04/01/1962 | WB532 | Devon C1 | Anaka Air Attache | Shortly after take off from Asmara, Ethiopia the port engine lost power. The pilot made a wheels up landing in a field | |
10/01/1962 | XB516 | 533 | Hiller HT1 | 705 NAS | Badly damaged when it rolled over during a heavy landing at Culdrose, Cornwall and was later declared a write off |
15/01/1962 | WT310 | Canberra B(I)6 | 213 Sqn | During formation flying WT310 went above WT315 to photograph it. Both lost sight of each other and collided. They crashed one mile east of Elbergen, West Germany. Both crew on WT310 were killed, the pilot and one navigator of WT315 ejected safely but three others on board were killed | |
15/01/1962 | WT315 | Canberra B(I)6 | 213 Sqn | ||
16/01/1962 | XG192 | F | Hunter F6 | DFLS | The pilot abandoned take off from Nicosia, Cyprus due to a low fuel pressure light. The aircraft overshot and went over an escarpment and crashed into the ground below. The pilot was cut out of the damaged cockpit and was seriously injured |
16/01/1962 | WV607 | Provost T1 | 6 FTS | Pulled up at high speed out of a vertical dive and overstressed the airframe. Declared a write off on return to Acklington, Northumberland | |
17/01/1962 | WL465 | 67 | Meteor T7 | 5 FTS | Both engines cut while on approach to Stradishall, Suffolk. It stalled onto the runway causing the undercarriage to collapse |
18/01/1962 | XE784 | Cadet TX3 | 643 GS | Damaged in a heavy landing at Kirton In Lindsey, Lincs and was later declared a write off | |
24/01/1962 | XP813 | Beaver AL1 | 18 Flt | Ditched near to the North Hinder Lightship while en route from Antwerp, Belgium to Manston, Kent. It was seen by the crew of the lightship but they were unable to launch a boat due to sea conditions. The pilot drowned when the aircraft sank | |
29/01/1962 | WF771 | Meteor T7 | CAW | Dived into a hill at East Halton, Lincolnshire destroying a tractor and killing a cow. The crew did not abandon the aircraft and both were killed | |
30/01/1962 | XN362 | V-315 | Whirlwind HAS7 | 824 NAS | Ditched into Malacca Strait between Malaya and Sumatra after loss of directional control on take off from HMS Centaur. The three crew were rescued. It was not recovered but the cause was believed to have been disconnection of the tail rotor control cables |
30/01/1962 | XE621 | H | Hunter FR10 | 2 Sqn | Stalled while orbiting a practice target. It dived into the ground at Papenburg, West Germany and exploded killing the pilot. A newly built house was destroyed and a civilian was injured as he ran away when he was struck by debris |
05/02/1962 | WP854 | Chipmunk T10 | 1 FTS | Lost an undercarriage leg in a heavy landing at Rufforth, Yorkshire. To 7747M | |
13/02/1962 | XN361 | 310 | Whirlwind HAS7 | 825 NAS | Ditched into the Atlantic Ocean and sank approximately 1,150 miles west of Lands End, Cornwall. It had been operating off HMS Victorious when the tail rotor failed and disintegrated. The three crew were rescued |
14/02/1962 | XG509 | Sycamore HR14 | CFS | Hit the ground during a low level turn at Ternhill, Shropshire after being airborne for just two minutes. The three on board escaped safely. To 7745M | |
21/02/1962 | WJ582 | Canberra B2 | RAE Met Research Flt | During a second attempt to land at Leuchars, Fife in rapidly deteriorating weather the aircraft passed through very low cloud over St Andrews Bay with no sign of the runway. The pilot attempted to pull up but the tail struck the water, causing it to break off. The rest of the aircraft was thrown into the North Sea ¼ mile from Leuchars. The pilot ejected with the aircraft underwater and amazingly the occupant of the jump seat got caught up in the ejection seat and got dragged out with him. The navigator also escaped from the wreckage and all three were picked up from their dingy thirty minutes later by a helicopter from Leuchars | |
01/03/1962 | XD379 | 57 | Vampire T11 | 5 FTS | The engine failed during an overshoot at Graveley, Cambs due to metal from the compressor passing through the engine. It crashed onto the airfield and caught fire after the pilot ejected |
