Incident BAC Lightning F53 53-419,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144433
 
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Date:Monday 2 August 1971
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic LTNG model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
BAC Lightning F53
Owner/operator:Kuwait Air Force
Registration: 53-419
MSN: 95312
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Rezayat -   Kuwait
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Al Mubarak Air Base, Kuwait
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
53-419; G27-87; C/N 95312 G-AXFW ff P. Ginger 20-5-69 Samlesbury. To Jeddah, 26-8-69, pilot Flt Lt Fawcett, with 53-697. Coded 'M'. Destroyed 2-8-71 at Rezayat, in take-off accident. Lt Nasser unhurt. Total hours flown 84h 15m.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20160316050009/http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf53.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20170729001431/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/Kuwait.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Mar-2012 18:55 Dr. John Smith Added

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