ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56549
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 January 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning F Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | 56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XR721 |
| MSN: | 95204 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | B1079 road at Elm Farm, Helmingham, 11 miles E of Wattisham, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
| RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Belly landed on the B1079 road at Elm Farm, Helmingham eleven miles east of Wattisham, Suffolk after being unable to maintain height following the failure of the No.1 engine. It was on an extended approach to Bentwaters and was approximately 20 miles out. A canopy fault had prevented the pilot from ejecting but the aircraft slid into a tree, the impact of which fired the seat, which was now outside its limits, killing the pilot, Flying Officer D. Law. The aircraft came to a halt at the wall of a roadside cottage.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160316093553/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.lightning.org.uk/histf3.htm]l
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1966jan-mar.htm
www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
http://www.kindred-spirit.co.uk/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2012 12:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2012 02:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 09-Jan-2013 13:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2013 05:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 21-May-2018 13:26 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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