ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56599
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 February 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F3 |
| Owner/operator: | 29 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XP747 |
| MSN: | 95175 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 60 miles east of Harwich, Essex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Midair collision between two RAF English Electric Lightning F3s of 29 Squadron: XP698 and XP747. Both aircraft crashed in the North Sea 60 miles east of Harwich, Essex. Flt Lt Paul Cooper in XP698 was killed, Flt Lt Paul Reynolds ejected safely from XP747
Sources:
1. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201937.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20160316093553/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf3.htm]l
3. http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1972.htm/xp698.html
5. http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/project/Feedback.htm
6. http://rafforum.activeboard.com/t52786588/raf-wattisham/?page=1&sort=newestFirst
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_English_Electric_Lightning#1970s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2008 11:00 | harro | Updated |
| 12-Mar-2012 19:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2013 13:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2013 21:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2014 10:39 | cdmurray | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2021 13:20 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport] |
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