Incident Panavia Tornado GR1 ZA448,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55448
 
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Date:Wednesday 30 March 1988
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic TOR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Panavia Tornado GR1
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force (RAF)
Registration: ZA448
MSN: BS078/3114
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Nellis Ranges, NV -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Nellis AFB, NV
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed after loss of control during a 'Green Flag' exercise. Both crew (Flg Off T.D. Robinson and Flt Lt S.P. Townsend) ejected safely.

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1988.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19880330_za448.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162447/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/tornado.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Jul-2011 00:18 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
07-Apr-2013 17:11 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative]
24-Jun-2013 13:23 TB Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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