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| Date: | Tuesday 6 October 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Northrop F-5E Tiger II |
| Owner/operator: | Tunisian Air Force |
| Registration: | Y92515 |
| MSN: | HW.1003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Remada, Tataouine -
 Tunisia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bizerte-Karouba NAS (DTTB) |
| Bizerte-Karouba NAS (DTTB) |
A Tunisian Air Force Northrop F-5E Tiger II fighter jet, belonging to 15 Sqn, crashed under unknown circumstances.
The pilot died in the crash and the aircraft was destroyed
Sources:
https://www.infomediaire.net/un-mort-dans-le-crash-dun-avion-militaire-en-tunisie/
https://www.businessnews.com.tn/tunisie-cra-dun-avion-militaire-a-remada,520,102672,3
https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/tunisian-air-force-tiger-crash
https://www.the-northrop-f-5-enthusiast-page.info/Pictures/Tunisia/592515PIK.jpg (photo)
Media:
The #Tunisian Air Force pilot who crashed today in Remada's desert was Captain Mehdi Boubaker, a talented and experienced Air Force pilot.
— TunisianSoldier (@TunisianSoldier) October 6, 2020
He celebrated few days ago the birth of his firstborn.
May his soul rest in peace.
Allah Yarhmou. pic.twitter.com/1BHxfUdDGA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2020 13:37 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Oct-2020 14:11 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Oct-2020 18:43 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 08-Oct-2020 14:19 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 10-Oct-2020 00:04 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
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