ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82616
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Date: | Monday 24 November 1975 |
Time: | |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR2 |
Owner/operator: | 228 OCU RAF |
Registration: | XV405 |
MSN: | 2919 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Off Skegness, Lincolnshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire (EGXC) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed into the sea off Skegness, Lincolnshire after the crew ejected following loss of control. Both crew - named as Flt. Lt. Smith and Flt. Lt. Lunn - ejected safely at 3,000 and 3,600 feet respectively, and at 200-250 knots IAS; aircraft attitude was 15 degrees nose down, 60 degrees left bank. Both sustained minor back injuries.
Sources:
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http://web.archive.org/web/20171119015228/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/year_pages/1975.htm 2.
http://www.thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt 3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.5053phantoms.com/photos/displayimage.php?pid=3878]
4.
http://www.bcar.org.uk/1970s-incident-logs#1975 5.
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1102518/ 6.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1975.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Nov-2010 11:55 |
ASN archive |
Added |
24-Nov-2011 15:43 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
23-Jun-2013 16:50 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
24-Jul-2015 19:29 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
23-Nov-2018 20:57 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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