ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165600
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 January 2014 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado GR.4 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | ZA398 |
| MSN: | BS065/3097 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Manston Airport (EGMH), Ramsgate, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF King’s Lynn - Marsham, Norfolk |
| Blackpool Airport (BLK/EGNH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 14 January 2014, following a bird strike, which created a fist-sized hole in the forward airframe below the left windscreen area, Tornado GR.4 ZA398 made an emergency landing at Manston Airport in Kent.
The very same aircraft had also made an emergency landing at Manston on 18th December 2013 after another bird strike! It seems that ZA398 is determined to end its flying career at this famous Kent airfield, as there are rumours on other websites that it won't fly again.
With the out of service date of the Tornado fleet approaching, and the availability of other airframes, the damage was deemed beyond economical repair. The airframe was struck off charge and allocated to the Defence Fire Training and Development Centre at Manston
By March 2014 Tornado ZA398 has been moved closer to the B2050 pubic road and I would hazard a guess that it will be taken over to the RAF camp very soon, off the airfield. There are rumours that the specially decorated tailfin might be transferred to another Tornado.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-2014.htm
2. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/tornado-emergency-landing-11641/
3. https://www.kentlive.news/Tornado-jet-makes-emergency-landing-Manston/story-20480013-detail/story.html_
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2014 02:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Apr-2014 02:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2014 03:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2014 20:11 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2023 09:35 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative]] |
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