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| Date: | Friday 26 May 1978 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Pitts S-2A Special |
| Owner/operator: | Rothmans Aerobatic Team |
| Registration: | G-BADX |
| MSN: | 2036 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lanzarote, Canary Islands -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Lanzarote Airport (ACE/GCRR) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in Puerto del Carmen area during aerobatic display. Pilot George Smith (30).
Sources:
1. https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/111405-rothmans-aerobatic-team-others-2.html
2. http://www.airliners.net/photo/0290761/
3. http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-BADX.pdf
4. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?116027-Rothmans-Aerobatic-Team
5. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001252215.html
Media:
Display practice in Madrid Spain during Spanish Tour 1978
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2009 22:45 | VHKDK | Added |
| 19-Dec-2011 21:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Sep-2012 21:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 20-Mar-2017 02:00 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jul-2024 14:29 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jul-2024 18:06 | TB | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
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