Test Flying Memorial
"...and everywhere the
blue sky belongs to them
and is their appointed rest
and their native country"
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
| Date | 26/04/1960 |
|---|---|
| Casualties | Mr R. Hazelhurst, Bristol Siddeley Engines TP; Mr P. Field, Bristol Siddeley Engines FTO; Mr E. Potter, Bristol Siddeley Engines FTO |
| Aircraft | Fairey Gannet AEW Mk 3 XJ440 |
| Took off from | Filton |
| Purpose of flight | Assessment of Double Mamba oil system in single-engine configuration |
| Incident location | Filton |
| Incident details | When on the base leg of the landing approach in single-engine flight the aircraft stalled and spun to the ground |