ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55481
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Date: | Friday 22 January 1988 |
Time: | 15:00 |
Type: | Bae Hawk T.1A |
Owner/operator: | CFS (Red Arrows) Aerobatic Display Team RAF |
Registration: | XX243 |
MSN: | 079/312079 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Scampton, (SQZ/EGXP) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed onto the airfield at Scampton, Lincolnshire during a low level practice formation display. Aircraft dived in the ground at a 55 degree angle, whilst attempting to recover from flying inverted at 300 feet.
Neil had been the Lightning Display Pilot the previous season. He was struggling with the roll back manoeuvre and had carried out the escape manoeuvre during the morning practice. Sadly this practice he rolled and struck the ground.
Pilot - later named as F/Lt Neil Duncan MacLachlan - did not eject, and was killed
Sources:
1.
http://mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/FD961708-C685-4344-A32F-EDD78B165310/0/maas88_19_hawk_xx243_22jan88.pdf 2.
http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222858/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/HAWK/HAWK.htm 3.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire/unexplained/red_arrows.shtml 4.
http://midargyllkintyrenews.wordpress.com/2011/07/16/red-arrows-fly-past-at-clachan/ 5.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1988.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Aug-2011 00:26 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
31-Dec-2012 11:46 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Embed code, Narrative] |
09-Aug-2013 19:59 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Source] |
09-Aug-2013 20:01 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator] |
14-Nov-2014 03:28 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
30-Dec-2019 20:51 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
23-Jun-2023 15:40 |
MickH |
Updated [[Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]] |
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