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| Date: | Tuesday 23 July 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Supermarine Swift FR.5 |
| Owner/operator: | 79 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WK311 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lüdinghausen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gütersloh |
Written off 23/07/1955: Engine FOD problem (possibly ingested bird into engine) at 2,000 feet. Crashed nearLüdinghausen, West Germany. Pilot, Flying Officer John M. "Mick" Davis ejected at 700 feet and suffered back injuries.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
http://web.archive.org/web/20171123224900/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/swift/swift.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=1076
http://web.archive.org/web/20170624000012/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/Swift.html
Mannheimer Morgen 24 July 1957, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2008 00:35 | JINX | Added |
| 14-Apr-2013 00:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2013 21:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 25-May-2025 16:56 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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