Incident Supermarine Swift FR.5 WK298,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21169
 
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Date:Friday 5 February 1960
Time:
Type:Supermarine Swift FR.5
Owner/operator:79 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF
Registration: WK298
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bad Fallingbostel -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Jever
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off 05/02/1960: Abandoned after engine lost power on low-level navex, and crashed near Bad Fallingbostel, Heidekreis, Lower Saxony, West Germany. Contact with trees near the base because of poor visibility, after emergency landing due to the damage

Pilot: Flt/Lt Eric J.E. Smith suffered slight injuries after ejecting at 2,000 feet and 200 knots.

Sources:

1. Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171027114502/http://sg-etuo.de:80/Main/EDUOCrashs
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170624000012/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/Swift.html
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20171123224900/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/swift/swift.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Fallingbostel#Transport

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Jun-2008 21:55 JINX Added
14-Apr-2013 02:52 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
27-May-2013 21:34 Nepa Updated [Operator]
14-Mar-2014 21:43 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
20-May-2021 16:49 TB Updated [Location, Departure airport]

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