Incident Supermarine Swift FR.5 XD955,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155097
 
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Date:Monday 13 July 1959
Time:
Type:Supermarine Swift FR.5
Owner/operator:79 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF
Registration: XD955
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Gütersloh (GUT/ETUO)
Destination airport:RAF Gütersloh (G)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 13/07/1959: Caught fire in flight over West Germany due to a hydraulic fluid failure. Landed back at Gütersloh but it was declared a write off; s.o.c. 14/08/1959 as CAT 5(C) and broken up for spare parts.

Sources:

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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Apr-2013 02:31 Dr. John Smith Added
27-May-2013 21:30 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location]
28-Oct-2019 20:04 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
05-Nov-2019 22:16 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]
05-Feb-2020 11:32 stehlik49 Updated [Location, Destination airport, Operator]

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