04/03/1962 | XN334 | Saro P531 | 771 NAS | Control was lost immediately after lift off from HMS Ashanti due to a maximum all up weight and strong wind conditions. It struck the edge of the deck and toppled, nose first and inverted, into the sea English Channel seven miles south west Portland Bill, Dorset. Both crew were rescued but the observer was injured. Initially to ground instruction as A2525 before joining the FAA museum collection at Yeovilton | |
07/03/1962 | TG508 | Hastings C1 | 242 OCU | Swung on landing at Thorney Island, Sussex. Skidded and caught fire after the wing tip hit the ground | |
07/03/1962 | WE546 | Auster T7 | 652 Sqn | Crashed in West Germany | |
07/03/1962 | XD319 | 192 | Scimitar F1 | 807 NAS | Ditched 200 yards ahead of HMS Centaur in the Gulf of Aden after missing the arrestor wires and attempting to go round again. The pilot was rescued by the SAR helicopter |
09/03/1962 | XH794 | X | Javelin FAW9 | 33 Sqn | Overshot on landing at Wildenrath, West Germany due to hydraulic failure. It struck a telegraph pole then ran through the boundary fence and slid for 50 yards on the port wing tip. The pilot ejected moments before it came to rest inverted. The navigator did not eject and was trapped for several hours before being released with serious injuries |
10/03/1962 | XN381 | 334 | Whirlwind HAS7 | 824 NAS | Ditched and sank off HMS Centaur in the Gulf of Aden after the engine had failed. The three crew were rescued |
13/03/1962 | WZ674 | Auster AOP9 | 656 Sqn | Caught by a down draught while flying along a ridge in South Thailand. A wing struck a tree and the aircraft crashed in flames. The pilot was seriously injured | |
14/03/1962 | WL470 | Meteor T7 | 85 Sqn | Damaged in a belly landing at West Raynham, Norfolk after the pilot forgot to lower the undercarriage. Later declared a write off | |
19/03/1962 | XM929 | 304 | Wessex HAS1 | 815 NAS | Ditched into the Mediterranean Sea off Malta while operating off HMS Ark Royal due to transmission failure. The four crew were rescued |
23/03/1962 | XL159 | Victor B2 | A&AEE | During an approach to stall in a landing configuration at 16,000ft the aircraft was mishandled and entered a stable stall followed by a flat spin. The crew were unable to recover the aircraft so both pilots ejected and one rear crew member was able to abandon it successfully. Two others remained with the aircraft and were killed when it crashed in to an Elizabethan manor house at Stubton near Newark, Nottinghamshire. Two occupants in the house were also killed and two others were injured. The aircraft had been operating from Radlett. An ambulance, that happened to be at the local school, was able to attend the incident immediately | |
27/03/1962 | XN599 | 4 | Jet Provost T3 | 6 FTS | Swung off the runway on landing at Acklington, Northumberland |
30/03/1962 | XE607 | Hunter FGA9 | 8 Sqn | During an air display at Khormaksar, Aden the aircraft failed to recover from a supersonic dive due to loss of longitudinal control. It struck the ground on the north side of the airfield killing the pilot. Eighteen people on the ground were injured and many building were damaged | |
04/03/1962 | XK822 | Grasshopper TX1 | Air Cadets | Crashed at Brent School, London | |
05/04/1962 | XM452 | 14 | Jet Provost T3 | RAFC | Lightning struck the starboard tip tank which began to break up. The pilot ejected safely after losing control and the aircraft crashed one mile south of Rauceby Hospital, Lincolnshire |
09/04/1962 | XL499 | 426 | Gannet AEW3 | 849 NAS | Collided at night and crashed into the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall. All six crew were killed |
09/04/1962 | XP197 | 414 | Gannet AEW3 | 849 NAS | |
09/04/1962 | XH977 | Javelin FAW8 | 41 Sqn | Written off in an engine starting explosion at Gutersloh, West Germany | |
13/04/1962 | XH844 | L | Javelin FAW9 | 64 Sqn | Written off in a starting explosion at Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
16/04/1962 | WJ605 | Canberra B2 | 45 Sqn | The port engine exploded causing the aircraft to break up during a bombing run over the China Rock Ranges 26 miles east of Changi, Singapore. Both crew were killed | |
