ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56580
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 September 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F3 |
| Owner/operator: | 29 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XP736 |
| MSN: | 95164 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 30 miles off Lowestoft, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into the North Sea, 30 miles off Lowestoft, Suffolk, 22/9/71; pilot, Flying Officer Mottershead, killed. Hours flown 1,510.00. Neither aircraft nor pilot were found
Sources:
1. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201937.html
2. http://www.lightning.org.uk/f3.php
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421174917/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1971.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1971.htm
5. http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xp736.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_English_Electric_Lightning#1970s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2008 11:06 | harro | Updated |
| 12-Mar-2012 18:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2013 14:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Jun-2013 17:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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