Incident Supermarine Swift FR.5 XD969,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155182
 
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Date:Monday 7 March 1960
Time:
Type:Supermarine Swift FR.5
Owner/operator:79 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF
Registration: XD969
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:2 miles of RAF Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia -   Germany
Phase: Approach
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 07/04/1960: Crashed 2 miles from Gütersloh, Germany. Engine flamed out in the circuit Flt. Lt. J. E. Neville ejected at 100 feet at 170 knots and suffered slight injuries.

Flame-out of the engine occurred when turning the traffic pattern to runway 09 (east wind), pilot got out after three unsuccessful attempts to start the final approach at only 18 meters (!) Height, Swift ended up crashing into the Ems Canal

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=1076
http://web.archive.org/web/20171027114502/http://sg-etuo.de:80/Main/EDUOCrashs
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194401/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1960.htm#mar
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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Apr-2013 16:59 Dr. John Smith Added
27-May-2013 21:35 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport]
28-Oct-2019 20:10 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
05-Nov-2019 22:17 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]
05-Feb-2020 11:37 stehlik49 Updated [Location, Destination airport, Operator]

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