Accident Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XW532,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55102
 
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Date:Thursday 25 March 1971
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic bucc model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B
Owner/operator:XV Sqn RAF
Registration: XW532
MSN: B3-01-70
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Wansum, Limburg -   Netherlands
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Laarbruch, Germany
Destination airport:Gilze Rijen AB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed near Wansum, Netherlands after the pilot became disorientated when the aircraft entered cloud immediately after take off from Laarbruch, West Germany. Both crew (Pilot: Wing Commander D.J.H. Collins and Navigator P.A. Kelly) were killed.
The main BOI conclusion was possibly due to Pilot disorientation when looking down during changing control hands to change radio frequency. Led to the Navigator being required to control the radio on IMC take-off.

Sources:

1. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201937.htm
2. http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/S2B_XW532_files/0_S2B_XW532.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1971.htm
4. http://www.laarbruch-museum.net/ENG/Crashes/250371.html
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20170721225135/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Buccaneer.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Dec-2008 11:13 harro Updated
10-Jul-2011 22:23 Dr.John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative]
10-Apr-2013 14:13 Nepa Updated [Operator, Departure airport]
30-Jun-2013 11:56 Dr. John Smith Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
09-Nov-2015 18:17 BC Norman Updated [Narrative]
23-Jun-2022 04:48 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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