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| Date: | Thursday 11 January 1996 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado GR1 |
| Owner/operator: | 14 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZD846 |
| MSN: | 434/BS144/31 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 mi SW of Münster -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Control was lost during ACM with two other Tornados. The pilot, an Italian officer on exchange, failed to adopt the correct recovery procedure and both crew ejected at 700 ft. The aircraft crashed into woods on a golf course near Albachten six miles south west of Münster, Germany.
Sources:
Flight International 4-10 June 1997
https://www.ukserials.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2011 15:10 | harro | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Mar-2011 15:10 | harro | Updated |
| 03-Jul-2011 22:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Oct-2012 13:33 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Apr-2013 18:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 18-Oct-2018 13:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jun-2025 18:36 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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