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Old 8th Aug 2008, 18:02
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Gordon, I think a typo has crept into this thread. XJ516 was a Sea Vixen, the Sycamore was XG516.

The usually reliable Britains-Smallwars site has no RAF fatalities showing for 18/02/57, the date of XG516 accident. It has two showing for XJ896 (10/02/58), and a Royal Marine killed in the XG546 accident (31/05/57).

A Sycamore(XF268) "rolled down" Mount Olympus on 08/07/55, but no fatalities shown.

Four RAF fatalities (1 x Flt Lt, 2 x FOs, 1 x LAC) shown on 08/07/57, but I have yet to find an accident reference.
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