ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156669
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Date: | Monday 8 December 1997 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Panavia Tornado IDS |
Owner/operator: | Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) |
Registration: | 7517 |
MSN: | CS054/3500 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Khamis Mushayt -
Saudi Arabia
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crash was due to loss of control as the pilot performed a flypast over his home village. Both pilots were killed. The aircraft was brand new, having left Warton on delivery on November 21, 1997.
Sources:
http://www.tornado-data.com/Production/RSAF%20Crash%20Data.pdf Flight International 23-29 September 1998, p45
AFM AUG 2003
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-Jun-2013 15:42 |
TB |
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03-Jan-2021 11:58 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
03-Jan-2021 12:02 |
TB |
Updated [Source] |
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