ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55395
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| Date: | 06-FEB-1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar T.2 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | XX137 |
| MSN: | B.2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 4 mi off Milltown, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed 6 Feb 1976 into the Moray Firth four miles off Milltown, after both crew (Flt Lt A. I. Aitken and Flt Lt R. K. Jackson) ejected following a fuel leak. Wreckage recovered 10 Feb 1976, later allocated to the P&EE at Shoeburyness
Anecdote from Mr. Ian Hovey, based at Lossiemouth 1974-79: "We had XX137 in the hangar after it was fished out of the Moray Firth.....after 4 days, covered in barnacles and sea anemonies! We took the engines out and saw the fractured main fuel pipe, it was a poor quality weld that went on a 60 degree angle of the main fuel pipe. Filled up the engine compartment, flamed out the port engine. Splash!!"
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222715/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Jaguar/Jaguar.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1976.htm
3. http://www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk/jaguar-t2_moray-firth.htm
4. http://www.airshowspast.com/faygate-scrapyard-circa-1985.html
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20170301083329/http://www.targetlock.org.uk:80/jaguar/production_uk.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2011 13:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2013 15:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2014 07:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-Jul-2015 22:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2018 09:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 20-Feb-2020 14:00 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
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