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| Date: | Tuesday 26 July 1988 |
| Time: | c. 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado IDS |
| Owner/operator: | JBG 34 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 45+77 |
| MSN: | GT059/4277/PS.690 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Eggenfelden (EDME) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Erding AB |
Four Tornados made an authorized overfly of the airfield; at the same moment an ultralight suddenly aborted its authorized landing and climbed again; the ultralight was hit by one of the Tornado's at a height of 85 meters; pilot Norbert Mahler (32) died instantly; the Tornado lost one wing-tank and landed safely at Erding.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 27.7.1988. BAe airworthiness department memo
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2011 17:14 | TB | Added |
| 28-Oct-2019 18:40 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, ] |
| 31-Dec-2019 22:36 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 30-Jan-2020 13:50 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 05-Feb-2020 19:56 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 31-Dec-2021 13:30 | BeeVeeTee | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
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