Incident Supermarine Swift FR.5 XD948,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155087
 
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Date:Thursday 1 August 1957
Time:
Type:Supermarine Swift FR.5
Owner/operator:79 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF
Registration: XD948
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia -   Germany
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Gütersloh (GUT/ETUO)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 01/08/1957: Written off in an emergency landing at Gütersloh, West Germany after the nose wheel would not lower

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20171123224900/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/swift/swift.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=1076
http://web.archive.org/web/20170624000012/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/Swift.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Apr-2013 00:50 Dr. John Smith Added
27-May-2013 21:25 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location]
28-Oct-2019 20:07 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
05-Nov-2019 22:15 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]
05-Feb-2020 11:30 stehlik49 Updated [Location, Operator]

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