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Continue reading]]> Folland Gnat T.1 XR538 (Photo Airwolfhound (CC BY-SA 2.0))

Folland Gnat T.1 XR538 (Photo Airwolfhound (CC BY-SA 2.0))

Another accident occured yesterday in Great-Britain, with more tragic consequences. Kevin Whyman was killed in the crash of Folland Gnat XR538 he was demonstrating at the Carfest North show in Cheshire in the United-Kingdom. Aged 39, Whyman was married and had a young daughter.

He was a city worker and Cambridge University graduate, and one of the founders of the Gnat Display Team 2007.

He completed a flying scholarship with the RAF before studying Economics at Cambridge. He was a cox in the 1996 and 1997 Boat Races against Oxford.

The cause of the accident is unknown at this time.

Our sincere condolences go to Kevin Whyman’s family and relatives.

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]]> https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2015/08/02/folland-gnat-pilot-killed-in-airshow-crash/feed/ 0 Folland Gnat F.1 to be restored https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2014/09/26/folland-gnat-f-1-to-be-restored/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2014/09/26/folland-gnat-f-1-to-be-restored/#respond Fri, 26 Sep 2014 07:54:47 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=2333 The Folland Gnats of the Gnat Display Team during a demonstration. (Photo Paul Lucas (CC BY 2.0))

The Folland Gnats of the Gnat Display Team during a demonstration. (Photo Paul Lucas (CC BY 2.0))

The former Indian air force Folland Gnat F.1 E296 is now under restoration with the Heritage Aircraft Trust/Gnat Display Team at North Weald. It is a genuine British-built Gnat, not a Hindustan Ajeet, and should become the only single-seat Gnat to fly in the UK.

More information from Aeroplane Monthly.

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