ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157457
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| Date: | Monday 29 September 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F Mk 2A |
| Owner/operator: | 92 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XN780 |
| MSN: | 95133 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gütersloh (GUT/ETUO) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 29/9/1975: as K/92 Squadron, suffered a fire during ground engine runs at Gütersloh, West Germany, possibly due to a fuel leak igniting. Total flying time 2891 hours.
Not repaired, instead struck off charge as Cat.5(G/I): allocated to an airfield decoy as 8663M at Gütersloh. Scrapped in 1984.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1975.htm
2. http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xn780.html
3. http://macksaviation.com/LightningProduction.php?show=XN780
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20160304001833/http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf2f2a.html
5. https://flugzeugbilder.de/v3/show_en.php?id=942151
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_English_Electric_Lightning#1970s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2013 22:43 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Oct-2019 19:51 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2019 22:19 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Feb-2020 11:41 | stehlik49 | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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