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| Date: | Thursday 12 December 1985 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado GR1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | ZA610 |
| MSN: | BS047/3074 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 miles east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham (KNF/EGYM) |
Flew into the North Sea at night while attempting to locate a Buccaneer tanker. Flt Lt Michael Barnard and Flt Lt John Sheen did not eject and were killed.
Sources:
1. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1986/1986%20-%200013.html
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1985.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19851212_za610.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2009 06:58 | harro | Updated |
| 03-Jul-2011 13:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Aug-2011 12:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, ] |
| 18-Jan-2012 09:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 29-May-2013 17:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jun-2013 14:10 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2024 16:56 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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