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| Date: | Saturday 11 September 1976 |
| Time: | A.M |
| Type: |  BAC Lightning F53 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Saudi Arabian Air Force |
| Registration: | 53-694 |
| MSN: | 95301 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Khamis Mushayt -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
53-694; G27-64; C/N 95301 ff P. Millet 17-10-68 Samlesbury. To Jeddah, 3-6-69, pilot Flt Lt Molloand, with 53-696. To Khamis Mushayt, 3-12-69; to LCU 10-11-70. Cat 3 damage, 1-72, after engaging barrier. Flash fire, Dhahran, 18-4-73. 11-9-76 crashed near Khamis after spin.. Pilot entered spin too low for recovery
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160316050009/http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf53.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20170528130016/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/saudi_arabia.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2012 18:32 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Sep-2020 11:30 | Philwyld | Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative, ] |
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