The two Jet Provosts collided in mid air on the 6th of June 1986 just North of Helmsley, both pilots from this aircraft ejected and the two aircraft came to rest in thick woodland. I think this aircraft crashed somewhere near High Baxtons Farm.
The aircraft was built to contract KC/E/124 by B.A.C. at Luton and ready and awaiting collection on 19th August 1971. It was issued to RAFC Cranwell on 23rd August 1971 and coded "-70". It was taken to BAe for conversion to a T5A on 12th November 1974 and was ready and awaiting collection on 1st March 1975. It returned to RAFC Cranwell on 3rd March 1975 where it was still coded "-70". It is also recorded as being recoded "-16" by 7th August 1975. It went to RAF Wyton on detachment on 1st November 1977 but returned to RAFC Cranwell, still coded "-16" on 20th January 1978. It again went with a Jet Provost detachment to RAF Wyton on 10th March 1978 and back to RAFC Cranwell 30th July 1978, still coded "-16" and again back to RAF Wyton on 1st September 1978 and returning to RAFC Cranwell in December 1978, still coded "-16". It was loaned to 1 FTS at Linton on Ouse on 20th November 1979 and returned to RAFC Cranwell on 29th November 1979. It finally moved to 7 FTS Church Fenton on 27th September 1984 and was coded "-133". It was destroyed with Cat. 5(s)FA damage in the incident at Helmsley in June 1986 and struck off charge on 27th June 1986
Pilot - Sqdn Ldr Robert (Bob) Lindo RAF, aged 36 - Injured, broke back in three places.
Pupil - F/O David Bryson RAF - Injured.
This photograph of the aircraft was published in a magazine, sadly I do not recall the name of it.
I have hunted the dense woodland for traces of where this aircraft came down, although I know roughly where this was
from the information on the photograph taken at the time, I do not know the exact place to be able to include any photographs of my own
taken today.
A seat from one of the Jet Provosts.
Part of one aircraft, which probably became detached following the collision.
Another part of one aircraft, thought to be the very rear of the jet pipe.
A second Jet Provost seat.
This is thought to be the third seat, although the fourth seat was unoccupied at the time it was missing for a time after the crash.
The following series of remarkable photographs were taken the day after the crash by Mr Neil Robins, he also visited
the site of where the main part of this aircraft crashed but was told by the Authorities that he could not photograph that.
I would like to thank him for sending me copies of these photographs and for other details he has been able to give me, without
which this webpage would not be as detailed.
