Info about F4 Phantom XT860 Crash
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Info about F4 Phantom XT860 Crash
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I am trying to find out information about the loss of Phantom FG1 XT860 from 43 Squadron on the 20th April 1988. If anybody has info about the crash situation, recovery of the aircraft, crash site or any other stuff for my research I would be really grateful.
Please be aware that I do not want to bring back any upsetting memories for anyone connected with the aircrew that perished.
Thanks for your time John
I am trying to find out information about the loss of Phantom FG1 XT860 from 43 Squadron on the 20th April 1988. If anybody has info about the crash situation, recovery of the aircraft, crash site or any other stuff for my research I would be really grateful.
Please be aware that I do not want to bring back any upsetting memories for anyone connected with the aircrew that perished.
Thanks for your time John
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April 1988
RAF Phantom FG1 XT860 43 Sqn Flew into sea during Exercise Elder Forest no ejection
Flight Lieutenant Philip Donald Clarke killed
Flight Lieutenant Kevin John Poysden killed
Google reveals some photos from both RAF camo / barley grey and RNAS Yeovilton days. All of the above is from public domain and therefore not verified. A crash into the North Sea may not have involved wreckage recovery.
RAF Phantom FG1 XT860 43 Sqn Flew into sea during Exercise Elder Forest no ejection
Flight Lieutenant Philip Donald Clarke killed
Flight Lieutenant Kevin John Poysden killed
Google reveals some photos from both RAF camo / barley grey and RNAS Yeovilton days. All of the above is from public domain and therefore not verified. A crash into the North Sea may not have involved wreckage recovery.
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
I may be recalling the wrong accident, someone please correct me if I am, but if IIRC, I have a vague recollection this accident involved a day when there was a thin layer of sea fog as well as multiple layers of low cloud.
They had been chasing various targets climbing and descending through the layers and flew into the sea chasing down a target flying just above the fog.
The supposition being that they lost SA and thought the fog layer was just another cloud layer and descended into it.
They had been chasing various targets climbing and descending through the layers and flew into the sea chasing down a target flying just above the fog.
The supposition being that they lost SA and thought the fog layer was just another cloud layer and descended into it.
ORAC, that sounds very like the F3 accident that the flight safety guys show the data-recorded info from along with cockpit recordings. Don't know if the same thing happened twice but suspect you might be thinking of that one?
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Flew into the sea on Day 3 of Ex ELDER FOREST 88. AM wave, committed onto low level tgts from CAP east of Leuchars. Poor weather, multi-layer cloud on top of a layer of sea fog, the top of which was approx 100'. No distress call, no ejection, just the sad loss of Nobby and KP. Some wreckage was recovered, which was laid out in a HAS in the Treble One Squadron site for the BOI.
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hi, I know you wrote this a fair few years ago but can I ask why you are asking?
thanks
hannah
thanks
hannah
Hello
I am trying to find out information about the loss of Phantom FG1 XT860 from 43 Squadron on the 20th April 1988. If anybody has info about the crash situation, recovery of the aircraft, crash site or any other stuff for my research I would be really grateful.
Please be aware that I do not want to bring back any upsetting memories for anyone connected with the aircrew that perished.
Thanks for your time John
I am trying to find out information about the loss of Phantom FG1 XT860 from 43 Squadron on the 20th April 1988. If anybody has info about the crash situation, recovery of the aircraft, crash site or any other stuff for my research I would be really grateful.
Please be aware that I do not want to bring back any upsetting memories for anyone connected with the aircrew that perished.
Thanks for your time John
Hannah,
Shadow57 hasn't posted here for well over six years; I doubt he'll even see this. I have the impression that his interest was technical in nature as I think he was an engineer on ejection seats. I don't think there was anything of any relevance in his question.
Shadow57 hasn't posted here for well over six years; I doubt he'll even see this. I have the impression that his interest was technical in nature as I think he was an engineer on ejection seats. I don't think there was anything of any relevance in his question.
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