Incident BAC Lightning F53 53-673,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144422
 
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Date:Monday 22 September 1980
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic LTNG model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
BAC Lightning F53
Owner/operator:2 Sqn Royal Saudi Arabian AF
Registration: 53-673
MSN: 95278
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Khamis Mushayt -   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:
53-673; C/No. 95278 ff R.P. Beamont 4-12-67 at BAC Samlesbury in "Class B" civilian markings as G27-43. To Jeddah, 23-8-68, pilot R. Ingham, with 53-678. Storage at Riyadh, 9-71. Served as '302', then 2 Squadron ('205'). Written off 22-9-80, when collided with 53-680 and crashed, Khamis Mushayt.

Sources:

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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Mar-2012 17:52 Dr. John Smith Added
30-Oct-2014 09:42 Paco Updated [Operator]

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