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| Date: | Monday 13 July 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Supermarine Swift FR.5 |
| Owner/operator: | 79 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XD955 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gütersloh (GUT/ETUO) |
| RAF Gütersloh (G) |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 13/07/1959: Caught fire in flight over West Germany due to a hydraulic fluid failure. Landed back at Gütersloh but it was declared a write off; s.o.c. 14/08/1959 as CAT 5(C) and broken up for spare parts.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=1076
http://web.archive.org/web/20171123224900/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/swift/swift.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20170624000012/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/Swift.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2013 02:31 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-May-2013 21:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 28-Oct-2019 20:04 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Nov-2019 22:16 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 05-Feb-2020 11:32 | stehlik49 | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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