ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56569
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| Date: | Friday 26 April 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 74 (Tiger) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XM142 |
| MSN: | 95038 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Cromer, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
| RAF Coltishall, Norfolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First flown T.M.S. Ferguson 19-2-60 at Samlesbury. Delivered to 74 Squadron, RAF Coltishall, 30-8-60, coded ‘B’. Crashed in sea off Cromer 26-4-63, after control failure. Pilot, Flt Lt T.M. Burns, ejected safely at 10,000ft, and 400 knots IAS
Sources:
1. http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf1.htm
2. http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xm142.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194554/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1963.htm#apr
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
5. http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&p=454250
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2012 21:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2013 10:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2013 22:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 18-Jul-2021 09:28 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator] |
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