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| Date: | Sunday 18 July 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAC Strikemaster Mk 82 |
| Owner/operator: | Sultan of Oman's Air Force (SOAF) |
| Registration: | 401 |
| MSN: | 403 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wadi Jarsis, Dhofar -
 Oman
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sahlalah, Dhorfar, Oman |
Crashed 18-7-1971 in Oman at Wadi Jarsis, near Salalah, Dhofar Province, during combat operations - a low level strafing run against Adoo rebels. Aircraft hit by ground fire from a rebel position (probably AK-47 rifle fire, as the rebels did not have any "heavy" AAA). Pilot, Flt Lt Barrie Williams ejected safely from under 300 feet after initial malfunction of ejector seat.
Sources:
1. http://www.scramble.nl [Scramble 301]
2. http://www.dstorm.eu/pages/en/oman/strikemaster.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171012054548/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Country-By-Country/Oman.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Nov-2011 14:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jul-2016 01:19 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Apr-2018 15:25 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 01-Apr-2018 15:30 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, ] |
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