ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55454
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 December 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado GR1T |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | ZA555 |
| MSN: | BT020/3039 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wrotham, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
| RAF Honington, Suffolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Loss of control due to aileron failure shortly after take-off. Flt Lt J. Magowan and Sqn Ldr E. J. Wyer ejected to safety. The aircraft crashed into a field at Rookery Farm, Wortham.
This aircraft was part of two ship mission, problems started en-route and attempted return to Honington was made with second aircraft as escort. While on long-finals control was lost. Witnessed from control tower by myself.
Sources:
1. Flight International 16 May 1987
2. Flight International 13 Dec. 1986
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1986.htm
5. http://www.tornado-data.com/Production/RAF%20Crash%20Data.pdf
6. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19861202_za555.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 05:22 | harro | Updated |
| 13-May-2009 10:36 | harro | Updated |
| 03-Jul-2011 13:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2013 13:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 14-Jun-2013 14:25 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2013 01:24 | JINX | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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