ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161419
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 November 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F Mk 1A |
| Owner/operator: | 111 (Treble One) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XM187 |
| MSN: | 95085 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk (EGUW) |
| RAF Wattisham, Suffolk(EGUW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lightning F.Mk.1A XM187 ("D" of 111 Sqn RAF) was written off 19/11/1963 when it landed heavily at Wattisham, Suffolk, bounced and struck the runway in a nose down attitude. The nose wheel broke off and both main undercarriage tyres burst. It ran along the runway on its nose until it finally ran off the runway causing the starboard undercarriage leg to collapse. The pilot was injured.
Struck off charge 4/1/1964 as Cat.5(G/I) and allocated to 9 SoTT RAF Newton as GIA 7838M on 28/2/1964. Transferred to RAF Coningsby for fire-fighting/crash rescue training in 1978, survived until scrapped as burnt remains in 1981
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
2. http://www.wattisham.org.uk/wattisham_aviation_accidents.htm
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accident_and_incidents_involving_the_English_Electric_Lightning
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2013 20:20 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Oct-2013 20:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 25-Jan-2021 21:31 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Operator] |
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