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| Date: | Friday 13 January 1989 |
| Time: | c. 09:50 LT |
| Type: |  Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet A |
| Owner/operator: | JBG 43 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 40+87 |
| MSN: | 0087 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hinrichsfehn-Rammsfehn/Wiesmoor -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Oldenburg AB |
| Wittmundhafen AB |
RAF Tornado GR.1 ZD891/BB operated on a low-flying mission from Brüggen when it flew into a formation of four German Alpha Jets attacking Wittmund AB, colliding with one of the trainers. The Alpha Jet (40+87) crashed, but the pilot (Hptm Hermann Späth, 38) ejected safely. The Tornado crashed in a field, 200 from the outskirt of the village Hinrichsfehn, killing both crew members.
Sources:
Telegraaf 14-1-1989
HamburgerAbendblatt 14.1.1989, p1
https://www.flugzeugforum.de//forum/showthread.php?28259-Absturz-bei-Wiesmoor/page2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2008 10:15 | harro | Added |
| 01-Nov-2009 05:15 | Alpine Flight | Updated |
| 17-May-2011 09:30 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-May-2011 10:11 | TB | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 17-May-2011 11:17 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 17-May-2011 15:42 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2011 08:18 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 14-Aug-2012 12:23 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jun-2013 14:31 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 31-Dec-2019 22:34 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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