24/04/1962 | WE111 | Canberra T4 | SITF Akrotiri | Flew into the Mediterranean Sea while on approach to Akrotiri, Cyprus killing both crew. No cause for the crash was found | |
24/04/1962 | XP198 | 430 | Gannet AEW3 | 849 NAS | While operating off Singapore the aircraft was engaged in testing the No3 arrestor wire on board HMS Ark Royal. The wire pulled out and parted from the aircraft which then taxied over the side of the ship. The pilot was killed but the other two occupants were rescued |
01/05/1962 | XJ528 | 243 | Sea Vixen FAW1 | 890 NAS | During a night interception exercise off HMS Ark Royal the pilot felt a severe blow or explosion while at 2,000 ft. Both crew ejected when the aircraft fell out of control and it crashed into the South China Sea off the Philippines and was not recovered. The crew were rescued by USS Caliente |
03/05/1962 | XP457 | Grasshopper TX1 | Air Cadets | Written off, no further details | |
05/05/1962 | XN379 | 336 | Whirlwind HAS7 | 824 NAS | Ditched and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta while operating off HMS Centaur. It had suffered loss of power due to suspected fuel pump failure. The three crew were rescued and the aircraft was not recovered |
07/05/1962 | XL870 | PO-778 | Whirlwind HAR7 | 737 NAS | Ditched into Portland Harbour, Dorset after engine failure. The crew were rescued safely. It was recovered, transported to Fleetlands and scrapped |
08/05/1962 | XM422 | 20 | Jet Provost T3 | 6 FTS | Crashed at Acklington, Northumberland during practice aerobatics killing the pilot |
09/05/1962 | XN604 | 8 | Jet Provost T3 | 6 FTS | Crashed at Felton, Northumberland after the crew ejected following a false fire warning |
12/05/1962 | XL667 | U | Pioneer CC1 | 230 Sqn | Control was lost in turbulence while on finals to land at Kingussie Airstrip, Inverness-shire. It struck the ground near to Kingussie railway station injuring the pilot and four passengers |
12/05/1962 | XR942 | WA116 Gyrocopter | Wallis Aircraft | Written off in a taxying accident at Shoreham, Sussex. Serial allocated to another WA116 | |
15/05/1962 | VP294 | Shackleton MR1 | 205 Sqn | Force-landed at Gan and was damaged beyond repair | |
17/05/1962 | XL132 | Beverley C1 | 242 Sqn | No 3 engine caught fire, exploded and fell off when on approach to Thorney Island, Sussex. The pilot ditched into Chichester Harbour when the fire spread. The five crew abandoned the aircraft without life jackets. Two drowned while three were rescued by civilians | |
18/05/1962 | XH755 | Y | Javelin FAW9 | 33 Sqn | The aircraft was joining formation behind another Javelin which had re-heat on. Control was lost in its wake and the crew ejected. The pilot was rescued but the navigator was not found |
22/05/1962 | XL737 | Skeeter AOP12 | AAC Centre | During a low level engine off landing at Middle Wallop, Hants the pilot forgot to lower the collective lever. He realised too late and was unable to recover the aircraft. It hit the ground very hard and caught fire. To Bicester dump | |
29/05/1962 | XM840 | 300 | Wessex HAS1 | 815 NAS | Due to an uncontrollable engine surge the aircraft ditched into the South China Sea 750 miles south of Hong Kong while operating off HMS Ark Royal. The four crew were rescued |
02/06/1962 | WK516 | Chipmunk T10 | Bristol UAS | Struck high tension cables during a practice forced landing at Thornbury, Gloucestershire. It hit the ground heavily and was wrecked. Both occupants were unhurt | |
06/06/1962 | XA330 | NW-882 | Gannet AS1 | 724 Sqn RNZAF | Crashed at Nowra, Australia |
07/06/1962 | XA645 | B | Javelin FAW5 | 5 Sqn | Both crew ejected after the port engine caught fire which spread to the whole of the rear of the aircraft. It crashed near Laarbruch, West Germany |
07/06/1962 | XL610 | Z | Hunter T7 | 111 Sqn | Stalled and crashed at Silk Willoughby, Lincolnshire while in a slow tight turn. Both crew were killed |
