
12/10/1961 |
XP812 |
|
Beaver
AL1 |
18
Flt/652 Sqn |
The
engine cut after take off from Minden, West Germany. This was due to fuel
starvation caused by incorrect fuel tank selection by the pilot. It landed
heavily injuring one of the passengers. To 7735M and marked as XP000.
Later allocated to G-BMGE and sold to America |
13/10/1961 |
XF940 |
25 |
Hunter
F4 |
ETPS |
Ran
out of fuel while on approach to Farnborough, Hants. The pilot ejected at
400ft and the aircraft crash landed virtually intact on the nearby
Tweseldown racecourse |
13/10/1961 |
XG521 |
|
Sycamore
HR14 |
118
Sqn |
The
pilot mishandled the aircraft during a 'quick stop' landing at Aldergrove,
Northern Ireland. The tail rotor struck the ground causing the aircraft to
roll over. The crew and passengers were unhurt |
17/10/1961 |
XA238 |
|
Grasshopper
TX1 |
64
Group |
Written
off, no further details |
20/10/1961 |
WR968 |
Z |
Shackleton
MR2/2 |
210
Sqn |
Burnt
out at Ballykelly, Northern Ireland after it yawed during a three engine
landing causing the undercarriage to collapse |
23/10/1961 |
WZ559 |
|
Vampire
T11 |
5
FTS |
Ran
into the barrier at Oakington, Cambs after an aborted take off due to loss
of power |
25/10/1961 |
XK821 |
|
Grasshopper
TX1 |
61
Group |
Written
off, no further details |
25/10/1961 |
XK861 |
|
Pembroke
C1 |
2
TAF Comm Sqn |
Made
a wheels up landing at Bruggen, West Germany after the pilot omitted to
lower the undercarriage during a practice asymmetric landing |
26/10/1961 |
WD995 |
|
Canberra
B2 |
32
Sqn |
Collided
during a practice night interception over Cyprus. The Canberra exploded
killing the three crew. The
pilot of the Javelin ejected but the navigator did not and was killed. He
was probably killed in the collision |
26/10/1961 |
XH906 |
Q |
Javelin
FAW9 |
25
Sqn |
27/10/1961 |
WF915 |
|
Canberra
B2 |
75
Sqn RNZAF |
Crashed
into the Malayan Jungle |
27/10/1961 |
XJ519 |
219 |
Sea
Vixen FAW1 |
892
NAS |
Broke
out of the hold back due to excessive throttle by the pilot and went over
the side of HMS Victorious while operating in Subic Bay, Philippines. Both
crew were rescued but the observer was injured |
01/11/1961 |
XD393 |
18 |
Vampire
T11 |
5
FTS |
Written
off, no further details. To 7732M at Sealand |
03/11/1961 |
WZ399 |
|
Valiant
B(PR)K1 |
543
Sqn |
During
its take off from run from Offut, Nebraska, USA and when at 200 mph both
Air Speed Indicators failed. The pilot abandoned take off but the main
wheel tyres burst and the aircraft overshot the runway. Due to the ground
falling away it became airborne and cleared a six lane highway before
crashing onto a railway line. The crew survived when the cockpit broke
away and was catapulted across the railway line away from the burning
fuselage. The cause due to the wrong covers being fitted over the Pitot
tubes during the night. This allowed water into the ASI system. During
take off the water froze causing the ASI failure |
08/11/1961 |
WT511 |
A |
Canberra
PR7 |
31
Sqn |
Hit
trees five miles NW of Munster, West Germany after both engines cut while
at low level due to possible fuel starvation. Both crew were killed |
10/11/1961 |
XM915 |
321 |
Wessex
HAS1 |
819
NAS |
Ditched
into the sea off Northern Ireland after fire broke out in the transmission
system |
21/11/1961 |
VM372 |
|
Anson
C19 |
3
Group Comm Flt |
Lost
height, struck trees, a pole and a building before crash-landing one mile
SW of Mildenhall, Suffolk after an engine failed |
21/11/1961 |
XN301 |
M |
Whirlwind
HAS7 |
848
NAS |
While
on approach to HMS Bulwark in Hong Kong harbour the pilot came in too low
and affected by the downwash of a preceding aircraft. It struck the deck
edge and fell over the port side into the harbour. The three crew were
rescued |
21/11/1961 |
XM266 |
F |
Canberra
B(I)8 |
3
Sqn |
During
a night flight the pilot radioed that he had an emergency. The aircraft
then entered a spiral dive and crashed into a canal two miles east of
Tiverton, Devon. Both crew were killed |
22/11/1961 |
XK374 |
|
Auster
AOP9 |
656
Sqn |
Crashed into a ravine in jungle near the Thai, Malayan border after a fuel pipe union became detached after it had incorrectly been wire locked. The aircraft and bodies of the crew were not found until April
1967 |
22/11/1961 |
XE581 |
|
Hunter
FGA9 |
8
Sqn |
Crashed
in the Persian Gulf due to the loss of elevators control at 20,000ft. The
pilot ejected but his chute did not open and he was killed |
27/11/1961 |
XM876 |
321 |
Wessex
HAS1 |
819
NAS |
Ditched
into the sea off Northern Ireland after loss of power while operating off
HMS Wasp |
28/11/1961 |
XH878 |
R |
Javelin
FAW9 |
64
Sqn |
Crashed
near Waterbeach, Cambs due to hydraulic failure. Both crew ejected safely |
28/11/1961 |
XG572 |
528 |
Whirlwind
HAR3 |
705
NAS |
Rolled onto its port side on Goonhilly Downs, Cornwall after the tail struck and earth bank during a practice
autorotation and broke off the tail rotor. The pilot escaped safely. To Fleetlands but declared a write off |
07/12/1961 |
XG578 |
527 |
Whirlwind
HAR3 |
705
NAS |
Rolled rapidly to starboard after manual control was selected after take off. Control was lost and it crashed onto
its starboard side at Trenance Farm, near Mullion, Cornwall. Both crew escaped safely. To Fleetlands but declared
a write off |
09/12/1961 |
XE643 |
K |
Hunter
FGA9 |
208
Sqn |
The
undercarriage was raised to stop during an abandoned take off from Mombasa,
Kenya after the pilot noticed a lack of thrust. Nose section to 8586M |
14/12/1961 |
XP836 |
|
P.1127 |
Hawker
Aircraft Ltd |
The
port engine front nozzle became detached in flight causing a diversion to
Yeovilton, Somerset. When the flaps were selected the aircraft rolled
uncontrollably to port due to nozzle imbalance and the pilot ejected
safely at 100ft |
14/12/1961 |
XA867 |
940 |
Whirlwind
HAS1 |
HMS
Protector Ships Flt |
Landed
heavily from 10 ft whilst attempting to land a survey party on a small
level area of barren rock at Ash Point, Greenwich Island, Discovery Bay,
Chilean Antartic. It bounced, rolled over the edge and came to rest 30 ft
below. All three occupants escaped safely |
14/12/1961 |
XG500 |
|
Sycamore
HR14 |
225
Sqn |
The
tail rotor failed after touch down at Bender landing zone, Somalia. The
rear fuselage broke away and the aircraft spun several times before coming
to rest |
22/12/1961 |
WK623 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
Glasgow
UAS |
Dived
into the ground 1¾ miles north of Perth airfield and burnt out killing
the pilot |
27/12/1961 |
TG624 |
|
Hastings
MET1 |
202
Sqn |
Swung
on take off from Aldergrove, Northern Ireland. The undercarriage was
raised to stop but the aircraft burnt out |