ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56551
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Date: | 06-MAY-1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F1A |
| Operator: | 226 OCU, RAF |
| Registration: | XM213 |
| C/n / msn: | 95091 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
The tail bumper struck the runway during take off from Coltishall, Norfolk. It pitched onto its nose and slid along the runway with the ventral tank on fire. It came to rest just outside the perimeter fence. To the fire dump at Coltishall
Sources:
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=83073 [post #8]
www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2009 12:09 | canberra1 | Updated |
| 12-Feb-2012 13:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2012 02:04 | tfosh4 | Updated [[Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 26-May-2012 02:05 | harro | Updated [[[Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]]] |
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