ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56578
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| Date: | Thursday 6 June 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F Mk 1A |
| Owner/operator: | 56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XM179 |
| MSN: | 95066 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Great Bricett, near RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk (EGUW) |
| RAF Wattisham, Suffolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 6/6/1963, during aerobatic practice for the Paris Air Show, XM179 touched wings with XM181 during a bomb burst manoeuvre and crashed at Great Bricett near Wattisham, Suffolk. The pilot - Flt. Lt. Michael Cooke - ejected at 400-430 knots I.A.S. and at 800 feet, sustaining severe spinal injuries which would lead to him becoming confined to a wheel-chair.
The other aircraft involved (XM181) landed safely at Wattisham
Sources:
1. http://www.wattisham.org.uk/wattisham_aviation_accidents.htm
2. http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xm179.html
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194554/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1963.htm#jun
5. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=513063108718974&set=a.438966242795328.102219.435948886430397&type=1&theater
6. http://www.ejectorseats.co.uk/handle%20handling.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_English_Electric_Lightning#1960s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2012 21:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2012 02:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2013 05:32 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 27-May-2013 05:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2013 07:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2013 19:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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