ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157212
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 December 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Blackburn Buccaneer S Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 736 NAS FAA RN |
| Registration: | XN968 |
| MSN: | B-23-62 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles SSW of Lossiemouth, Morayshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lossiemouth (EGQS) |
| RAF Lossiemouth (EGQS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 8/12/1970: Crashed into woods five miles SSW of Lossiemouth, Morayshire after starboard engine exploded and aircraft caught fire at 2,OOO feet after take off. Both crew - Flying Officer P. J. Warren and Pilot Officer P. J. Paines (both RAF) - ejected through the aircraft's canopy, but P/O Paines seat did not operate, as a shard of canopy glass jammed his seat separation mechanism, and he was killed
As this accident was the second crash of a Buccaneer S.Mk.1 due to engine failure in just seven days (following the crash of XN951 in December 1st), it was decided to ground and withdraw from service all Bucaneer S.Mk.1s with immediate effect
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1970.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170721225135/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Buccaneer.htm
3. http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/S1_XN968_files/0_S1_XN968.html
4. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?63077-The-last-flying-Buccaneer-S1
Media:
Buccaneer S.1 XN968 "LM-634" of 736 NAS FAA RN at Lossiemouth in 1969:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2013 13:23 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Jun-2013 13:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2014 07:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 03-Aug-2015 23:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 04-Aug-2015 10:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2019 21:37 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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