ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55408
Last updated: 18 June 2013
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| Date: | 15-JUN-1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado F3 |
| Operator: | 29 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZE732 |
| C/n / msn: | 660/AS048 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 20 miles East of Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby (QCY/EGXC) |
Disappeared from radar while working with two other Tornados and an AWACS over the North Sea. Following an extended search the wreckage was discovered during a sonar search by an 819 NAS Sea King HAS6 approximately 20 miles off Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire. The crew did not eject and were both killed
Crew later named as (pilot) Squadron Leader William Michael Vivian and (navigator) Flight Lieutenant Derek Stuart Lacey
Sources:
www.ukserials.com
http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modintranet/publications/aircraftAccidents/Tornado.html
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/aircraft_by_type/tornado.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Coningsby#Tornados
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._29_Squadron_RAF#1945_to_1998
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2009 01:59 | 86.159.180.17 | Updated |
| 04-Jul-2011 06:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2011 23:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2013 18:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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