Accident Panavia Tornado GR1 ZA561,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55436
 
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Date:Thursday 16 August 1990
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic TOR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Panavia Tornado GR1
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force (RAF)
Registration: ZA561
MSN: BS025/3045
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:10 mi NE of Spurn Head, Humberside -   United Kingdom
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Marham, Norfolk
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into the North Sea during recovery from simulated attack to ship target.

Sources:

Flight International 8-14 May 1991
http://www.tornado-data.com/Production/MAAS%20Reports/ZA561.pdf
http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19900816_za561.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 08:11 harro Updated
04-Jul-2011 00:17 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
09-Oct-2012 11:15 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
07-Apr-2013 07:43 Nepa Updated [Operator]
07-Apr-2013 07:44 Nepa Updated [[Operator]]
03-Aug-2013 13:05 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative]
03-Aug-2013 13:05 TB Updated [Source]

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