ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56634
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| Date: | Thursday 1 October 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning T4 |
| Owner/operator: | English Electric Co |
| Registration: | XL628 |
| MSN: | 95049 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Garlieston, Wigton Bay, Dumfriesshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Warton, Lancashire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into the sea after the tail fin became detached during rapid rolling tests at 35,000ft. According to official records, the wreckage was found at co-ordinates 54'45".00N, 04'10".00W - which is in the Solway Firth off Garlieston, Wigton Bay, Dumfriesshire
The Test Pilot J.W.C. Squier ejected, this being the first successful supersonic ejection in a British aircraft. He spent almost 29 hours in the water before landing on a beach at Wigtown Bay. Total flying time on the airframe: 94 flights, 40.51 hours
Sources:
http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xl628.html
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/project/year_pages/1959.htm
http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/300701/details/english+electric+lightning+t4+solway+firth/
http://web.archive.org/web/20160316033156/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.lightning.org.uk/histp11t4.htm]l
Images:
September 1959 at SBAC display Farnborough
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2011 00:16 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Feb-2012 22:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2012 16:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 01-Apr-2015 14:53 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2019 17:51 | harro | Updated [Photo] |
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