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Date: | Sunday 10 May 1970 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
Owner/operator: | 893 NAS FAA RN |
Registration: | XN702 |
MSN: | 10110 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | HMS Hermes, Mediterranean Sea, off Cyprus -
Cyprus
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | HMS Hermes, Mediterranean Sea |
Destination airport: | HMS Hermes, Mediterranean Sea |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Written off 10/5/1970: Badly damaged during a deck landing accident on board HMS Hermes. Off loaded and transferred by lighter to Limassol Harbour, Cyprus then towed to Akrotiri during August where it was later broken up
Sources:
1.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1970.htm 2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/seavixenpics/xn702.jpg]
Media:
XN702 being off-loaded from HMS Hermes in Limassol Habrour, Cyprus in May 1970
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Jun-2013 21:14 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
23-Feb-2014 18:48 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |