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| Date: | Friday 10 March 1995 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado F Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | 56 (Punjab) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZE789 |
| MSN: | AS065 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 11 miles east of Spurn Head, Humberside -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed into the North Sea following a catastrophic failure of the left hand engine. The intensity of the subsequent fire melted the flying control rods which rendered the aircraft uncontrollable. Both crew ejected and were picked up by a Sea King but the navigator was killed during the ejection sequence after suffering severe head injuries. Further details in the MAAS at Reference 5.
Sources:
1. Flight International 24-30 April 1996
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162447/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/tornado.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1995.htm
4. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199899/cmselect/cmpubacc/300/9030309.htm
5. Military Aircraft Accident Summary: http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19950310_ze789.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2009 07:12 | harro | Updated |
| 03-Jul-2011 22:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jan-2012 14:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2013 20:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jan-2014 20:19 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2016 17:47 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 11-Nov-2018 13:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 13-Nov-2018 12:21 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Nov-2018 21:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 27-May-2020 07:38 | MIG21 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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