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| Date: | Thursday 7 May 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F Mk3 |
| Owner/operator: | 111 (Treble One) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XP742 |
| MSN: | 95170 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea E of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
First flown by D.M. Knight on 12-2-64 at BAC Samlesbury. Delivered to 111 Squadron, 10-2-65 as 'L', later recoded 'G'. Crashed into the North Sea, east of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, 7-5-70, following a reheat fire. Pilot - Flying Officer Tulloch - ejected safely, and was recovered to Coltishall by a Whirlwind SAR helicopter, while some of the wreckage was salvaged by HMS Bronington.
Hours flown 1258h.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194422/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1970.htm#may
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20160316093553/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf3.htm]l
3. http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xp742.html
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1970.htm
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_English_Electric_Lightning#1970s
Media:
Lightning XP742 as G/111 Squadron in 1968
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2012 14:32 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 05-Apr-2013 14:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jun-2013 15:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 04-Aug-2013 13:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
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