ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143821
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| Date: | Sunday 31 March 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning T5 |
| Owner/operator: | ex.- 74 (Tiger) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XV329 |
| MSN: | 95022 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tengah, Singapore |
| RAF Leconfield, Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
When 74 Squadron disbanded at Tengah, Singapore, on 31/8/1971, the squadron's T5s had to be shipped back to the UK from Singapore, rather than flown, as they cannot be fitted with over-wing ferry tanks. Which meant that they lacked the range for long distance flights.
XV329 thus arrived c.31/10/71 at RNAY Sydenham aboard MV Robert Middleton. On 14/12/71 it was flown to 60MU, Leconfield for inspection, and intended overhaul, pending a return to service with the RAF in the UK.
On 21/12/71 XV329 was noted at RAF Coltishall. On 31/3/74 the aircraft was Struck Off Charge, due to acid spillage from batteries and excessive salt corrosion to the tailplane, which presumably happened whilst it was being shipped from Singapore to the UK, being scrapped at Leconfield c. 22/8/74, still carrying its former markings as "T" of 74 Squadron.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20170221220156/http://lightning.org.uk/histt5.html
2. http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xv329.html-1971.htm
3. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?36444-Scrapyard-Photos-Any-More&p=1692365
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1971.htm
5. http://www.forgottenairfields.com/united-kingdom/england/east-riding-of-yorkshire/leconfield-s1018.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2012 19:13 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-Apr-2013 13:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2013 21:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2021 09:37 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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