Incident Panavia Tornado GR1 ZA368,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55421
 
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Date:Tuesday 19 July 1994
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic TOR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Panavia Tornado GR1
Owner/operator:617 (Dambusters) Sqn RAF
Registration: ZA368
MSN: BT032
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Moray Firth, 15 miles E of RAF Lossiemouth -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Lossiemouth (LMO/EGQS)
Destination airport:RAF Lossiemouth (LMO/EGQS)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into the Moray Firth 19-7-1994. Hptm A. Stumpf (Luftwaffe) and Flt S.T. Petherick (RAF) ejected.

Aircraft suffered engine problems during a practice single engine approach at night to Lossiemouth. The pilot selected reheat to overshoot and dumped fuel. This ignited and started a fire which damaged the flying controls. When turning onto finals control was lost, the crew ejected and it crashed into the Moray Firth, fifteen miles off the coast. The aircraft was on loan to 15(R) Squadron

Sources:

1. Flight International 16-22 August 1995 p.40 at https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1995/1995%20-%202371.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20150923234910/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/Tornado_Germany.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19940719_za368.pdf
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1994.htm
5. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199899/cmselect/cmpubacc/300/9030309.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Mar-2011 11:08 harro Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
30-May-2011 13:54 TB Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
03-Jul-2011 22:24 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
18-Jan-2012 09:27 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
16-Feb-2012 01:47 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Source]
12-Oct-2012 15:01 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative]
18-Jan-2014 20:12 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
28-May-2016 20:05 Dr.John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Jun-2016 17:44 Aerossurance Updated [Source, Narrative]
09-Oct-2018 17:53 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
13-Nov-2018 12:24 Aerossurance Updated [Operator, Location]
19-Nov-2018 21:40 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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