ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82614
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| Date: | Thursday 18 September 1975 |
| Time: | 12:44 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 43 (Fighting Cocks) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XV580 |
| MSN: | 3218 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kirriemuir, near Forfar, Tayside, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars (ADX/EGQL) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-4K Phantom FGR.1 XV580/"Q" of 43 Squadron RAF: Crashed 18 September 1975 at Kirriemuir near Forfar, Tayside after loss of control during "Canadian Break" manoeuvre during a Battle of Britain show formation practice. The crew - Flg. Off. Wright and Flt. Lt. Hammil - ejected safely at 1,500 and 1700 feet respectively, 250 IAS(K) 60 degrees angle, nose down, left wing low.
One crew member sustained major fractures of the vertebrae, the other was uninjured
Sources:
1. The Fighting Cocks: 43 (Fighter) Squadron By Jimmy Bedle
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171119015228/http://www.ejection- history.org.uk:80/project/year_pages/1975.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1975.htm
4. http://www.oocities.org/g111258/Accidents.html
5. http://www.thephantomshrine.co.uk/hist.htm
6. XV580 at Luqa, Malta 25 November 1972: https://www.facebook.com/aviationmt/posts/fg1-phantom-xv580-q-of-no43-squadron-raf-taxiing-to-leave-park-4-at-luqa-malta-o/1382769878751668/
Images:
Early 1970s, location unklnown.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2010 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Nov-2011 14:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2012 09:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Jun-2013 18:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2013 05:30 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 03-Aug-2013 15:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 29-Jul-2019 15:56 | Bob Hobbs / NA3T | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Photo] |
| 09-Oct-2019 17:24 | 64EK26 | Updated [Time, Location] |
| 20-Apr-2020 20:48 | Allach | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-Jun-2020 11:48 | sandozer | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 17:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 14-Jun-2022 17:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
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