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| Date: | Friday 17 September 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 54 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XX120 |
| MSN: | S.13 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kattegat, off the Samsoe Islands -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
Dived into sea into the Kattegat, off the Samsoe Islands, Denmark, during exercise 'Teamwork 76' in bad weather after possible loss of control while in cloud. The pilot (Flt Lt Paul Samuel West) was killled
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222715/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Jaguar/Jaguar.htm
2. https://www.pprune.org/7591532-post98.html
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1976.htm
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170301083329/http://www.targetlock.org.uk:80/jaguar/production_uk.html
5. http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222715/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Jaguar/Jaguar.htm
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kattegat
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2011 13:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Feb-2012 10:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 04-Jul-2013 22:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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