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| Date: | Monday 6 February 1984 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado GR1 |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZA451 / ED |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Friedeburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Laarbruch/Niederrhein |
| Nordhorn range |
Underwing fuel tank caught fire after lightning strike while flying in formation at night. Release of the tank failed due to crew error. Crew ejected to safety. Aircraft crashed in forrest 15 miles SW of Wilhelmshaven.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1984.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162447/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/tornado.htm
Hamburger Abendblatt 8 February 1984, p32
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1984.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2011 13:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jul-2011 07:31 | d | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 05-Jul-2011 07:32 | Anon. | Updated |
| 08-Apr-2013 16:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 14-Jun-2013 10:01 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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