Gloster Javelin XA662
Ian giving some scale to the remaining wreckage , this large part is the exhaust pipe |
Tons of wreckage at this crash site , and nobody died in this one thanks to ejector seat technology .
The wreckage is spread in quite a wide arc across the moor . Close to a number of grouse butts, we were quite suprised at the amount remaining at this site with such reletively easy access.
The crash took place on 29th September 1959 .
An engine caught fire close to RAF Leeming and in the 30 miles between here and there ,both engines failed and the two man crew ejected . Survival of this crash would have been unlikely judging by the condition of the wreckage .
The Pilot was
Student pilot F/O C.P. Cowper
the Navigator and trainer
Capt. Robert E. Nietz (USAF)
Its located on East Bolton Moor , above Castle Bolton in the Yorkshire Dales .
Here can be seen one of the tyres still on site from XA662 , below can be seen the same section of tyre from the Javelin at Yorkshire Air Museum XH767 .
It doesnt look in a great deal better condition than the one thats been in a crash and out on the moor these past 55 years .
Javelin XH767 at YAM |
Am enjoying revisiting some of these sites Paul. It was a surprise to see so much wreckage remaining. Also this is one of the least often viewed crash site photos on my pages. I like the advert too. Is it from that site? I read somewhere an American pilot saying British ejection seats were the best.
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