ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56603
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Date: | 25-MAY-1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F6 |
| Operator: | 5 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XS931 |
| C/n / msn: | 95264 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | North Sea off Hornsea, Humberside -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Crashed into the North Sea off Hornsea, Humberside, after the pilot - Flying Officer Peter Coker - ejected, due to the controls jamming shortly after take off from Binbrook
Sources:
http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf6.html
http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xs931.html
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1979.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2012 15:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2012 02:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
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