ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56605
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| Date: | Thursday 30 September 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F Mk 6 |
| Owner/operator: | 56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XR764 |
| MSN: | 95229 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Limasol Bay, 35 miles east of RAF Akrotiri -
 Cyprus
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus |
| RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into Limasol Bay, 35 miles east of Akrotiri, Cyprus after the pilot - F/Lt. R. Bealer - ejected following a #1 engine reheat fire. Hours flown 937h.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160316093553/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf3.htm]l
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421174917/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1971.htm
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=XR764
http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xr764.html
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2012 18:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2012 02:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 25-Sep-2012 01:58 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Embed code] |
| 27-May-2013 05:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 23-Feb-2019 13:12 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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