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Date: | Friday 3 September 1965 |
Time: | |
Type: | Gloster Javelin FAW.9 |
Owner/operator: | 11 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | XH760 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Geilenkirchen in the North Rhine-Westphalia -
Germany
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Geilenkirchen (GKE/ETNG) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Gloster Javelin FAW.9 XH760 ("B" of 11 Squadron) was written off (Damaged beyond economic repair) at Geilienkirchen, West Germany on 3/9/1965 no further details. Declared to be a "non-effective airframe" and cleared for one flight Geilenkirchen-Shawbury on 3/9/1965. Withdrawn from service by 30/9/1965 at 27 MU RAF Shawbury, Shropshire, and stored pending disposal
Struck off charge as Cat.5(G/I) 15/10/1965 and allocated to RAF Cranwell as Ground Instructional Airframe 7892M. Still reportedly present in the winter of 1969, but scrapped at Cranwell at a later date (presumably in 1970-71)
Sources:
1.
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1099504/_ 2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/javelinpics/xh760.jpg]
3.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1965.htm 4.
http://www.aircraft-scrapyards-and-gi-airframes.org.uk/javelin/ 5.
https://www.pprune.org/5149813-post21.html Media:
Javelin XH760 (as "B" of 11 Sqn) at Dusseldorf International (Rhein-Ruhr/Lohausen) (DUS/EDDL) in May 1964
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
23-Sep-2013 16:13 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
14-Nov-2018 15:50 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
09-Apr-2024 18:03 |
Nepa |
Updated [Location, Operator] |