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| Date: | Saturday 30 October 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Blackburn Buccaneer S.50 |
| Owner/operator: | 24 Sqn SAAF |
| Registration: | 417 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South Atlantic -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | United Kingdom |
| South Africa |
High altitude double flame-out - crew bailed out into the Atlantic Ocean 500 miles south of Canary Islands
Pilot was Capt Christiaan Maartin Jooste and Navigator was Lt Johannes Jurgens Antonie de Klerk
Sources:
http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/history/saaf/attrition-summaries
http://web.archive.org/web/20170721225135/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Buccaneer.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2008 12:57 | Topaz | Added |
| 17-Jul-2011 01:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Apr-2013 08:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Dec-2016 08:03 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, ] |
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