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| Date: | Wednesday 18 July 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | XX960 |
| MSN: | S.82 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Iserlohn -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Brüggen (ETUR) |
Struck a TV mast south of the town and crashed while attempting to rejoin his formation. The pilot Flt Lt G. A. Wardell ejected safely.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222715/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Jaguar/Jaguar.htm
2. https://www.ukserials.com/losses-1979.htm
Borkener Zeitung 19 July 1979, p4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2011 00:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Apr-2013 17:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 07-Jul-2013 23:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Sep-2017 19:50 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jul-2025 18:03 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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