ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21165
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 March 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Supermarine Swift F.2 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE |
| Registration: | WK220 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Boscombe Down, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Boscombe Down Wiltshire (EGDM) |
| Boscombe Down, Wiltshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 16/03/1955: Engine flamed out, would not restart, belly landed at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire. Not repaired - to 33 MU RAF Lyneham for storage 30/06/1955 pending disposal. To 4 SoTT St.Athan 23/03/1956 for Ground Instruectional use as 7308M. Struck off charge 29/05/1958
Crew:
Flt Lt John Crowley - uninjured
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2008 21:21 | JINX | Added |
| 26-Jan-2013 15:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2013 01:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2014 17:26 | Investig | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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