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| Date: | Tuesday 9 January 1990 |
| Time: | 14:49 |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado GR1A |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | ZA394 |
| MSN: | BS061/3093 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 mi E of Hexham, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
| RAF Laarbruch |
The port wing of Jaguar GR3A XZ108 struck the tail fin of the Tornado while both low flying head on in a valley. The Tornado crew lost control and ejected to safety. The Jaguar landed safely.
Sources:
Flight International 8-14 May 1991
http://ukserials.com/losses-1990.htm
http://www.tornado-data.com/Production/RAF%20Crash%20Data.pdf
http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/51EF51D3-3E2B-42AC-A45E-1AD856FF2AFF/0/maas90_08_jaguar_gr1a_xz108_9jan90.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2008 01:19 | harro | Updated |
| 04-Jul-2011 00:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Oct-2012 12:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Apr-2013 07:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 03-Aug-2013 12:32 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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