Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 4, 2021 20:58:01 GMT 12
I came across this article about Richard Broderick, who coincidentally sadly was posted only a few months ago in out obituaries page. Quite an extraordinary flight. From the Press, 11th of January 1956.
FIRE IN FIGHTER PLANE
N.Z. PILOT LANDS SAFELY
MISHAP OVER MALAYAN JUNGLE
(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, January 10.
A pilot of the Royal New Zealand Air Force successfully landed his Venom jet fighter on Singapore International airport after the engine had caught fire at 42,000 ft above the Malayan jungle on Monday.
The pilot turned off his engine when it caught fire and switched on the internal fire extinguishers, which put out the flames. Led by a pilot in another Venom fighter, he then glided 42.000 ft to make a safe landing.
The pilot is Flying Officer Richard L. Broderick, aged 22, of Hamilton. He was flying at 42,000 ft above the jungle with Flying Officer F. M. Kinvig, aged 24, of Wellington. Both pilots are members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s No. 14 Squadron, which is based at the R.A.F. station, Tengah. The squadron is flying operational missions against the Malayan terrorists in conjunction with the R.A.F.
After Flying Officer Broderick had extinguished the fire in the aircraft’s engine he decided to make a “deadstick” landing. He did not want to switch his engine on again in case it caught fire the second time. But radar landing aids on the airport were unserviceable, and Flying Officer Kinvig decided to guide Flying Officer Broderick down.
This was the second time that Flying Officer Broderick has had his aircraft catch fire in the air. Two months ago he safely landed his fighter after it had caught fire over the jungle.
An Air Department official said in Wellington today that Flying Officer Broderick’s safe landing was a creditable performance to land a Venom fighter “dead-stick” without power was not an easy task.
No. 14 Squadron, which has been operating overseas since 1952, has had no fatal accidents in thousands of hours’ flying from Cyprus and Malaya.
FIRE IN FIGHTER PLANE
N.Z. PILOT LANDS SAFELY
MISHAP OVER MALAYAN JUNGLE
(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, January 10.
A pilot of the Royal New Zealand Air Force successfully landed his Venom jet fighter on Singapore International airport after the engine had caught fire at 42,000 ft above the Malayan jungle on Monday.
The pilot turned off his engine when it caught fire and switched on the internal fire extinguishers, which put out the flames. Led by a pilot in another Venom fighter, he then glided 42.000 ft to make a safe landing.
The pilot is Flying Officer Richard L. Broderick, aged 22, of Hamilton. He was flying at 42,000 ft above the jungle with Flying Officer F. M. Kinvig, aged 24, of Wellington. Both pilots are members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s No. 14 Squadron, which is based at the R.A.F. station, Tengah. The squadron is flying operational missions against the Malayan terrorists in conjunction with the R.A.F.
After Flying Officer Broderick had extinguished the fire in the aircraft’s engine he decided to make a “deadstick” landing. He did not want to switch his engine on again in case it caught fire the second time. But radar landing aids on the airport were unserviceable, and Flying Officer Kinvig decided to guide Flying Officer Broderick down.
This was the second time that Flying Officer Broderick has had his aircraft catch fire in the air. Two months ago he safely landed his fighter after it had caught fire over the jungle.
An Air Department official said in Wellington today that Flying Officer Broderick’s safe landing was a creditable performance to land a Venom fighter “dead-stick” without power was not an easy task.
No. 14 Squadron, which has been operating overseas since 1952, has had no fatal accidents in thousands of hours’ flying from Cyprus and Malaya.
