ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144435
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 May 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAC Lightning T55 |
| Owner/operator: | 6 Sqn RSAAF |
| Registration: | 55-712 |
| MSN: | 95025 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Half Moon Bay, near Khobar City, Eastern Province -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
55-712; G27-71; C/N 95025 ff T.M.S. Ferguson 12-10-67 Samlesbury. Front fuselage built at Filton. Aircraft used to fly Japanese delegation (Col Yanada) at Warton, 29-11-67. To Coltishall for Saudi pilot training, coded 'B'/'207',15-2-68. To Saudi Arabia, pilot R. Ingham, with 55-714, 53-416 and 53-418, 11-7-69. Served with LCU, 6 Squadron.
Crashed into Half Moon Bay, near Khobar city in the Eastern Province (at approximate co-ordinates
26° 10′ 0″ N, 50° 2′ 0″ E) 21-5-74 after inverted low-level pass over sand dunes. Both crew - Col Ainousa and Lt Otaibi - killed.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160316110912/http://www.lightning.org.uk/histt55.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_Moon_Bay,_Saudi_Arabia
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2012 19:53 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Apr-2013 08:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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