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| Date: | Monday 1 August 1994 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado GR1A |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZA397 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 mile E of La Grande Riviere, Quebec, -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Goose Bay |
| United Kingdom |
Crashed after collision.
Whilst en route from Goose Bay to the UK in a 4 ship formation, this aircraft and ZD844 collided after a procedural turn by the Tri Star tanker mis placed the formation and whilst moving back into position, the crew attempted to avoid a collision by rapidly rolling to the left but was unable to avoid a collision. Both crew ejected safely and the rest of the formation continued. Except for ZD844 diverted to the closest airfield.
Pilot was Fg Off John Knot and the navigator was Sqn Ldr Sam McLeod of the Royal Air Force
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162447/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/tornado.htm
www.ukserials.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2008 11:18 | Vaclav Kudela | Added |
| 11-Jul-2009 23:19 | sirjames111 | Updated |
| 04-Jul-2011 11:56 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jul-2011 00:13 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 06-Jan-2013 14:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jul-2017 13:22 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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