ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146603
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 July 2012 |
| Time: | 13:40 LT |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado GR Mk 4 |
| Owner/operator: | 15 (XV) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZD743 |
| MSN: | BT042/366 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Beatrice Oilfield, Moray Firth, 25 miles SE of Wick -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lossiemouth (LMO/EGQS) |
| RAF Lossiemouth (LMO/EGQS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
ZD743 was returning south to Lossiemouth via the Tain weapons range, Ross and Cromarty after a low level sortie over northern Scotland. ZD812 had taken off from Lossiemouth and was heading north to the range to carry out strafing runs. Both arrived earlier than their allocated time and were holding due to a USAF F-15E being on the range. ZD743 was in a left hand pattern at 900ft between the Beatrice and Helmsdale oil rigs. ZD812 commenced a right hand pattern in the same area and was given clearance to enter the range when in a right hand bank. With the other Tornado in a left hand bank they collided belly up seven miles east of the Helmsdale rig and crashed into the Moray Firth. The crew of ZD812 ejected and were pulled from the water by one of two Sea Kings that were scrambled from Lossiemouth. The pilot was killed and the Weapons System Operator received serious injuries.
The crew of ZD743 did not eject and both were killed. They were later named as Squadron Leader Samuel Bailey (aged 35) and Flight Lieutenant Adam Sanders (aged 27)' both were declared as "missing presumed dead". The bodies of Flight Lieutenant Adam Sanders and Squadron Leader Samuel Bailey were recovered from the Moray Firth two weeks later. Flight Lieutenant Hywel Poole was buried in his hometown on 18th July 2012.
See link to investigations reports below.
Sources:
1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18692532
2. https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/two-recovered-two-still-missing-after-raf-planes-crash-in-moray-firth-1-2389770
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-2012.htm
4. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/service-inquiry-accident-involving-tornado-zd743-and-tornado-zd812-over-moray-firth
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-2012.htm
6. http://web.archive.org/web/20170601212257/
7. http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/year_pages/2012.htm
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=146604
2018:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-43961735
http://aerossurance.com/news/mid-air-collision/
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MAA reports: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/service-inquiry-accident-involving-tornado-zd743-and-tornado-zd812-over-moray-firth
Images:
Media:
#OTD in 2012 Two #RAF Tornadoes collide over the Moray Firthhttps://t.co/wpw4QSYH2e#military #aviationsafety #flightsafety pic.twitter.com/F0NWTt4ZbV
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) July 3, 2020
BBC News - Renewed calls for RAF jets crash fatal accident inquiry https://t.co/mWxnV4r6M2
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 1 mai 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2012 10:12 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Jul-2012 10:59 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2012 11:33 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2012 12:37 | Dmitriy | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2012 14:25 | andrew.nicholls | Updated [Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2012 17:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Embed code] |
| 06-Jan-2013 14:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2014 20:35 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2014 17:46 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Damage] |
| 04-Jan-2017 16:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2018 14:55 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 01-May-2018 14:56 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 01-May-2018 14:56 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 01-May-2018 14:57 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 01-May-2018 14:58 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 01-May-2018 15:05 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 03-Jul-2020 08:51 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Embed code] |
| 07-Jul-2020 21:32 | MIG29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Embed code, Operator] |
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