ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55075
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Date: | Thursday 9 July 1992 |
Time: | 11:00 |
Type: | Blackburn Buccaneer S Mk 2B |
Owner/operator: | 208 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | XN976 |
MSN: | B3-03-63 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | North sea, 38 miles east of RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed into the North Sea, thirty eight miles east of RAF Leuchars, Fife during a four aircraft simulated ship attack. The probable cause was a fault in the rudder, causing it to move to port. With the aircraft at 100ft and in a left turn the crew would not have had time to eject and were both killed
Crew later named as Flt. Lt. J Henderson (pilot) and Flt Lt C. Lambourne (navigator)
Sources:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/raf-pilot-dies-in-sea-crash-1532224.html http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/S2_XN976_files/0_S2_XN976.html http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199900/cmhansrd/vo001023/text/01023w06.htm http://on-target-aviation.com/XX894_Bucc.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
11-Jul-2011 12:40 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
23-Jul-2011 05:19 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
10-Oct-2012 16:12 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
06-Apr-2013 18:23 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
23-May-2013 02:38 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Embed code] |
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