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| Date: | Tuesday 29 July 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Blackburn Buccaneer S.2A |
| Owner/operator: | 237 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | XV360 |
| MSN: | B3-10-67 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Covehithe, Waveney, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk (EGXH) |
Written off (destroyed) 29/7/1975: Lost control and crashed into the North Sea off Covehithe, Waveney, Suffolk. Both crew ejected.
Crew:
F/Lt. M. Patterson (u/t pilot) RAF - Ok
F/O (608653) John LILLIS (navigator) RAF - Ok
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20170721225135/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Buccaneer.htm
2. http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/S2_XV360_files/0_S2_XV360.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1975.htm
4. http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1275227/
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covehithe
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2011 01:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Feb-2012 12:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jun-2013 18:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jul-2015 00:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2022 18:25 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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