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| Date: | Wednesday 6 March 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F6 |
| Owner/operator: | 5 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XR772 |
| MSN: | 95237 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Into the North Sea, 20 miles NE of Skegness, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire (EGXB) |
Crashed into the North Sea twenty miles NE of Skegness, Lincolnshire after loss of control in a spin from 11,000ft, due to a possible structural failure. The pilot ejected but was killed when the parachute failed to deploy.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19850306_xr772.pdf
http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xr772.html
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1985.htm
Images:
RAF Waddington (WTN/EGXW) Airshow - 7th June 1980
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2012 16:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jun-2012 17:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 10-Aug-2012 13:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Embed code, ] |
| 08-Feb-2020 07:21 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo, ] |
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