Tag: Javelin

 

Wreckage at the crash site of Gloster Javelin XA662 on Apedale moor, Castle Bolton, Yorkshire

29th September 1959
Javelin F.A.W. Mk.5 XA662
No.228 OCU, RAF
Apedale, North Yorkshire

The crew were on a training flight from RAF Leeming near Northallerton. While over the Wensleydale area the aircraft suffered an engine fire and the other shut down after a … Continue reading “1959-09-29|Javelin F.A.W. Mk.5|XA662|No.228 OCU, RAF|Apedale, North Yorkshire”

Impact point of Gloster Javelin XA825 on Emly Bank near Peebles

21st November 1960
Javelin F.A.W. Mk.6 XA825
No.29 Sqn, RAF
Emly Bank, Midlothian

The two crew were on a training flight from RAF Leuchars in Fife when their aircraft struck Emly Bank near Peebles and broke up over a wide area.