ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56570
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| Date: | Thursday 22 July 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning T4. |
| Owner/operator: | BAC (British Aircraft Corporation) |
| Registration: | XM966 |
| MSN: | 95051 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Irish Sea, 12 miles off St Bees Head, Cumbria -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Warton Airfield, Lancashire (EGNO) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First flown by R.P. Beamont 15-7-60 at Samlesbury. First flight as T.4 was from Samlesbury to Filton for conversion to a Lightning T.5; XM966 was the second T.5 to fly. Crashed on test flight over Irish Sea, 22-7-65, after loss of fin and rudder owing to yawing instability.
Crew - BAC Civilian Test Pilots J.L. Dell and G. Elkington - ejected Mach 2 and survived. Aircraft salvaged. Total flights 263 and hours 152h 51m.
Sources:
1. ttp://www.ukserials.com/losses-1965.htm
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.lightning.org.uk/histp11t4.htm]
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194250/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1965.htm#jun
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Lightning
5. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=113784
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2011 14:00 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2011 14:11 | angels one five | Updated [Location] |
| 12-Feb-2012 12:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2013 21:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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