ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55091
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| Date: | Thursday 3 February 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XW548 |
| MSN: | B3-09-71 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Volkel AFB, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Laarbruch (EDUL) |
| Volkel AB (EHVK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during a low-level NAVEX near Volkel, Netherlands following in-flight fire. Both crew - Flt. Lt. M. W. Brown (pilot) and Flt. Lt. R. P. Kemp (navigator) - ejected safely
Caused by starboard engine uncontained HP turbine failure.
Sources:
1. http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/S2B_XW548_files/0_S2B_XW548.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170721225135/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Buccaneer.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1977.htm
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:https://sites.google.com/site/raflaarbruch/home/laarbruch-abstuerze]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2008 11:14 | harro | Updated |
| 20-Jul-2011 00:42 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2013 14:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 04-Jul-2013 23:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 04-Jul-2013 23:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Country] |
| 07-Nov-2015 15:36 | BC Norman | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2022 08:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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