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Date: | Monday 11 November 1974 |
Time: | |
Type: | Blackburn Buccaneer S.2D |
Owner/operator: | 809 Sqn FAA RN |
Registration: | XV351 |
MSN: | B3-01-67 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Wainfleet Ranges, Lincolnshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk (EGXH) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed into the mud flats at Wainfleet Ranges, Lincolnshire. Both crew ejected, pilot killed, navigator injured
Crew named as Lt. S. J. Kershaw (RN), (pilot, killed) and Lt. D. J. Thomson (navigator, survived). Martin-Baker ejector seats fired on impact. Not crew initiated.
Sources:
1.
http://web.archive.org/web/20170721225135/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Buccaneer.htm 2.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1974.htm 3.
http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/S2_XV351_files/0_S2_XV351.html 4.
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?19296-Shortlived-Buccaneer 5.
http://www.bcar.org.uk/1970s-incident-logs#1974 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
09-May-2009 23:15 |
zerocinquanta |
Added |
10-Jul-2011 22:23 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
10-Jul-2011 22:23 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
11-Jul-2011 05:39 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Source] |
15-Jan-2013 10:42 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
24-Jun-2013 16:55 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
02-Jul-2013 22:58 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport] |
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