ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146604
Last updated: 22 May 2013
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| Date: | 03-JUL-2012 |
| Time: | 01:40 p.m. |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado GR4 |
| Operator: | XV (15) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZD812 |
| C/n / msn: | 104 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Moray Firth, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lossiemouth (LMO/EGQS) |
| RAF Lossiemouth (LMO/EGQS) |
Two RAF aircrafts have crashed into Scotland's Moray Firth, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
A spokesperson for the MoD said: "The RAF are aware of an incident involving two Tornado GR4 from RAF Lossiemouth in the Moray Firth area.
Confirmed on Wednesday that one of those rescued has since died. Two others are still missing.
Two aircraft have been lost, with two people rescued and taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness and two unaccounted for.
Sources:
http://news.sky.com/story/955644/two-raf-tornado-jets-crash-in-scotland
http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/two-rescued-two-missing-after-raf-planes-crash-in-moray-firth-1-2389770
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18700794
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2012 11:00 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Jul-2012 11:00 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 03-Jul-2012 11:01 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Total fatalities] |
| 03-Jul-2012 11:34 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2012 10:28 | sharla | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2012 14:25 | andrew.nicholls | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
| 09-Sep-2012 10:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2012 01:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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