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| Date: | Monday 19 May 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Supermarine Swift FR.5 |
| Owner/operator: | 79 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WK312 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles W of Wiedenbruk -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gutersloh, West Germany |
Written off 19/05/1958: Aircraft abandoned after controls failed five miles west of Weidenbruck, West Germany.
Pilot- Flt. Lt. Geoffrey G. Lee - ejected
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=1076
http://web.archive.org/web/20170624000012/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/Swift.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20171123224900/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/swift/swift.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2008 00:40 | JINX | Added |
| 14-Apr-2013 01:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2013 21:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2014 00:08 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 31-Oct-2018 14:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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