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| Date: | Thursday 17 November 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Supermarine Swift FR.5 |
| Owner/operator: | 79 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WK278 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near RAF Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Gütersloh (GUT/ETUO) |
Flew into trees in bad visibility & damaged, landed safely. Not repaired.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2008 21:46 | JINX | Added |
| 17-Aug-2011 06:02 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 07-May-2013 15:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, ] |
| 27-May-2013 21:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 28-Oct-2019 19:32 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 05-Nov-2019 22:18 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 05-Feb-2020 11:39 | stehlik49 | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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