antarmike Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 A Royal Air Force Gloster Javelin FAW.1, XA561, on flight out of RAF Boscombe Down, entered spiral at 39,000 feet from which the pilot could not recover. He ejected and the aircraft came down, largely intact, at Ashley, Isle of Wight. XA620, a sister aircraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 A Royal Air Force Gloster Javelin FAW.1, XA561, on flight out of RAF Boscombe Down, entered spiral at 39,000 feet from which the pilot could not recover. He ejected and the aircraft came down, largely intact, at Ashley, Isle of Wight. XA620, a sister aircraft. One of my favorite aircraft Mike ! Thanks for posting ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 Alternative souces give 8th Dec as the date of the crash, and claim this was the first use of the Mk3 Martin Baker ejector seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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