ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143843
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| Date: | Saturday 2 May 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F52 |
| Owner/operator: | 6 Sqn Royal Saudi Arabian AF (RSAF) |
| Registration: | 52-612 |
| MSN: | 95106 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Khamis Mushayt -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia |
| Khamis Mudhayt, Saudi Arabia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lightning F3 XN729; C/N 95106, first flown by T.M.S. Ferguson on 3-11-61 at BAC Samlesbury. Delivered to the AFDS, CFE Binbrook, 1-3-63. Carried out flight-refuelling trials at Wattisham. Bought by the BAC, 7-3-67, to replace a crashed Saudi Arabian Mk 52 (52-657 ex-XN796, which crashed 20-9-66). To Saudi Arabia, 9-5-67, as RSAF 52-659, later RSAF 52-612; crashed, 2-5-70, near Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160304001833/http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf2f2a.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2012 13:17 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-Oct-2014 09:37 | Paco | Updated [Operator] |
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