ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55080
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| Date: | Thursday 11 August 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XX891 |
| MSN: | B3-07-73 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kervenheim,5 NM ENE of RAF Laarbruch, Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Laarbruch (EDUL) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft stalled at a low height (200 feet) while the crew was distracted by an emergency landing gear situation, the pilot being engaged in a radio conversation and the navigator probably consulting his emergency checklist.
Crew:
F/Lt Mark Evans (pilot) RAF - ejected safely
F/Lt Anthony Stewart Dakin (nav.) RAF - ejected out of seat envelope, and was killed on impact with the ground)
Sources:
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%202270.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20170721225135/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Buccaneer.htm
http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/S2B_XX891_files/0_S2B_XX891.html
www.ukserials.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2009 06:55 | harro | Updated |
| 29-Jul-2011 00:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2011 11:22 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 06-Jan-2013 14:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
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