ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55090
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| Date: | Monday 4 April 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B |
| Owner/operator: | 208 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XW525 |
| MSN: | B3-01-69 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Claerwen Reservoir Dam, Rhyader, Powys, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Structural failure following violent move to avoid collision with two Hunters during a practice bombing run on the Claerwen Reservoir Dam, west of Rhyader, Powys. losing its tail section, Crashed into Claerwen Reservoir near Rhayader.
Both crew ejected, safely: crew later named as Flt. Lt. Summers (pilot) and F/Lt. P. J. R. Hill (navigator)
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194604/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1977.htm
2. http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/S2B_XW525_files/0_S2B_XW525.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170721225135/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Buccaneer.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1977.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2011 15:13 | Rory | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2011 01:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2012 14:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2013 01:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
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