ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56573
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 March 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F2 |
| Owner/operator: | C(A) MoA/Rolls-Royce |
| Registration: | XN723 |
| MSN: | 95096 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Keyham, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hucknall, Nottinghamshire |
| Hucknall, Nottinghamshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First flown by J.L. Dell 11-7-61 at Samlesbury. To A&AEE Boscombe Down for Lightning F.2 appraisal 6-2-62; transferred to Rolls Royce, 2-4-63 for Avon engine trials.
Crashed while with Rolls Royce at Hucknall, due to fire in No 2 engine bay, caused by a fuel leak. Rolls-Royce Test Pilot Mr D. Withnal ejected safely at 5,000 feet over Keyham, Leicestershire.
The ejector seat landed on Thurnby Lodge Estate, Scraptoft, in the Garden of No.17 Sunbury Green. Becomming a local attraction for children on the estate, guarded by a single policeman.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194245/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1964.htm#mar
2. http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf2f2a.htm
3. http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xn723.htm
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1968/1968
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1964.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2012 10:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2012 00:10 | Jim H | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Jul-2013 22:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2023 16:58 | Malcolm Murray | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
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