ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155096
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| Date: | Thursday 9 April 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Supermarine Swift FR.5 |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XD928 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rantum Beach, near Sylt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Jever, Germany |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 09/04/1959: The pilot (Flight Lieutenant B. J. "Bunny" St Aubyn) ejected after engine failure and landed in the North Sea. The aircraft crashed onto Rantum Beach, near Sylt, West Germany.
Flt Lt St. Aubyn was unable to release himself from his chute shroud lines and so the rescue helicopter had to tow him to shore
Sources:
http://www.rafjever.org/2squadaircraft.htm#XD928
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 02:24 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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