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| Date: | Thursday 3 August 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Blackburn Buccaneer S.50 |
| Owner/operator: | 24 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | 423 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Scottburgh, KZN -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
During a night bombing exercise, hit sea 28 miles off Green Point, near Scottburgh. Cause attributed to engine failure (Double flame-out). Pilot, Captain A. "Dries" Marais was survived.
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
http://www.avcollect.com/marais.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2008 13:44 | Topaz | Added |
| 17-Jul-2011 01:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Feb-2012 04:46 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 02-Feb-2012 04:46 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Apr-2013 07:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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