14/06/1962 | XH613 | Victor B1A | 15 Sqn | All four engines ‘ran down’ at 2,000ft while on approach to Cottesmore, Leicestershire after the electrical connections became disconnected from the throttle box. The three rear crew baled out successfully and the two pilots ejected. The aircraft dived into the ground vertically and exploded | |
16/06/1962 | XA929 | Victor B1 | 10 Sqn | The pilot attempted take off from Akrotiri, Cyprus with full flaps extended. He did not abandon take off until the aircraft was in the overshoot area and the chute was deployed but was torn away. The aircraft left the ground for short distances and then broke up and caught fire. All six crew were killed | |
17/06/1962 | WP976 | M | Chipmunk T10 | Bristol UAS | Control was lost while landing at Filton, Gloucs in high winds. It bounced, smashed through the boundary fence and came to rest inverted in a field. The pilot was slightly injured |
20/06/1962 | XP392 | Whirlwind HAR10 | C(A) Yeovil | Suffered fuel flow failure while at 25ft during a dress rehearsal prior to a sales demonstration for the Spanish Air Force in Spain. It force landed on uneven ground and rolled onto its side. There were no casualties | |
21/06/1962 | XL768 | Skeeter AOP12 | 1 Flt | During finals to land at Detmold, West Germany the main rotor oversped due to a loose bolt. The aircraft broke up in the ensuing heavy engine off landing. The crew escaped unhurt | |
25/06/1962 | XE600 | Hunter FGA9 | 8 Sqn | The pilot had been warned by the Range Safety Officer about his height infringements on the Khormaksar Range, Aden. He was given permission to make a low pass to check his height calibration but proceeded to ‘beat up’ the range control office. He encountered a dust cloud from his own aircraft wash and in an attempt to pull up the aircraft stalled at 150ft. He did not eject and was killed when the aircraft crashed | |
26/06/1962 | WG962 | Meteor T7 | CFS | Crashed following engine failure after take off from Little Rissington, Gloucestershire. Both crew were killed | |
27/06/1962 | XF943 | Hunter F4 | CFS | On take off from Little Rissington some of the port tyre tread shredded off and damaged the brake hydraulic lines. The pilot was unaware of this until he noticed a fall in pressure while on approach to Kemble, Gloucestershire. He was unable to stop and overran into a brick wall | |
05/07/1962 | XN922 | Buccaneer S1 | A&AEE | Crashed on take off from Boscombe Down, Wiltshire due to the boundary layer control blow not being available due to a failure in the system. The aircraft struck the hangar offices of ‘D’ Squadron killing the observer and seriously injuring the pilot. An engineering officer in the offices was also killed | |
06/07/1962 | XN153 | Sedbergh TX1 | 644 GS | Written off at Spitalgate, Lincolnshire. To RAFGSA as GSA313 later becoming BGA2024 | |
09/07/1962 | XJ382 | Sycamore HR14 | 11 Sqn | The pilot was making a forced landing fifteen miles east of Kuala Lumpur, Malaya due to a fire warning. Control was lost when the main rotor struck something causing the aircraft to land on its side. The pilot and passengers were unhurt | |
12/06/1962 | XF451 | 8 | Hunter F6 | 229 OCU | Overshot during an emergency landing at Chivenor, Devon following a fire warning. Allocated to Chivenor fire dump |
12/06/1962 | XJ128 | H | Javelin FAW8 | 85 Sqn | Written off in a starting explosion at West Raynham, Norfolk |
16/07/1962 | XE809 | Cadet TX3 | 2 GC | Written off in a flying accident at Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire | |
17/07/1962 | VP191 | 54 | Mosquito TT35 | 3 CAACU | Overshot into a hedge at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset after the pilot abandoned take off |
25/07/1962 | WV919 | Sea Hawk FGA6 | FRU | Crashed on touch down at Hurn, Hampshire | |
25/07/1962 | XA646 | S | Javelin FAW5 | AFDS | Written off in an engine start explosion at West Raynham, Norfolk |
30/07/1962 | XG465 | J | Belvedere HC1 | 72 Sqn | Crashed at Warendorf, West Germany after an engine failure caused a rotor to hit the fuselage. All six on board were killed |
08/08/1962 | XD620 | Vampire T11 | 4 FTS | Stalled while in the circuit at Mona, Anglesey. It crashed into trees and then a cottage, crossed a road and disintegrated in a field. The pilot did not eject and was killed | |
