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| Date: | Thursday 8 November 1984 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado GR1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | ZA603 |
| MSN: | BS041/3067 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North of Wipfeld -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Laarbruch (EDUL) |
The navigator believed (wrongly) that the pilot had lost control during evading action to avoid collision with USAF A-10A. The navigator initiated command ejection of the crew. The aircraft crashed 13 km south of Schweinfurt. The pilot suffered back injuries, the navigator, superficial injury.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1984.htm
http://mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/DF858597-628A-42B4-A434-88B7244D647F/0/maas84_19_tornado_gr1_za603_8nov84.pdf
Hamburger Abendblatt 9 November 1984, p9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2011 13:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Aug-2011 12:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Apr-2013 16:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jun-2013 13:58 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jun-2013 14:02 | TB | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
| 20-Apr-2021 08:12 | Edsmith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 29-Sep-2022 14:18 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Category, ] |
| 02-Oct-2022 07:50 | Edward smith | Updated [Category, ] |
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