| DATE |
AIRCRAFT |
SQDN |
SERIAL |
NOTES |
| __.11.54 |
A. Anson C.19 |
Royal AF |
VL336 |
Scrapped at RAF Safi, Malta. Previously G-AJDH. |
| 1969 |
A. Shackleton |
203 |
XF708 |
The following was taken from the volume No 203 Squadron – The Malta Years, by Colin Pomeroy and are being quoted by kind permission of Mr. Pomeroy. ”In this first autumn in Malta (1969) Flt Lt Clegg's crew was tasked to carry out an air test on XF708. A short time into the flight one of the engines ‘gulped’, depositing oil all over the wing. The pilots feathered the engine, advised ATC, and returned to Luqa. On climbing out of the aircraft Flt Lt Clegg was met by a visibly shocked SNCO who almost fell at his feet. It transpired that he had been one of the team that had refuelled Flt Lt Clegg's aircraft and on returning the fuel bowser to the yard had been horrified to note that his bowser was marked AVTUR - jet fuel! At the time, the civilian bowser drivers were unavailable, and the RAF team involved was not normally employed in refuelling. He had raced to the ATC tower, ran up the stairs and told the controller that the aircraft should be recalled, at which the controller was able to reassure him that the aircraft was already on its way back - due to an engine failure. Of course, the SNCO assumed that the failure was due to ingestion of AVTUR rather than AVGAS, which made him feel even worse. In fact, Flt Lt Clegg hadn't noticed any difference in engine performance; perhaps the jet fuel had not reached the Griffons?” |
| 1933 |
B. Baffin |
|
S1533 |
Went over the bows during practice approaches/landings on HMS Glorious. |
| 1933 |
Blackburn T.5B Ripon IIA |
|
S1424 |
Crashed into the lower flying-off deck after the pilot did not follow the landing signals. |
| 1948 |
DH Mosquito |
14 |
TJ141 |
Aircraft was on a ‘roundabout’ sortie, crashed into the sea off Gozo. |
| 1957 |
DH Sea Hornet F.20 |
|
TT186/532/HF |
ex-728 squadron, seen at fire dump. |
| 1956 |
DH Sea Hornet F.20 |
728 |
WE242/530/HF |
Arr Hal Far 31.01.53, WOC for firefighting 19.01.56, survived until 1957. |
| 1950 |
DH Vampire F.3 |
|
VT807 |
Cause or nature of accident unknown. S.o.c 08.02.50 at No.137 MU Kalafrana, Malta. |
| |
DH Vampire F.3 |
|
VV207 |
s.o.c. 27.01.49 at No.137 MU Safi, Malta |
| |
DH Vampire FB.9 |
|
WR239 |
Cause and date of accident unknown, s.o.c. 25.05.55 at No.137 MU Safi. |
| |
DH Venom FB.1 |
|
WR316 |
Cause and date of accident unknown, s.o.c. 04.03.57 as CAT 5(c) in Malta. |
| |
DH Venom FB.1 |
|
WR317 |
Cause and date of accident unknown, s.o.c. 04.04.57 as CAT 5(c) at Malta. |
| |
DH Sea Vixen |
|
|
Prior to its extension, the 14 threshold end of r/w 14/32 was located very close to the perimeter fence. Above aircraft was lining up on r/w 14, when its jet blast blew away the windscreen of a parked Triumph Herald. |
| |
EE Canberra |
|
|
From Mr. Gordon Whitfield I received the following: We had a new corporal on the squadron, so he was shown around the aircraft, and in the battery bay (left-hand behind the cockpit). There is a lever with a sprung rod, which goes into a hole, the lever is also wire-locked with copper wire. One of your checks is to make sure the pin is in the hole and the locking wire is intact. (the lever allows you to isolate and retract the nose wheel up or down while on jacks ) So this new corporal puts his hand into the bay....... and somehow pulled the lever, so down goes the nose undercarriage. As far as I remember there was not much damage at all. |
