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Lt. John P. "Jake" Smith |
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On Monday 5th December 1955 the Westland
Wyvern from 830 Sqn flown by Lieutenant Smith experienced Engine
problems while carrying
out dummy dives. When the aircraft
became uncontrollable he had little choice but to eject which he
successfully did using a Martin-Baker ejection seat. The aircraft
crashed near Winchester
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". . . He was on the dummy weapons range at
Worthy Down when his engine failed. He ejected safely and the aircraft made
a perfect belly landing in a field having crossed a main highway missing
every vehicle by the grace of God! When the Accident Investigators stripped
the engine down, they found a Petty Officer's jacket brass button lodged in
the compressor section. There's a tale put around by the formed Squadron AEO,
that the foreign object found in the engine was a pair of Wren's black
knickers!!!!! Ha! Ha! Ha! What happened to the Wren, was she digested by the
engine????!!!!!" |
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Westland Wyvern |
Monday 5th December 1955 |