ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144421
Last updated: 22 May 2013
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| Date: | 21-APR-1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAC Lightning F53 |
| Operator: | Royal Saudi Arabian Air Force |
| Registration: | 53-669 |
| C/n / msn: | 95274 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Tabuk -
 Saudi Arabia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
53-669; C/N 95274 f/f J. Cockburn 12-9-67 Samlesbury in "Class B" civil markings as G-2739. To Jeddah, 11-10-68, pilot R. Ingham, with 53-671. Served as reserve aircraft, stored at Riyadh for much of its life, 1971. Written off 21-4-79 when crashed near Tabuk, Saudi Arabia after running out of fuel.
Sources:
http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf53.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2012 17:46 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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