Incident Supermarine Swift FR Mk 5 WK299,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21170
 
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Date:Wednesday 29 June 1960
Time:
Type:Supermarine Swift FR Mk 5
Owner/operator:2 Sqn RAF
Registration: WK299
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:RAF Jever, 4.3 km west-southwest of Schortens, Lower Saxony -   Germany
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Jever, Germany
Destination airport:RAF Jever, Germany
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off 29/061960: Undercarriage leg jammed up, landed on two wheels, and swung off runway at RAF Jever, West Germany. Not repaired, s.o.c. 05/07/1960 as CAT 5(S)

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
http://www.rafjever.org/2squadaircraft.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=1076
http://web.archive.org/web/20170624000012/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/Swift.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Jun-2008 21:58 JINX Added
14-Apr-2013 18:57 Dr. John Smith Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
03-Nov-2018 20:07 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]
09-Apr-2024 10:16 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator]

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