ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144425
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| Date: | Saturday 21 April 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAC Lightning F53 |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn RSAAF |
| Registration: | 53-678 |
| MSN: | 95283 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
53-678; G27-48; C/N 95283 ff T.M.S. Ferguson 13-2-68 Samlesbury. Last F 53 built at Samlesbury. To Jeddah, 23-8-68, pilot P. Millet, with 53-673. Storage at Riyadh, 4-71. 21-4-79 crashed during sandstorm after running out of fuel.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160316050009/http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf53.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20170528130016/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/saudi_arabia.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2012 18:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Apr-2013 09:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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