ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181520
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| Date: | 28-OCT-1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Northrop F-5B |
| Owner/operator: | Luftforsvaret (RNoAF) |
| Registration: | PX-V |
| MSN: | N9002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Degernes/Rakkestad -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Rygge MAS (RYG) |
| Rygge (MAS) (RYG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
When on a transition flight from Rygge the pilot on the F-5B experienced problems with moving the controls when passing to 15000 feet descending and he still didnt have control, they decided to eject. The trainee second lieutenant Andrers Rogstand from 717 Squadron ejected first followed by the instructor lieutenant Clifford Lee Middleton from 336 Squadron. Both pilots landed at Steka Gård at Degernes almost uninjured. The plane hit the ground at Rørvasshøgda in Fuglenesskogen in Degernes in Rakkestad. Middleton was an exchange officer from Royal Air Force..
Sources:
http://flydb.net/northrop/F-5.serials/index.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2015 17:41 | TB | Added |
| 20-Nov-2015 18:41 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2017 13:24 | whiteshark | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
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