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| Date: | Friday 5 February 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Supermarine Swift FR.5 |
| Owner/operator: | 79 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WK298 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bad Fallingbostel -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Jever |
Written off 05/02/1960: Abandoned after engine lost power on low-level navex, and crashed near Bad Fallingbostel, Heidekreis, Lower Saxony, West Germany. Contact with trees near the base because of poor visibility, after emergency landing due to the damage
Pilot: Flt/Lt Eric J.E. Smith suffered slight injuries after ejecting at 2,000 feet and 200 knots.
Sources:
1. Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171027114502/http://sg-etuo.de:80/Main/EDUOCrashs
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170624000012/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/Swift.html
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20171123224900/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/swift/swift.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Fallingbostel#Transport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2008 21:55 | JINX | Added |
| 14-Apr-2013 02:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2013 21:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 14-Mar-2014 21:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-May-2021 16:49 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, ] |
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