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7 September 1967 - Lightning F6 XR766 of No. 23 Squadron RAF from RAF Leuchars was abandoned in North Sea, 51 miles ENE of RAF Leuchars official report gives the exact location as being at co-ordinates 56'45".00N, 1'30".00W, pilot successfully ejected and was recovered by a Westland Whirlwind (helicopter) of No. 202 Squadron RAF
The English Electric Lightning was a high-performance short-range interceptor aircraft. The Lightning had a max takeoff weight of 20 tons, and could reach Mach 2.0. [1] The aircraft involved in the incident was the second production Lightning, designated XM135. [2]
List of accidents and incidents involving the English Electric Lightning; List of F-15 losses; List of accidents and incidents involving the Grumman A-6 Intruder; List of Harrier family losses; Accidents and incidents involving the JAS 39 Gripen
Late pre-production English Electric Lightning F.1, XG334 of the Air Fighting Development Squadron, RAF Coltishall, Norfolk, aircraft 'A', crashed near Wells-next-the-Sea after suffering complete hydraulic failure, resulting in loss of all control-surface power and hydraulic services. The pilot, Sqn.
18 March 1991 WJ877 an English Electric Canberra T.4 of 231 Operational Conversion Unit lost control during simulated engine failure and crashed at RAF Wyton, three killed. [59] 29 August 1991 XX843 a Sepecat Jaguar T.2A of 41 Squadron collided with a Cessna 152 G-BDMD during a low level exercise. The Cessna pilot was killed in the accident and ...
An English Electric Lightning T5, ZU-BEX, (RAF No. XS451) crashed while carrying out a display at the biennial South African Air Force Overberg Airshow held at AFB Overberg near Bredasdorp on 14 November 2009. ZU-BEX in 2002. The aircraft suffered hydraulic failure after a fire started in the rear of the fuselage.
The driver of a Ford electric SUV involved in a February fatal crash in Texas was using the company's partially automated driving system before the wreck, federal investigators said Thursday. Data ...
November 14 – An English Electric Lightning of Thunder City experienced a rear fuselage fire leading to hydraulic failure while performing at Overberg Airshow in Bredasdorp, South Africa. The pilot tried to get the aircraft back to base; after failure of the canopy jettison system he was unable to use the ejection seat and the aircraft ...