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| Date: | Wednesday 28 May 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | XX961 |
| MSN: | S.83 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brüggen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Two RAF jet fighter collided over base. One pilot killed, other ejected to safety. the the aircraft were part of a four-ship returning to Bruggen. The first aircraft broke formation to land, the second broke almost immediately and hit the underside of the first. I was watching as I climbed off a Jaguar on 31 squadron. The first pilot elected, as a wing burst into flames and dropped from the pair,
Sources:
New Straits Times 30 May 1980, p4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2019 20:58 | TB | Added |
| 20-Feb-2020 13:46 | TB | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, ] |
| 13-Sep-2020 15:51 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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