ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55382
Last updated: 23 May 2013
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| Date: | 26-MAR-1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar T.2 |
| Operator: | 17 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XX147 |
| C/n / msn: | B.12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 2.5 km from Südlohn -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed at Sudlohn, West Germany after suffering a bird strike while at 250ft: the bird entered the cockpit. The crew had initially attempted to recover the aircraft but ejected when speed began to decay. This had been due to the airbrakes being extended
Sources:
Serious birdstrike-related accidents to military aircraft of Europe and Israel: list and analysis of circumstances / W. John Richardson (Published in International 8ird Strike Committee Proceedings and Papers 23)
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/Jaguar/Jaguar.htm
http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modintranet/publications/aircraftAccidents/Jaguar.html
www.ukserials.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2010 12:54 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2011 00:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2011 08:37 | 89.204.153.218 | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Apr-2013 21:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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