ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55399
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 March 2007 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado F3 |
| Owner/operator: | XI(F) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZE942 |
| MSN: | 790/AS111/33 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire (EGXE) |
| RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire (EGXE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First flown 19 May 1989, delivered 25 July 1989. Sustained Cat.3(R) damage in a bird strike on approach to RAF Leeming 7 March 2007. Aircraft landed safely, but withdrawn from use due to damage to airframe. Not repaired, and struck off charge (authorised to be reduced to produce) 9 August 2007. Remains scrapped 7 September 2007.
On 29th March 2007, XI(F) Squadron reformed at RAF Coningsby flying the Typhoon F.2 as the lead multi-role Typhoon squadron. This may have had a bearing on the decision not to repair ZE942
Sources:
1. http://www.scramble.nl [Scramble 344]
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=ZE
3. http://www.tornadosig.com/ze-serials.html
4. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000436215.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2011 07:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2014 16:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2014 17:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 31-May-2019 07:38 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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