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Date: | Monday 16 June 1975 |
Time: | |
Type: | Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B |
Owner/operator: | XV Sqn RAF |
Registration: | XW528 |
MSN: | B3-04-69 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Romo Weapons Range -
Denmark
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Karup, Denmark (KRP/EKKA) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:XW536 crashed into the North Sea after colliding with XW528 over the Romo Weapons Range, during a sortie from Karup, Denmark. XW528 landed safely, albeit damaged, at RDAF Karup. The crew of XW528 were Pilot, Squadron Leader Pearce; Navigator, Flying Officer Pringle
XW528 was repaired and returned to service as "C" of XV Sqn by mid-1978, but was grounded in March 1980 follwing the crash of XV345. Never flew again: struck off charge in 1985 as Cat,5(G/I) and allocated to Battle Damage Repair Training at RAF Coningsby at 8861M. Last sighted in 2005 in a scrapyard at Thirsk, North Yorkshire
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/S2B_XW528_files/0_S2B_XW528.htm]
2.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1975.htm 3.
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1070500/ 4.
http://buccsociety.conforums.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=print&num=1139322785 5.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gerrit_kok_collection/7222763074/ 6. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:https://sites.google.com/site/raflaarbruch/home/laarbruch-abstuerze]
7.
http://rafmuseum-1.titaninternet.co.uk/research/documents/Journal%2039.pdf Media:
XW528 at RAF Honington in September 1970
XW528 at RAF Coningsby dumped in March 1992
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-May-2009 21:42 |
zerocinquanta |
Added |
11-Jul-2011 13:18 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
11-Apr-2013 14:21 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |
02-Jul-2013 20:14 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
02-Jul-2013 22:28 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
02-Jul-2013 23:04 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
17-Sep-2013 04:21 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Damage] |
19-Oct-2014 07:54 |
QQ3 |
Updated [Operator] |