ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56565
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| Date: | Friday 16 December 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F1 |
| Owner/operator: | 74 (Tiger) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XM138 |
| MSN: | 95034 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
| RAF Coltishall, Norfolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First flown by J.K. Isherwood 23-12-59 at Samlesbury. To the CFE, Coltishall, 30-6-60, ‘G’; to 74 Squadron 16-12-60.
Caught fire and burnt out after a fire bottle exploded on landing at RAF Coltishall, Norfolk, pilot Flt Lt Hopkins unhurt. Initially assessed as Cat 4 damage, but later re-assessed as Cat.5(scrap) and XM138 was never repaired; to Coltishall fire dump, by 31-10-66. Nose on Farnborough firing range, by 1-11-72. Total hours 714h 35m.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20150224044937/http://www.lightning.org.uk:80/histf1.html
2. http://www.vicflintham.co.uk/post-war-military-aircraft/lightning/lightning.html
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XM
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_English_Electric_Lightning
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2012 20:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2012 12:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 13-Jun-2013 21:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2020 12:21 | Investig | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 18-Jul-2021 09:28 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
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