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| Date: | Thursday 23 January 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) XI(F) Squadron |
| Registration: | ZK306 |
| MSN: | BS057/218 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | North Sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby |
| RAF Coningsby |
The pilot jettisoned the canopy over the North Sea after a bird strike
Sources:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceq9g47xqx1o
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/typhoon-fighter-jettisons-canopy-over-north-sea/
https://www.forcesnews.com/services/raf/raf-typhoon-jettisons-canopy-after-mid-air-emergency-prompting-investigation
https://theaviationist.com/2025/01/23/raf-typhoon-lands-without-canopy-after-suspected-bird-strike/
Media:
Ooooops pic.twitter.com/XpWIJxzWDV
— #Marcher (@MarcherReborn) January 23, 2025
RAF Typhoon landed today missing a canopy #bitnippy (Pics by Richard Boettcher) pic.twitter.com/4QBPkpLEya
— Tim Davies ??????? (@timdavies_uk) January 23, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2025 14:34 | edk1994 | Added |
| 23-Jan-2025 19:01 | battleaxe10 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 23-Jan-2025 19:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 23-Jan-2025 19:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total occupants, Embed code, ] |
| 23-Jan-2025 19:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 23-Jan-2025 19:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 22-May-2025 14:51 | Paradoxial | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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