Jet Provost T.4 XP670 damaged in the air, landed at Church Fenton airfield.
On 18th April 1963 Jet Provost XP670 of No.7 Flying Training School was being flown on a training exercise with an instructor and a student pilot in the cockpit. During the flight the student
pilot pulled the control column back too hard in a practice descending turn. The instructor attempted to counteract the pull force but the airframe was overstressed. The aircraft later landed normally
at Church Fenton where a damage assessment and a repair were made.
Student Pilot - Name unknown.
Instructor Pilot - F/Lt Ewart Gordon Rivers RAF (2573577).
Jet Provost XP670 was built to contract KC/E/041 by Hunting Aircraft Ltd. at Luton and was awaiting collection on 31st August 1962. On 10th September 1962 it was taken on charge by No.7 Flying Training
School at Church Fenton. As a result of damage sustained whilst in the air on 18th April 1963 Cat.3R damage was the damage assessment, it was repaired on site and returned to unit. On 17th June 1965 it had a
Cat.3R damage made against it at Church Fenton which was reduced to Cat.2 at a later date and it was repaired on site. It returned to No.7 FTS charge on 9th September 1965. On 5th April 1966 it failed to
recover from a spin following a barrel roll and crashed between Coxwold and Kilburn but the two crew ejected. The damage was assessed as being Cat.5(s) and it was struck off charge on 12th April 1966.