ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56608
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 October 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F6 |
| Owner/operator: | 5 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XR768 |
| MSN: | 95233 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 13 miles East of Saltfleet, off Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into the North Sea 13 miles East of Saltfleet, off Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire following a reheat fire in No 2 engine. The pilot - Flt Lt T.W.Jones - ejected and survived.
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf6.htm]
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170818203747/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/year_pages/1974.htm
3. http://www.aviation-picture-hangar.co.uk/xr768a.htm
4. http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1102152/
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_English_Electric_Lightning#1970s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2009 11:21 | zerocinquanta | Updated |
| 13-Mar-2012 14:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2012 02:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2013 14:22 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2013 17:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 11-Mar-2018 20:08 | fcvulc | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
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