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| Date: | Monday 22 September 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAC Lightning F53 |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn Royal Saudi Arabian AF |
| Registration: | 53-673 |
| MSN: | 95278 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Khamis Mushayt -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
53-673; C/No. 95278 ff R.P. Beamont 4-12-67 at BAC Samlesbury in "Class B" civilian markings as G27-43. To Jeddah, 23-8-68, pilot R. Ingham, with 53-678. Storage at Riyadh, 9-71. Served as '302', then 2 Squadron ('205'). Written off 22-9-80, when collided with 53-680 and crashed, Khamis Mushayt.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160316050009/http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf53.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2012 17:52 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-Oct-2014 09:42 | Paco | Updated [Operator, ] |
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