13/08/1962 | XD331 | H-145 | Scimitar F1 | 803 NAS | While operating off HMS Hermes both engines flamed out at 37,000 feet. The pilot ejected at 6,000 feet after a relight was unsuccessful. The aircraft crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea forty miles SW of Anzio, Italy |
13/08/1962 | XA307 | Cadet TX3 | 613 GS | Damaged when it hit a tree on landing near Halton, Bucks. Later declared a write off | |
14/08/1962 | XF684 | Provost T1 | 6 FTS | During night circuits and landings at Ouston Northumberland XF684 was climbing away. It was struck from behind by XF903 which was carrying out an overshoot. Both aircraft crashed and caught fire killing both crew | |
14/08/1962 | XF903 | C | Provost T1 | 6 FTS | |
16/08/1962 | XL715 | Tiger Moth T2 | BRNC AEF | Crashed on take off from Angers, France | |
17/08/1962 | XP146 | 771 | Wessex HAS1 | 737 NAS | Ditched into the sea off Portland, Dorset |
18/08/1962 | XK535 | 684 | Buccaneer S1 | 700 NAS | Suffered loss of air blow over the port wing during a steep approach to Lossiemouth, Morayshire. It entered a spin and crashed into the Moray Firth killing both crew |
21/08/1962 | XN247 | Cadet TX3 | 622 GS | Written off in a flying accident at Christchurch, Dorset | |
22/08/1962 | XM456 | 18 | Jet Provost T3 | RAFC | The aircraft was on loan to Hunting Aircraft Ltd to investigate the spinning characteristics with fuel in the tip tanks. During a spin to the left it could not be recovered and both crew ejected, the aircraft crashing at Histon, Cambridgeshire. CA clearance for spinning with fuel in the tip tanks was withdrawn as a result |
23/08/1962 | WB966 | Sedbergh TX1 | RAFC | Written off at Cranwell, Lincolnshire. Rebuilt and sold to the RAFGSA possibly as GSA314 | |
23/08/1962 | XJ493 | VL-721 | Sea Vixen FAW1 | 766 NAS | The pilot abandoned take off from Yeovilton, Somerset. The aircraft ran through the perimeter fence, crossed a road, ran across a field and into the river Yeo where it caught fire. Both crew were killed. Allocated to ground instruction at Arbroath |
28/08/1962 | WE988 | Prefect TX1 | RAFC | Written off at Cranwell, Lincolnshire | |
28/08/1962 | WJ480 | M | Valetta T3 | 2 ANS | Lost height and struck trees after an asymmetric overshoot at Hullavington, Wilts. It caught fire, exploded and cartwheeled into a field killing the three crew. The starboard engine fuel cock had been left closed which prevented the engine from being restarted |
01/09/1962 | WZ719 | Auster AOP9 | 20 Recce Flt | All were damaged beyond repair during the destruction of Sha Tin Base, Hong Kong by typhoon Wanda | |
01/09/1962 | WZ720 | Auster AOP9 | 20 Recce Flt | ||
01/09/1962 | XN411 | Auster AOP9 | 20 Recce Flt | ||
03/09/1962 | XN449 | 853 | Sycamore HR51 | 723 Sqn RAN | The tail rotor failed at 30 ft two miles from Nowra, New South Wales, Australia. It spun into a hillside, rolled down a slope and burnt out. The two on board escaped safely |
04/09/1962 | XJ603 | H-213 | Sea Vixen FAW1 | 892 NAS | Struck the round-down when landing onboard HMS Hermes while operating in the Mediterranean off Hal Far, Malta. It slid up the deck and fell into the sea off the angle deck killing both crew |
04/09/1962 | XD448 | Vampire T11 | 8 FTS | Struck a flock of seagulls during take off from Swinderby, Lincolnshire. The pilot abandoned take off but the aircraft overran into soft ground | |
04/09/1962 | XA472 | 398 | Gannet AS6 | 831 NAS | Struck the round-down of the ship during a night approach to HMS Ark Royal while operating in the Middle East. The port oleo collapsed and the aircraft slewed over the side into the sea. Both crew were rescued |
06/09/1962 | XR381 | Alouette AH2 | 8 Flt | Crash landed and rolled down a hill after take off from Eastleigh, Kenya after the turbine failed | |
09/09/1962 | XP815 | Beaver AL1 | 651 Sqn | Crashed on take off from Vollos strip, Greece when the sun visor fell over the pilots face. Parts were used with XP806 (Crashed 16/09/1970) in making a composite airframe marked XP822 | |