| |
EE Canberra |
|
|
Aircraft pushed over its chokes due to high winds, and rolled towards the perimeter fence. |
| |
EE Canberra TT.18 |
|
|
Aircraft had to land with target banner attached, having been unsuccessful in releasing it over the airfield. |
| 1967? |
EE Lightning |
|
|
Lightning landed behind a Canberra BI6. Still overtaking the Canberra (on the runway), the Lightning pilot applied full reheat and took off again. Landing without a parachute, he overshot the runway, suffering unspecified damage. This incident was taken from www.pprune.org, and vaguely dated 1967, which would make this a No. 5 squadron machine. |
| 1933 |
Fairey IIIF |
824 |
S1315 |
Went over the bows during practice approaches/landings on HMS Glorious. |
| 1948 |
F. Firefly |
827 |
|
Crashed around 5 miles south of Marsaxlokk, whilst operating from HMS Ocean. Pilot killed. |
| 1959 |
F. Firefly U.9 |
|
VX427 |
w/o 21.07.59, remains perished Hal Far fire dump, Malta. |
| 1931 |
F. Flycatcher |
405 Flt |
|
Ditched off Malta, no additional details. |
| 1938 |
F. Swordfish |
|
K8443 |
Crashed during take-off from Hal-Far after suffering mechanical failure. Aircraft was Hal-Far based. |
| |
Gl. Meteor FR.9 |
|
VZ602 |
s.o.c. 31.10.57 as CAT 5C at Malta |
| |
Gl. Meteor T.7 |
|
WA618 |
s.o.c. 02.12.57 as CAT 5(c) at Malta. |
| |
Gl. Meteor T.7 |
|
WF795 |
s.o.c. 03.12.60 as CAT 5(C) in Malta. |
| |
Gl. Meteor FR.9 |
|
WL258 |
s.o.c. 31.10.57 as CAT 5c in Malta. |
| 1966/67 |
Gl. Javelin FAW9R |
29 |
XH884/Q |
Aircraft held in reserve at Hal Far. It was SOC on 24.02.67 and seen on its belly on the dump on 30.4.67. Damage caused by part of a grating falling on the aircraft. |
| |
HP Hastings C.4 |
|
WJ325 |
s.o.c. 28.03.68, to Luqa dump, Malta. |
| |
HP Victor |
|
|
Aircraft blew tires on a main wheel bogey, and needed to be towed off the runway. Phantom squadron, possibly 111, on an APC deployment at the time. |
| 1969 |
H. Hunter |
|
|
Two-aircraft formation. Air Traffic Control lost contact with two Hunters on a Malta-Germany flight. 203 Squadron Shackleton, already airborne, was re-routed for SAR duties. Hunters had run short of fuel, and landed in Sicily. |
| 1934 |
H. Nimrod |
|
S1580 |
Landing mishap at Hal-Far. |
| |
H. Sea Fury FB.11 |
|
VX625 |
s.o.c. 18.11.1950 at Hal Far, Malta and scrapped. |
| 1952 |
H. Sea Fury FB.11 |
801 |
WE690 |
Arr AHU Hal-Far 26.05.52, broken up for spares 11.12.52 at Hal Far. |
| |
L. C-130 Hercules |
|
|
Aircraft was at Park 4 facing towards r/w 24/06 undergoing engine runs. Propeller wash picked up a corrugated iron hut and threw over the perimeter fence. |
| |
McD F-4K |
|
XT871/007 |
Aircraft landed with ram turbine deployed. This incident probably happened during Ark Royal’s 1973 visit. |
| 1965 |
NA F-100 |
USAF/50th TF Wing |
63830 |
Emergency landing, sometime between September – December. |
| |
S. Attacker FB.2 |
|
WZ284 |
s.o.c. 29.07.54 at Hal Far, Malta. |
| |
Si. Whirlwind HAS.22 |
|
WV218 |
s.o.c. 25.02.60, broken up for spares at Hal Far, Malta. |
| |
Si. Whirlwind HAS.22 |
|
WV220 |
Ex BuAer 133748, b/u Hal Far, Malta. |
| |
Si. Whirlwind HAS.22 |
|
WV222 |
s.o.c. 05.02.60, broken up as spares at Hal Far, Malta. |
| |
V. Valetta C.2 |
|
VX574 |
s.o.c. 30.06.69 as CAT 5C in Malta. |
| |
V. Valetta C.1 |
|
VW856 |
s.o.c. 30.06.69 as CAT 5(C) in Malta. |
| |
W. Wyvern S.4 |
|
VZ760 |
To Hal Far fire dump 02.58, since perished. |