ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55096
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 January 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Blackburn Buccaneer S Mk 2B |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XW535 |
| MSN: | B3-04-70 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Minden, 11 miles east of RAF Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Laarbruch, (G) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Control was lost after the pilot took evasive action to avoid a collision during a low-level NAVEX. The crew ejected and it crashed at Minden, 11 miles east of Gütersloh, West Germany.
Crew named as Flt. Lt. J. A. N. McEvoy (pilot) and Flg. Off. Mike Wood (navigator): both crew were from 16 Squadron, but were flying a "borrowed" XV Squadron aircraft.
Sources:
1. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1973/1973
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1973.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170721225135/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Buccaneer.htm
4. http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/S2B_XW535_files/0_S2B_XW535.html
5. https://sites.google.com/site/raflaarbruch/50er-jahre/1973
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2008 11:45 | harro | Updated |
| 17-Jul-2011 09:08 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2011 11:31 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 06-Jan-2013 14:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2013 22:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 20-Aug-2013 08:31 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 12-Aug-2014 16:12 | Oezil | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 28-Oct-2019 19:28 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2019 22:01 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 05-Feb-2020 11:34 | stehlik49 | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 05-Feb-2020 11:49 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
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