13/09/1962 | XG332 | Lightning F1 | de Havilland Engine Co | The aircraft was on finals to Hatfield, Herts after tailplane control was lost and the aircraft reared up vertically. The pilot ejected horizontally and was seriously injured when he impacted a greenhouse. Un-burnt fuel in the rear fuselage had been ignited by a small crack in the jet pipe and had weakened the tailplane actuator anchorage | |
16/09/1962 | WW292 | 381 | Sea Venom FAW21 | 831 NAS | Fell back onto the runway on take off from Hal Far, Malta. It overshot and ran into a stone wall |
17/09/1962 | XE544 | L | Hunter FGA9 | 208 Sqn | Take off from Nairobi, Kenya was abandoned due to a fire warning. A tyre burst and the undercarriage was raised to stop but the aircraft swung off the runway |
19/09/1962 | TG566 | Hastings C1 | 202 Sqn | Slewed off the runway at Aldergrove, Northern Ireland resulting in the fuselage becoming twisted | |
25/09/1962 | XG523 | S-K | Sycamore HR14 | CFS | The student pilot pushed the collective lever forward while hovering at 10ft at Ternhill, Shropshire. The aircraft struck the ground heavily and was written off |
28/09/1962 | XL825 | Sycamore HR14 | 110 Sqn | The pilot was demonstrating the aircraft to a friend at the Malakoff Rubber Estate, Malaya. The main rotor struck and removed the tail section while flying backwards in a shallow climb. The aircraft fell backwards into trees and caught fire killing the pilot | |
02/10/1962 | XA934 | Victor B1 | 232 OCU | No 4 engine exploded and caught fire on lift off from Gaydon, Warwickshire. No 3 engine was shut down and the fire extinguished but due to fuel mismanagement No 1 & 2 engines failed at between 300 and 400ft. The navigator abandoned the aircraft but struck a tree and was killed. The AEO left next but was killed as it was too low for his chute to deploy. The 2nd pilot ejected safely but the 1st pilot was killed when the aircraft crashed | |
04/10/1962 | XA701 | X | Javelin FAW5 | JOCS | Written off in a starting explosion at West Raynham, Norfolk |
12/10/1962 | XM696 | Gnat T1 | A&AEE | Impacted the runway heavily at Chilbolton, Hampshire which removed the starboard tyre and badly damaged underside of the aircraft. The pilot overshot and made a wheels up landing at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire | |
16/10/1962 | XM427 | 12 | Jet Provost T3 | RAFC | Stalled and crashed during a night GCA to Waddington, Lincolnshire killing the foreign student pilot |
17/10/1962 | XN601 | 5 | Jet Provost T3 | 6 FTS | The Iraqi student pilot became distracted during a touch and go at Ouston, Northumberland. The undercarriage had failed to retract and he was attempting to raise it using the Emergency lowering lever. The aircraft stalled, struck a small power pole and cartwheeled. The ejection seat was thrown up the rails without firing and the student was dragged by the streamed chute still attached to the seat coming to rest in the space between the inverted fuselage and the port wing. He suffered a few bruises and was only in hospital for a few days |
24/10/1962 | WW134 | Supermarine 544 | RAE/A&AEE | This was the third Scimitar prototype. At the end of its flying career it was dispatched to the French port of Mandier, Toulon. As part of trials it was deliberately launched off HMS Centaur without a pilot and now lies on the Mediterranean seabed | |
25/10/1962 | WJ730 | 18 | Canberra B2 | ETPS | Control was lost on take off from Farnborough, Hants during a single engine safety speed evaluation. It yawed, rolled inverted and crashed onto the airfield killing both crew |
28/10/1962 | XG253 | X | Hunter FGA9 | 1 Sqn | Crashed 37 miles NE of Khormaksar, Aden after the pilot had ejected due to engine failure caused by loss of oil |
29/10/1962 | XA661 | F | Javelin FAW5 | 11 Sqn | Written off in a starting explosion at Geilenkirchen, West Germany |
29/10/1962 | XJ562 | R-249 | Sea Vixen FAW1 | 890 NAS | Crashed into the sea off Aden while operating off HMS Ark Royal |
30/10/1962 | XA285 | Cadet TX3 | 645 GS | Written off in a flying accident at Catterick, North Yorkshire. Allocated to the Fire School there | |
