ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170419
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| Date: | Friday 27 September 2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado GR.4 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force |
| Registration: | ZA410 |
| MSN: | 227/BT034/31 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Malta International Airport (MLA/LMML), Luqa -
 Malta
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| LMML | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While performing a left break on a fly-by during arrivals day, the APU access panel opened damaging the left external fuel tank, left radiation pod, and left elevon. The Tornado when repaired and flew out of Malta a few months later but it is now stored in the UK.
In the video, the debris are clearly visible falling from the aircraft at about 15:30 into the video
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2014 06:43 | magic51 | Added |
| 20-Aug-2016 14:15 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
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