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| Date: | Monday 7 May 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hunting Jet Provost T.4 |
| Owner/operator: | 6 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | XS216 |
| MSN: | PAC/W/23893 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire |
| RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Damaged 7/5/1973 in a Mid-air collision over Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire, during a formation flying exercise, between two Jet Provost T.4s of 6 FTS: XR647 and XS216.
XR647 crashed onto a tractor at Norton-Le-Clay, near Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire killing two farm hands on the tractor. The crew of Jet Provost XR647 - Flt. Lt. M.Saunders and Flt. Lt. W. Durham - ejected safely.
XS216 landed safely back at Finningley, but was later declared a write off and was allocated to ground instruction at Finningley where it was converted to a T5 Cockpit procedures trainer, then to Goole, then AeroVenutre, Doncaster for display, albeit reduced to a cockpit section as a "sit in" exhibit.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421174927/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1973.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1973.htm
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1257624/
4. http://www.jetprovostfile.org/t4-xs209-to-xs231/
5. http://www.jetprovostfile.org/jet-provost-crashes/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2015 21:03 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Dec-2018 16:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
| 14-Jul-2023 15:06 | Anon. | Updated |
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