ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56609
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Date: | Monday 7 April 1975 |
Time: | |
Type: | English Electric Lightning F6 |
Owner/operator: | 11 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | XR762 |
MSN: | 95227 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Mediterranean Sea, off Akrotiri -
Cyprus
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus (AKT/LCRA) |
Destination airport: | RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus (AKT/LCRA) |
Narrative:Spun into the Mediterranean Sea off Akrotiri, Cyprus during a tail chase. The pilot was killed
Sources:
1.
http://web.archive.org/web/20160316093553/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf3.htm]l
2.
http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xr762.htm 3.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1975.htm 4.
https://www.pprune.org/2143708-post8.html 5.
http://sg-etuo.de/Visiting-Aircraft/RAF-No11-Sqn 6.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_English_Electric_Lightning#1970s Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Mar-2012 15:25 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
11-Apr-2013 14:20 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |
02-Jul-2013 17:24 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source] |
02-Jul-2013 19:23 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
08-Sep-2023 10:57 |
temptage |
Updated [[Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code]] |
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