ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56563
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| Date: | 31-JUL-1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F1 |
| Operator: | English Electric Aviation Company (BAC) |
| Registration: | XG311 |
| C/n / msn: | 95011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Ribble River near Lytham St Annes, Lancashire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Warton Airfield, Lancashire (EGNO) |
| Warton Airfield, Lancashire (EGNO) |
First flown by Desmond de Villiers 20-10-58 at English Electric, Samlesbury. Retained by English Eelectric for handling and equipment trials until transfer to "A" Squadron A&AEE by early 1960
XG311 was the only development-batch aircraft to retain small fin throughout its life. From Shorts, Belfast, to Khormaksar, Aden for tropical trials 7-61 to 10-61.
Crashed in River Ribble near Warton on 31-7-63, when undercarriage failed to lower on final approach. Pilot, D.M. Knight, ejected safely. Total flights 238, total hours flown 140h 10m.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
http://www.lightning.org.uk/histdb.html
www.ejection-history.org.uk/project/year_pages/1963.htm
http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xg311.html
http://falkeeinsgreatplanes.blogspot.com/2011/03/english-electric-lightning-author.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2011 20:05 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2011 20:08 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 08-Feb-2012 07:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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