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| Date: | Friday 13 January 1989 |
| Time: | c. 09:50 LT |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado GR1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | ZD891 |
| MSN: | BS151/3208 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hinrichsfehn-Rammsfehn/Wiesmoor -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | EDUR |
| EDUR |
RAF Tornado operated on a low-flying mission when it flew into a formation of German Alpha Jets. One Alpha Jet (40+87) crashed, but the pilot ejected safely. The Tornado crashed in a field 2 miles south of Wiesmoor, killing both crew members.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 14 January 1989, p1
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1989.pdf
http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19890113_ZD891.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2008 10:12 | harro | Added |
| 06-Jul-2011 00:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 07-Apr-2013 07:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 24-Jun-2013 14:35 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Sep-2025 15:56 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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