ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55086
Last updated: 18 June 2013
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| Date: | 05-JUL-1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Blackburn Buccaneer S.2A (Mod) |
| Operator: | BAe Warton |
| Registration: | XT285 |
| C/n / msn: | B3-07-65 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Luce Bay, West Freugh, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BAe, Warton |
| BAe, Warton |
XT285 crashed at West Freugh in South West Scotland on 5 July 1978. The pilot executed too tight a turn during a dummy attack on Luce Bay range off West Freugh, Dumfries. The aircraft stalled, pitched up, dropped a wing and crashed. The pilot remained with the aircraft and was killed. The navigator ejected but was also killed
Sources:
1. http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/Pages1_files/Radar_Index.htm
2. http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/S2_XT285_files/0_S2_XT285.html
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1978.htm
4. http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/Buccaneer.htmXT285 visiting Prestwick in 1967, when in Royal Navy FAA service as 653/LM of 736 NAS
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2009 11:27 | 86.156.16.187 | Updated |
| 17-Jul-2011 01:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2013 04:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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