ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55377
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| Date: | 10-DEC-1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 226 Operational Conversion Unit Royal Air Force (226 OCU RAF) |
| Registration: | XX755 |
| MSN: | S.52 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Lumsden, Aberdeenshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lossiemouth (EGQS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mid-air collision during a formation training flight involving four Jaguar aircraft. Both Jaguars involved in the collision (XX749 and XX755) crashed. One pilot (Flt Lt N Brown in XX749) was killed the other (in XX755) ejected safely.
Severe injuries in XX749 attributed to the canopy failing to jettison because the firing link was disconnected in the collision, so the seat passed through the canopy severely injuring the pilot, who was also burned due to the fuel tank behind the cockpit exploding.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19791210_xx749_xx755.pdf
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222715/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Jaguar/Jaguar.htm
3. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1980/1980%20-%203073.html
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1979.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2011 14:32 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2011 00:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2013 16:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2015 21:08 | Z. Zeeland | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Jul-2015 13:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 19-Sep-2020 07:11 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2020 08:23 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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