Mid-air collision Accident SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XX755,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55377
 
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Date:Monday 10 December 1979
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic JAGR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1
Owner/operator:226 OCU RAF
Registration: XX755
MSN: S.52
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lumsden, Aberdeenshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Lossiemouth (EGQS)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mid-air collision during a formation training flight involving four Jaguar aircraft. Both Jaguars involved in the collision (XX749 and XX755) crashed. One pilot (Flt Lt N Brown in XX749) was killed the other (in XX755) ejected safely.

Severe injuries in XX749 attributed to the canopy failing to jettison because the firing link was disconnected in the collision, so the seat passed through the canopy severely injuring the pilot, who was also burned due to the fuel tank behind the cockpit exploding.

Sources:

1. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19791210_xx749_xx755.pdf
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222715/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Jaguar/Jaguar.htm
3. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1980/1980%20-%203073.html
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1979.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Feb-2011 14:32 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
05-Jul-2011 00:55 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
05-Jun-2013 16:17 Dr. John Smith Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
04-Jun-2015 21:08 Z. Zeeland Updated [Operator]
14-Jul-2015 13:34 Dr. John Smith Updated [Embed code]
19-Sep-2020 07:11 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative]
26-Dec-2020 08:23 Anon. Updated [Narrative]

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