ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56582
Last updated: 20 May 2013
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| Date: | 18-SEP-1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F6 |
| Operator: | 5 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XR723 |
| C/n / msn: | 95206 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 15 miles of RAF stn Akrotiri -
 Cyprus
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus |
Crashed into the Mediterranean Sea fifteen miles off Akrotiri, Cyprus after the pilot - Group Captain Peter Carter - ejected due to an engine fire. He was rescued by 84 Sqn Whirlwind XP346 from Akrotiri after only six minutes in the water, and was back in dry land just 30 minutes after taking off!
Sources:
http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf3.html
www.ukserials.com/losses-1979.htm
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1979.htm
http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xr723.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2012 16:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2012 02:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
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