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| Date: | Monday 8 December 1997 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado IDS |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) |
| Registration: | 7517 |
| MSN: | CS054/3500 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Khamis Mushayt -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crash was due to loss of control as the pilot performed a flypast over his home village. Both pilots were killed. The aircraft was brand new, having left Warton on delivery on November 21, 1997.
Sources:
http://www.tornado-data.com/Production/RSAF%20Crash%20Data.pdf
Flight International 23-29 September 1998, p45
AFM AUG 2003
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2013 15:42 | TB | Added |
| 03-Jan-2021 11:58 | TB | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2021 12:02 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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