ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143812
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| Date: | Monday 22 September 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F Mk 6 |
| Owner/operator: | 5 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XS926 |
| MSN: | 95259 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 60 miles E of Flamborough Head, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First flown by J. Cockburn on 30-1-67 at BAC Samlesbury. Delivered to 5 Squadron, 20-3-67. Crashed, 22-9-69 when spun into the North Sea 60 miles off Flamborough Head, North Yorkshire. Pilot - Capt C.B. Neel USAF - Lost control when carrying out a spinning manoeuvre below recommended height. Ejected safely and on descent inflated liferaft against procedure. Capt Neel was in possession of unauthorised flares and was slated by the Board of Inquiry on all fronts. He did however survive. Hours flown 703h 30m.
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf6.htm]
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1969.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194255/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1969.htm#sep
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_English_Electric_Lightning#1960s
5. http://www.na3t.org/air/photo/MIL21915
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2012 13:49 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Sep-2012 01:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 15-Jul-2013 21:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 15-Mar-2021 17:44 | Brian McConnell | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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