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| Date: | Tuesday 31 December 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar S |
| Owner/operator: | Sultan of Oman's Air Force (SOAF) |
| Registration: | 208 |
| MSN: | 219/S(O)6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Jebel Sarfait Range -
 Oman
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Thumrait, Oman |
Blew up in mid-air when a 1000lb bomb, went off prematurely. Pilot (Flt. Lt. Thomas “Paddy” Mullen)
ejected - he was literally 'blown' out of the cockpit, and the force of the explosion initiated the ejection sequence!
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222715/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Jaguar/Jaguar.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20160331232327/http://www.targetlock.org.uk/jaguar/production_oman.html
https://martin-baker.com/ejectee/paddy-mullen/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Jul-2011 13:09 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Nov-2014 07:26 | Slizack | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Apr-2018 15:55 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 08-Sep-2020 10:36 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2023 13:59 | Anon. | Updated |
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