ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54569
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Date: | Friday 13 January 1989 |
Time: | c. 09:50 LT |
Type: | Panavia Tornado GR1 |
Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
Registration: | ZD891 |
MSN: | BS151/3208 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Hinrichsfehn-Rammsfehn/Wiesmoor -
Germany
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Wittmund AB |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:RAF Tornado operated on a low-flying mission when it flew into a formation of German Alpha Jets. One Alpha Jet (40+87) crashed, but the pilot ejected safely. The Tornado crashed in a field 2 miles south of Wiesmoor, killing both crew members.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 14 January 1989, p1
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1989.pdf http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19890113_ZD891.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-Dec-2008 10:12 |
harro |
Added |
06-Jul-2011 00:14 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Source] |
07-Apr-2013 07:59 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |
24-Jun-2013 14:35 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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