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| Date: | Thursday 27 March 1986 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar A |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | A152 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 31 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bangui -
 Central African Republic
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bangui |
Crashed into a school shortly after taking off from Bangui, after experiencing engine failure. Pilot Lt M. Etcheberry ejected safely, but the crippled Jaguar killed at least 31 people and injuring others when it came down on a school on the outskirts of the city.
Sources:
Flight International 16 May 1987
http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222715/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Jaguar/Jaguar.htm
Le Monde 31 March/1 April 1986
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2009 05:17 | harro | Updated |
| 05-Oct-2009 05:27 | phil54 | Updated |
| 10-Jul-2011 04:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jul-2011 11:51 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Sep-2020 20:32 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Sep-2020 21:34 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
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