ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55367
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 October 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar GR Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 20 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XX957 |
| MSN: | S.79 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1.5 miles E of RAF Brüggen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bruggen, (IATA: BGN, ICAO: EDUR) |
| RAF Bruggen | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Struck by lightning shortly after take off from Bruggen, West Germany. This caused the left hand engine to surge and shut down. The port engine failed, but the pilot inadvertantly shut off fuel to the starboard engine, causing that engine to fail as well. The pilot ejected but suffered a spinal crush fracture. XX957 came down in open farmland, 1.5 miles E of RAF Bruggen
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222715/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Jaguar/Jaguar.htm
http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modintranet/publications/aircraftAccidents/Jaguar.html
www.ukserials.com
http://www.targetlock.org.uk/jaguar/service_uk.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2011 00:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2013 08:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 07-Apr-2013 12:45 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 09-Apr-2024 18:07 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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