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| Date: | Friday 17 January 2025 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Eurofighter Typhoon |
| Owner/operator: | 41 (Test & Evaluation) Squadron, RAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Haisthorpe, near Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Coningsby-RAF Station (QCY/EGXC) |
| Coningsby-RAF Station (QCY/EGXC) |
A Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jet operating from RAF Coningsby on 17 January 2025 lost a pylon equipped with an AN/AAQ-28 Litening targeting pod in the vicinity of Haisthorpe, East Yorkshire. The incident was officially acknowledged by a RAF spokesman, stating:
"On 17 January a pylon (an attachment under the wing to mount things including missiles or extra fuel tanks to the outside of the aircraft) from a Typhoon inadvertently detached and landed in open ground.
The RAF have recovered the equipment and are investigating the cause of it detaching from the aircraft. There was no damage to any property nor was anyone hurt. An investigation has been initiated to identity the cause."
The official X/Twitter feed of RAF Coningsby for 17 January 2025 (see below) mentions tests and trials ("flight test sorties") of a Typhoon from 41 (Test & Evaluation) Squadron fitted with the AN/AAQ-28 pod.
Haisthorpe is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Carnaby, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) south-west of Bridlington town centre. It lies on the A614.
Sources:
1. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwywnp838j5o
2. https://bridlingtonecho.co.uk/investigation-launched-as-part-of-fighter-jet-falls-on-to-field-near-bridlington/
3. https://theaviationist.com/2025/01/20/targeting-pod-falls-from-raf-typhoon-into-yorkshire-field/
4. https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/raf-typhoon-pylon-detaches-training-flight-yorkshire
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/AAQ-28_Litening
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haisthorpe
Location
Media:
'Lucky' escape as fighter jet part lands in field - full story ⬇️ https://t.co/9AdZNrDdbE
— BBC East Yorkshire (@looknorthBBC) January 20, 2025
It is #PhoonFriday! Banish the winter blues with these images taken last summer of a 41 Test & Evaluation Squadron Typhoon taking off on a flight-test sortie to evaluate aircraft systems, weapon integration and cockpit displays. https://t.co/rVpwBKaByP pic.twitter.com/OJH0iu7nuA
— RAF Coningsby (@RAFConingsby) January 17, 2025
Rafael AN/AAQ-28 LITENING Pod mounted underneath a Czech Airforce Saab JAS-39C on Open Day at Čáslav AFB 2019Mysterious mists gathered at RAF Coningsby earlier this week, and our RAF Photographers AS1 Josh Whiting and AS2 Amelia Wise captured these images to bring you a foggy #PhoonFriday… @RAFPhotog pic.twitter.com/3n2MaCl4Cc
— RAF Coningsby (@RAFConingsby) January 24, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2025 07:06 | Anon. | Added |
| 28-Jun-2025 16:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 28-Jun-2025 17:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jul-2025 12:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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