ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82625
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| Date: | Sunday 3 May 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 892 Sqn FAA RN (on loan to A&AEE) |
| Registration: | XV566 |
| MSN: | 2896 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lyme Bay, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Boscombe Down Wiltshire (EGDM) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While on loan to the A&AEE, all radio and radar contact was lost. XV566 had crashed into Lyme Bay, Dorset killing both crew. Crew later named as Lt A. J. Stewart (pilot) and Lt. P. J. Coombes (navigator): neither of whom ejected from their aircraft.
As XV566 was only on a short-term loan to the A&AEE, it was still in the markings of 892 Squadron, Royal Navy coded '010/R' at the time of the crash
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20171019205516/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_Phantom_RAF.htm
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.daveg4otu.tripod.com/dorset/dorcrash.htm]
3. http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1970.htm
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20130125225848/http://www.phantomreunion.talktalk.net:80/archives.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Nov-2011 16:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2012 14:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 23-Jun-2012 12:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2013 17:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2013 16:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
| 11-Mar-2021 08:43 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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