Bird strike Incident Panavia Tornado GR4 ZA595,
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Date:Monday 20 January 2014
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic TOR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Panavia Tornado GR4
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force (RAF)
Registration: ZA595
MSN: BT023/112
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:over Montrose, Angus -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Lossiemouth (EGQS)
Destination airport:RAF Lossiemouth (EGQS)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Suffered a bird strike on 20 January 2014 in the Montrose area of South East Scotland, but managed to make an emergency landing at RAF Leuchars. Due to the extent of the damage and the impending withdrawal of the Tornado fleet, it was declared CAT.5(c). It was stripped by RAF Lossiemouth Engineers and departed by road to Leeming on 3rd April 2014 for spares recovery and eventual scrapping

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.com/losses-2014.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Apr-2014 02:35 Dr. John Smith Added
23-Apr-2014 20:16 bobby Updated [Narrative]
22-Jun-2014 03:36 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative]
04-Aug-2014 20:13 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Embed code]

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