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| Date: | Thursday 28 September 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAC Lightning F53 |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn Royal Saudi Arabian AF |
| Registration: | 53-674 |
| MSN: | 95279 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off coast of Bahrain -
 Bahrain
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
53-674; C/No. 95279 f/f T.M.S. Ferguson 12-12-67 Samlesbury in "Class B" civilian markings as G27-44. To Jeddah, 18-11-68, pilot Flt Lt Girdler, with 53-672. To Dhahran, 22-1-70, to 2 Squadron 205, 31-8-70. Crashed, 28-9-72, off coast of Bahrain. Pilot - Abdul Jussef - killed. Aircraft was subject to a weather diversion and was trying to make an emergency landing at Bahrain when it ran out of fuel.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160316050009/http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf53.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2012 18:06 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-Oct-2014 09:38 | Paco | Updated [Operator, ] |
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