ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143802
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| Date: | Friday 21 June 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F1A |
| Owner/operator: | 226 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | XM188 |
| MSN: | 95069 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
| RAF Coltishall | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Failed to take a bend in the taxiway and ran into the side of the pilot's crewroom at Coltishall, Norfolk after the brakes failed. As usual, the Number 1 engine was shut down during the taxi in. After the impact, the Number 2 throttle was jammed at 80% thrust and the aircraft proceeded to suck out the flight safety magazines from the windowsill. The crash switches had operated and the electrically operated LP fuel cocks could not be closed. The engine was shut down by OC GEF (Fg Off John Charlett-Green) who disconnected the throttle at the engine. The pilot (Flt Lt Arthur Tyldesley) escaped by climbing onto the roof of the crewroom! XM188's port wing subsequently went to 60 MU at RAF Leconfield where it was used to develop fuel leak repair techniques.
XM188 was formally Struck off Charge 4/7/1968 as Cat.5(c)
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf1a.htm]
2. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1050933/
3. http://www.focalplanes.co.uk/archives/237/lightning-xm188-uk-026a
4. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?95726-EE-Lightning-Crash-In-Overberg-SA-14-11-09 [post #102 and #129]
5. http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xm188.html
6. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1968.htm
7. http://rafforum.activeboard.com/t52150231/21st-june-1968-lightning-f1a-xm188-226ocu-coltishall/
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_English_Electric_Lightning#1960s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2012 12:50 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Jul-2013 09:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2016 17:10 | Cdmurray | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2018 09:35 | JohnC-G | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2018 09:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Operator] |
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