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| Date: | Sunday 3 May 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAC Lightning F53 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Saudi Arabian Air Force |
| Registration: | 53-697 |
| MSN: | 95304 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yemeni/Saudi Arabian border area -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
53-697; G27-67; C/N 95304 ff D. Eagles 29-11-68 Samlesbury. To Jeddah, 26-8-69, pilot P. Millet, with 53-419. Crashed, 3-5-70, near Yemeni border during reconnaissance after being hit by ground fire, pilot ejected, fate not known.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170528130016/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/saudi_arabia.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20160316050009/http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf53.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2012 18:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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