Incident Panavia Tornado GR1 ZA605,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55453
 
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Date:Wednesday 10 December 1986
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic TOR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Panavia Tornado GR1
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force (RAF)
Registration: ZA605
MSN: BS042/3069
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1,5 mi N of Thorney, Cambridgeshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Marham Norfolk (KNF/EGYM)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Collided with Tornado ZA611 during formation after take off for night mission. ZA605 crashed onto defunct railway line after Flt Lt R.P. Lewis and Flt Lt A.M. Randall ejected. ZA611 made emergency landing at Marham with part of wing missing.

Sources:

1. Flight International 16 May 1987, p43
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1986.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19861210_za605_za611.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 05:23 harro Updated
13-May-2009 07:46 harro Updated
03-Jul-2011 14:10 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
18-Jan-2012 09:25 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source]
29-May-2013 13:13 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
14-Jun-2013 14:41 TB Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]

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