30/11/1962 | XP972 | Hawker P1127 | Hawker Aircraft Co | During a high G turn the engine suffered a bearing failure which started a fire in the rear fuselage. Made a successful un-powered belly landing at Tangmere, Sussex for which the pilot was awarded the OBE | |
02/11/1962 | WP922 | D | Chipmunk T10 | Birmingham UAS | Struck the ground during low level aerobatics three miles SE of Newport, Shropshire |
04/11/1962 | WD372 | Chipmunk T10 | London UAS | Collided and crashed near Reading, Berkshire. All three crew were killed when both aircraft disintegrated | |
04/11/1962 | G-ASAE | Beagle Terrier | Private | ||
09/11/1962 | XD875 | Valiant BK1 | 7 Sqn | Written off in a ground accident, no details | |
13/11/1962 | XP192 | Scout AH1 | A&AEE | During simulated engine failure at high speed and low level at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire the tail rotors struck the ground and the main rotors then severed the rear fuselage. Initially thought repairable but was later declared a write off | |
15/11/1962 | XD265 | LM-611 | Scimitar F1 | 736 NAS | Crashed into the Moray Firth off Milltown, Moray after a bird was ingested into the starboard engine and started a fire during a dummy deck mirror landing at Lossiemouth. The pilot ejected safely at 500 feet and was rescued by an SAR helicopter |
16/11/1962 | XN360 | H-986 | Whirlwind HAS7 | HMS Hermes SAR Flt | Suffered a complete engine failure while operating off HMS Hermes. It ditched into the Mediterranean killing two of the four occupants. The wreckage was not recovered |
23/11/1962 | XD282 | LM-610 | Scimitar F1 | 736 NAS | Crashed into the North Sea two miles east of Milltown, Grampian after the pilot had ejected at 100 feet. This was due to a bird strike on approach which caused control difficulties. He landed safely in soft muddy ground. The aircraft went to Lee On Solent for accident investigation and was finally scrapped at Fleetlands during July 1963 |
27/11/1962 | XA414 | CU-393 | Gannet ECM6 | 831 NAS | Collided and flew into a hillside 1½ miles north of Greencastle, Co Donegal, Northern Ireland during a formation flight. All six crew were killed |
27/11/1962 | XG798 | 227 | Gannet AS6 | 831 NAS | |
03/12/1962 | XA894 | Vulcan B1 | Bristol Siddeley Engines | The aircraft was undergoing a full power ground run with reheat at Filton, Gloucestershire. The low pressure shaft failed causing the turbine disc to be projected around the bomb bay which punctured two 150 gallon tanks fitted to fuel a test engine. The disc then penetrated the bomb bay and struck the ground whereupon it bounced and carved a path through the starboard wing, ripping every fuel tank. The ensuing fire engulfed the whole aircraft and an adjacent fire engine, the heat being so intense that the fires were allowed to burn them selves out. The core of the disc continued across the airfield bouncing every 150 feet towards a parked Bristol Type 188. It eventually ran out of momentum just short of the parked aircraft | |
03/12/1962 | XH836 | O | Javelin FAW9 | 60 Sqn | The starboard engine exploded while at 36,00ft. Both crew ejected when the aircraft went out of control. It crashed into jungle near Mersing, Malaya. Both crew landed in the jungle, the navigator not being rescued for two days |
08/12/1962 | XK935 | 985 | Whirlwind HARS7 | HMS Hermes Ships Flt | Ditched into the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar half a mile from HMS Hermes
after the engine started to scream while in a starboard turn due to apparent clutch failure. It yawed to port and ditched into the Gulf of Aden one mile off the starboard side of HMS Hermes. The three crew were rescued |
12/12/1962 | XM993 | Lightning T4 | LCS | The undercarriage collapsed on landing at Middleton St George, Durham. It overran the runway, overturned and caught fire. The crew escaped safely | |
15/12/1962 | XK481 | Skeeter AOP10 | AAC Centre | Written off, no further details. To ground instruction at Middle Wallop | |
28/12/1962 | XE535 | C | Hunter FGA9 | 28 Sqn | Flew into Lion Rock Ridge, two miles NNW of Kai Tak, Hong Kong killing the pilot |