ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56500
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 September 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Folland Gnat T.1 |
| Owner/operator: | CFS RAF |
| Registration: | XS103 |
| MSN: | FL597 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leck -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Leck, Germany |
| Leck, Germany | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mid-air collision with Lockheed F-104S Starfighter (MM6774/"53-22") of the 21st Gruppo, Italian Air Force near Leck, Germany. Both aircraft managed to land safely at Leck, but Gnat T.1 XS103 had sustained severe damage to its nose. Damage assessed to be beyond repair, and aircraft struck off charge as Cat. 5(Scrap). No casualties sustained by the crew of either aircraft.
(The F-104S was later repaired and returned to service in May 1977)
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20121025182700/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Folland_Gnat.htm
2. http://www.i-f-s.nl/tiger-meets/
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1975.htm
4. http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/Stars/wA53-22.htm
Images:
Taken at Leck after the aircraft landed.
Media:
J061-19 XS103 broken nose
Posted by Volkert Jan van den Berg on 3. September 1975
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2011 01:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2013 00:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2015 21:33 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Sep-2015 13:59 | Chr.Hölscher | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 19-Jan-2020 15:34 | mikeinfrance | Updated [Date, Time, Embed code, Photo] |
| 19-Jan-2020 15:34 | harro | Updated [Date, Time] |
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