Accident Slingsby T67M260 Firefly ,
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Date:Tuesday 2 June 2009
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic RF6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Slingsby T67M260 Firefly
Owner/operator:Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Ramtha, Irbid -   Jordan
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed during training flight due to a technical failure.
The pilot, Maj. Sakher al-Kharabsheh told the student pilot to eject after a technical failure, the student pilot ejected as ordered by the pilot who later died because of the crash.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20170729001137/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/Jordan.htm
http://www.ammonnews.net/article/39469

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Aug-2009 11:40 harro Added
22-Jul-2013 09:28 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type]
02-Dec-2014 15:38 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type]
30-Nov-2015 10:51 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
22-Jul-2017 07:00 Captain Adam Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
12-Nov-2017 08:59 Captain Adam Updated [Operator, Location]

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