Incident BAC Lightning F53 53-669,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144421
 
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Date:Saturday 21 April 1979
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic LTNG model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
BAC Lightning F53
Owner/operator:Royal Saudi Arabian Air Force
Registration: 53-669
MSN: 95274
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Tabuk -   Saudi Arabia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
53-669; C/N 95274 f/f J. Cockburn 12-9-67 Samlesbury in "Class B" civil markings as G-2739. To Jeddah, 11-10-68, pilot R. Ingham, with 53-671. Served as reserve aircraft, stored at Riyadh for much of its life, 1971. Written off 21-4-79 when crashed near Tabuk, Saudi Arabia after running out of fuel.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20160316050009/http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf53.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Mar-2012 17:46 Dr. John Smith Added

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