ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56576
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| Date: | Friday 28 August 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | 74 (Tiger) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XP704 |
| MSN: | 95158 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife (ADX/EGQL) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot was rehearsing a solo display. Control was lost and the pilot attempted to abandon the aircraft, but the Lightning spun into the ground before the ejection seat sequence was complete.
Crew:
Flt Lt Glyn M. Owen RAF.
R.I.P.
Aged thirty one he is buried in St Michael's Cemetery, Leuchars, Fife (section Q, row Middle, grave 34). The same pilot had, ten years before his fatal crash, twice ejected safely from RAF-operated Canadair F.4 Sabres: from XD758 on 22/7/1954 and again, this time from XD772 on 29/11/1954
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194245/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1964.htm#aug
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20160316093553/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf3.htm]l
3. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/46-50/xd758.html
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1964.htm
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_English_Electric_Lightning#1960s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2011 02:13 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2011 02:15 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 17-Jan-2012 06:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 12-Feb-2012 11:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2012 03:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 03-Oct-2013 15:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2021 21:32 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Jul-2021 09:29 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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