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| Date: | Tuesday 5 June 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning T4 |
| Owner/operator: | 226 OCU (65 Sqn) RAF |
| Registration: | XM988 |
| MSN: | 95076 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 23 miles NE of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
Crashed into the North Sea 23 miles North East of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk after entering an uncontrollable spin from a mach 1.1 spiral descent. The pilot - Wing Commander C. Bruce (flying solo) - ejected safely
Sources:
1. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1973/1973%20-%202752.htm
2. http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xm988.htm
3/ http://web.archive.org/web/20170421174927/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1973.htm
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20160316033156/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.lightning.org.uk/histp11t4.htm]l
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1973.htm
6. 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 11:48 | harro | Updated |
| 13-Mar-2012 10:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jun-2013 21:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 16-Jun-2013 21:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jun-2013 21:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
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