ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56603
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| Date: | Friday 25 May 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F6 |
| Owner/operator: | 5 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XS931 |
| MSN: | 95264 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Hornsea, Humberside -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire (EGXB) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into the North Sea off Hornsea, Humberside, after the pilot - Flying Officer Peter Coker - ejected, due to the controls jamming shortly after take off from Binbrook
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20150224045018/http://www.lightning.org.uk:80/histf6.html
2. http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xs931.html
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1979.htm]
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1979.htm
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_English_Electric_Lightning#1970s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2012 15:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2012 02:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 06-Jun-2013 21:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code] |
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