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| Date: | Wednesday 10 December 1986 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado GR1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | ZA605 |
| MSN: | BS042/3069 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1,5 mile north of Thorney, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham Norfolk (KNF/EGYM) |
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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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, ] |
| 30-May-2024 16:57 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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