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| Date: | Wednesday 14 June 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B(Mod) |
| Owner/operator: | RAE Bedford |
| Registration: | XN975 |
| MSN: | B3-02-63 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Neubeckum, Kreis Warendorf -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Brüggen (ETUR) |
Crashed in a cornfield near Neubeckum/Beckum, between "Vellener Brook" und "Der Hohe Hagen", after entering a spin at low level following avoiding action to miss a German ambulance helicopter ("Christoph 8"). Pilot stated he'd pulled 9g avoiding the helicocopter The empennage of XN975 did separate but not during any of the extreme manoeuvring. It was broken away as the aircraft impacted the ground and survived the fire by being deposited some 100 feet behind the main impact area.
The crew ejected safely. Crew later named as Squadron Leader Terry Adcock (pilot) and Flt. Lt. Mo Hammond (navigator)
Sources:
1. http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/S2_XN975_files/0_S2_XN975.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1978.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170721225135/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Buccaneer.htm
4. https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/274076-buccaneer.html
Borkener Zeitung 15 June 1978, p4
5. http://www.navy-net.co.uk/fleet-air-arm/43121-buccaneers-50th-birthday-your-memories-9.html#post750786
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2011 13:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jul-2011 01:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Aug-2011 11:30 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 21-May-2012 12:55 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jul-2013 23:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Feb-2016 10:22 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 10-Apr-2020 20:36 | INV | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 25-Jul-2025 15:49 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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