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corinne@6

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    corinne@6
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    Sea Hawk WV919

    I believe I witnessed this crash while in apprentice training at RAF Locking. We were on sports parade which would be early afternoon and we were facing south, towards the Mendip Hills. I remember a Sea hawk flying along the hill line when it inverted and something fell out. I realised this was the pilot but he wasn’t ejected however his parachute opened and he descended normally. The aircraft continued inverted into the ground. I believe he received injuries (broken leg) on landing by impacting a stone wall. If my memory serves me well sports parades were on a Wednesday afternoon but I could be wrong. The crash was a Tuesday, I believe. I was in training for three years, January 1962 to December 1964 and I know the accident was early on in the training. Sorry I cannot add any information to your present detail, I just thought you may be interested in a possible witness report.

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