Accident Blackburn Buccaneer S.50 426,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19833
 
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Date:Wednesday 14 October 1970
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic bucc model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Blackburn Buccaneer S.50
Owner/operator:24 Sqn SAAF
Registration: 426
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:nr De Wet Bombing Range, Bloemfontein, Free State -   South Africa
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Accident occured during a low level 'retarded bomb' sortie. Navigator Deon Joubert survived, skidding on his side still in his seat for a considerable distance. Pilot Doons van Heerden was killed, as by the time his seat functioned, the aircraft was virtually inverted and he was fired straight into the ground.

Sources:

http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/history/saaf/attrition-summaries

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-May-2008 13:06 Topaz Added
07-Apr-2013 08:27 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location]

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