ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55078
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| Date: | Friday 14 June 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Blackburn Buccaneer S Mk 2B |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XV341 |
| MSN: | B3-19-66 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Lossiemouth, Grampian, Morayshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lossiemouth, Morayshire |
| RAF Lossiemouth (EGQS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Control was lost on approach to Lossiemouth, Grampian due to excessive tailplane movement. This was caused by an improperly secured nut and bolt in the powered control unit The pilot ordered the navigator to eject but failed to do so himself and was killed when the aircraft crashed into the undershoot area at RAF Lossiemouth
Crew:
F/Lt. M. D. HAYTER (nav.) RAF: ejected safely
F/Lt. William "Willie" STEELE (pilot) RAF: killed
Sources:
1. http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/S2_XV341_files/0_S2_XV341.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170721225135/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Buccaneer.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19850614_xv341.pdf
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1985.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2011 12:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2011 00:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2012 09:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2013 23:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2014 22:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 18-Oct-2018 18:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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