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| Date: | Wednesday 22 October 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Supermarine Swift FR Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | 79 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XD905 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire (BEX/EGUB) England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Written off 22/10/1958: Take off from RAF Benson, Oxfordshire abandoned. Overshot the runway after reheat failure. XD905 was severely damaged in landing back onto the runway
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=1076
http://web.archive.org/web/20170624000012/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/Swift.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20171123224900/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/swift/swift.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2013 01:38 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-May-2013 21:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 26-Jun-2014 23:02 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 31-Oct-2018 14:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 17-Jul-2023 07:47 | Nepa | Updated |
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