ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55408
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| Date: | Monday 15 June 1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado F3 |
| Owner/operator: | 29 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZE732 |
| MSN: | 660/AS048 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 30 miles East of Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby (QCY/EGXC) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Disappeared from radar while working with two other Tornados and an AWACS over the North Sea. Following an extended search the wreckage was discovered during a sonar search by an 819 NAS Sea King HAS6 approximately 30 miles off Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire. The crew did not eject and were both killed
Crew later named as (pilot) Squadron Leader William Michael Vivian and (navigator) Flight Lieutenant Derek Stuart Lacey
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19980615_ze732.pdf
2. http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modintranet/publications/aircraftAccidents/Tornado.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162447/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/tornado.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Coningsby#Tornados
5. http://www.tornado-data.com/Production/RAF%20Crash%20Data.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2009 01:59 | Anon. | Updated |
| 04-Jul-2011 06:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2011 23:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2013 18:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2014 15:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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