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Date: | Thursday 8 May 1980 |
Time: | |
Type: | BAC Jet Provost T5A |
Owner/operator: | RAF College |
Registration: | XW314 |
MSN: | EEP/JP/978 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Swinderby, Lincolnshire -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed near to the A46 road near Cranwell, Lincolnshire after the student had mishandled the aircraft during a spin. The instructor was unable to recover the aircraft and both crew - Flt Lt C.Massey and Flt Lt P.Jones - ejected safely.
Sources:
http://mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/8532BF16-36B1-49EC-9F36-2DA6B94D7C61/0/maas80_06_jetprovost_t5a_sw314_08may80.pdf http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1980.htm
http://www.bcar.org.uk/1980s.html#80
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194431/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1980.htm
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-Jan-2012 14:57 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |