Accident Supermarine Swift FR.5 XD926, Monday 24 November 1958
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Date:Monday 24 November 1958
Time:
Type:Supermarine Swift FR.5
Owner/operator:2 Sqn RAF
Registration: XD926
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Jever, 4.3 km west-southwest of Schortens, Lower Saxony -   Germany
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Jever, Lower Saxony
Destination airport:RAF Jever (Ger.)
Narrative:
Written off 24/11/1958: Made a wheels up landing at Jever, West Germany after the nose wheel would not lower

Sources:

http://www.rafjever.org/2squadaircraft.htm#XD926
http://web.archive.org/web/20171123224900/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/swift/swift.htm
http://www.rafjever.org/2sqnpic013.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=1076
http://web.archive.org/web/20170624000012/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/Swift.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Apr-2013 01:45 Dr. John Smith Added
09-Apr-2024 10:12 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ]

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