Bird strike Accident Panavia Tornado GR1A ZG708,
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Date:Thursday 1 September 1994
Time:12:04
Type:Silhouette image of generic TOR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Panavia Tornado GR1A
Owner/operator:13 Sqn RAF
Registration: ZG708
MSN: BS175
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:3 miles S of Killin, Glen Ogle, Perthshire, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Marham, Norfolk (KNF/EGYM)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
While at low level down Glen Ogle, 3 miles south of Killin, north of Lochearnhead, Perthshire. a sudden control movement was made and reheat applied. The aircraft rolled into a hillside close to the A85 road and disintegrated, possibly due to taking evasive action to avoid a possible bird strike. The Military Aircraft Accident Summary was unable to determine positively the cause of the accident.

Both crew - Flight Lieutenant Peter John Michael MOSLEY (pilot) and Flight Lieutenant Patrick Peter HARRISON (navigator/WSO) - did not eject, and were killed,

Sources:

1. Flight International 16-22 August 1995
2, http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162447/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/tornado.htm
3. http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/pages/scotland/scotlandzg708.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19940901_zg708.pdf
5. http://www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk/tornado-gr1a_glen-ogle.htm
6. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1994.htm
7. http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?29626-Tornado-accident-in-the-Scottish-Highlands-during-1994
8. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12690394.Tornado_death_crash_____Two_killed_as_Tornado_hits_hillside/
9. https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/560761-glen-ogle-accident-1994-a.html
10. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/boi_report_for_tornado_zg708?unfold=1#incoming-1635276 - photos (only, despite the title) from the BoI
11. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/glen_ogle_accident - Board of Inquiry Annexes P and AL only

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Mar-2011 11:28 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
03-Jul-2011 22:23 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
16-Feb-2012 03:10 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source]
12-Oct-2012 15:34 Dr. John Smith Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
27-May-2013 20:33 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Embed code]
29-May-2013 21:59 nick80 Updated [Time, Narrative]
03-Jun-2013 20:27 Dr. John Smith Updated [Embed code]
18-Jan-2014 20:15 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Embed code, Narrative]
07-Jun-2016 14:45 Dr.John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
14-Nov-2018 15:21 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
03-Dec-2020 18:58 Awat Updated [Source]
06-Jun-2021 09:11 Awat Updated [Source]

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