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"I'm sorry for losing your aeroplane, sir."

Old 11th May 2020, 14:58
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I don't know the exact details Vampiredave, as it was just after I left. It was in the North I believe - that is: out of Seeb rather than Salalah. Early 1976 at a guess??
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Old 11th May 2020, 17:59
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I wonder if it was Strikemaster Mk.82A, '416', which was lost during an air test near Bid Bid on 20 March 1976?
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Old 11th May 2020, 20:31
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Vampiredave - that sounds exactly the right time and place. Bid Bid area was IIRC used for air tests, and I left in December '75.
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Old 11th May 2020, 20:48
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https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/57990
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Old 12th May 2020, 08:19
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That's definitely the one Treadi - the pilot's name confirms it; 'twas he in the OP's film clip. And certainly an airtest and not enemy action.

(and looks like the report is wrong about Salalah - Bid Bid is only about 30Km south of Seeb!)
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