ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137477
Last updated: 18 June 2013
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| Date: | 31-MAY-1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar A |
| Operator: | EC3/11, L'Armée de L'Air |
| Registration: | A52 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Westsahara -
 Chad
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | N'Djamena, Chad |
Shot down by a SA-7 fired by the Sahrouis rebels
In April 1978, under Operation Tacaud, eight of the EC 3/11 Jaguars still 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, but were unable to stem the tide: one was shot down by an SA-7 "Grail" on May 31st,
Sources:
http://www.targetlock.org.uk/jaguar/production_france.html
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/Jaguar/Jaguar.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2011 08:38 | 89.204.153.218 | Added |
| 24-Jul-2011 13:11 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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