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| Date: | Monday 3 June 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fairey Gannet AEW.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 849 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XL456 |
| MSN: | F.9439 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Lossiemouth, Grampian, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lossiemouth (EGQS) |
| RAF Lossiemouth (EGQS) |
Written off 3/6/1974: suffered control restictions on a MADDL (Mirrored Angled Dummy Deck Landing) circuit and crashed at Lossiemouth, Grampian. Pilot reported a control restriction on approach to Lossiemouth, and both crew were killed:
LIGHT, Anthony J, Commander, C005881T (pilot),
MOODY, John P, Lieutenant Commander, C011856Q (observer),
Wreckage to the fire dump at Lossiemouth for crash rescue/firefighting training. Later dumped in a scrapyard at Quarrywood, Elgin by 1982
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1974.htm
2. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1970-75.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2013 11:18 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-Sep-2013 18:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Feb-2014 14:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 28-Jul-2015 02:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 28-Jul-2015 17:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Dec-2019 21:30 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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