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| Date: | Monday 19 September 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar GR Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 226 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | XX114 |
| MSN: | S.7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Lossiemouth, Morayshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lossiemouth (EGQS) |
| RAF Lossiemouth (LMO/EGQS) |
During finals to Lossiemouth, Grampian the pilot noticed a flock of birds ahead of him. He decided to overshoot but flew into another flock. Pilot - Flg. Off. Iain J. McLean - ejected safely at 100 feet after both engines lost power and began to break up
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1983.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222715/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Jaguar/Jaguar.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19830919_xx114.pdf
4. http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modintranet/publications/aircraftAccidents/Jaguar.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2010 13:04 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jul-2011 13:00 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2013 21:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 24-Feb-2014 07:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 20-Jun-2015 21:26 | Nino | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
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