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| Date: | Thursday 5 March 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F6 |
| Owner/operator: | 11 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XS918 |
| MSN: | 95251 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, W of The Bell Rock, 9 mi E of RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars (ADX/EGQL) |
First flown by R.P. Beamont on 22-9-66 at BAC Samlesbury. Delivered to 11 Squadron, 14-4-67 as 'B'. Crashed in sea off Leuchars 4-3-70, near the Isle of May, after an in-flight fire**. Pilot, Flying Officer Doidge, ejected but was found dead. He reportedly died from exposure after becoming detached from his survival suit.
**The official report gives the crash location as being at co-ordinates "56'24".00N, 2'32".00W 9nm E of Leuchars, west of the Bell Rock".
Hours flown 874hrs.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194422/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1970.htm#mar
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20150224045018/http://www.lightning.org.uk:80/histf6.html
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1970.htm
4. http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xs918.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_English_Electric_Lightning#1970s
6. https://canmore.org.uk/site/315437/english-electric-lightning-f6-north-sea
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2012 14:21 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Feb-2012 11:44 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Apr-2013 08:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jun-2013 09:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 27-Jun-2013 18:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 17-Jul-2023 07:59 | Nepa | Updated |
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