Bird strike Incident Panavia Tornado IDS 43+47,
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Date:Friday 12 September 2003
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic TOR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Panavia Tornado IDS
Owner/operator:AG 51 Luftwaffe
Registration: 43+47
MSN: GS021/4047
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Leuchars (EGQL), Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Leuchars AB (ADX/EGQL)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Suffered a bird strike, during display rehearsal and lost a panel on the spine, behind the cockpit. Stripped for spares.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20150923234910/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/Tornado_Germany.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20121123090555/http://www.scramble.nl:80/milbase.htm
https://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/1801/43-47-germany-air-force-panavia-tornado-ids/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jun-2011 07:22 TB Added
10-Aug-2012 18:22 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
14-Aug-2012 05:47 TB Updated [Time, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
18-Jan-2014 19:37 TB Updated [Cn, Source]
31-Dec-2019 21:38 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]
25-Jan-2021 14:30 TB Updated [Phase]

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