ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65020
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| Date: | 14-OCT-1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar A |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | A106 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 4 km from N'Djamena -
 Chad
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | N'Djamena, Chad |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
In April 1978, under Operation Tacaud, eight of the EC 3/11 Jaguars based at Dakar were detached to N'Djamena in Chad to support the ailing Chadian government. A further twelve Jaguars from EC 2/11 arrived in late April 1978: one was shot down by an SA-7 "Grail" on May 31st, another was lost in a reconnaissance flight on August 8th, a third in a collision on August 23rd and a fourth on October 14th. Pilot Cap Serge Linemann.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160304072712/http://www.targetlock.org.uk/jaguar/service_france.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222715/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Jaguar/Jaguar.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20120429202525/http://www.targetlock.org.uk/jaguar/production_france.html
Le Monde 17 October 1978
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2011 06:54 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2011 02:41 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 01-Aug-2014 19:36 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Phase, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2020 10:39 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Aug-2020 17:46 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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