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| Date: | Thursday 12 July 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn RAF (NOT 15 Sqn) |
| Registration: | XW526 |
| MSN: | B3-02-69 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fuerstenau-Loosekamp, Landkreis Osnabrück -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Laarbruch (EDUL) |
Suffered structural failure of a wing and crashed near Osnabrück, West Germany killing both crew - Flt. Lt. A Colvin and Sqn. Ldr. D Coupland.
Sources:
1. http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/S2B_XW526_files/0_S2B_XW526.html
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1979.htm
3. http://www.laarbruch-museum.net/ENG/Crashes/120779.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170721225135/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Buccaneer.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2011 12:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Aug-2011 05:49 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Aug-2011 11:38 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jan-2013 14:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 07-Jul-2013 22:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Dec-2018 18:10 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
| 16-May-2023 16:47 | Chamberlain | Updated |
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