ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240136
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| Date: | 99-JUN-1979 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar GR1B |
| Owner/operator: | DTEO, MoD Boscombe Down. |
| Registration: | XX108 |
| MSN: | S1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Pari Le Bourget Airport (LFPB), Paris, -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LFPB), Paris, France. |
| Paris- Le Bourget Airport (LFPB), Paris, France. | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The nose gear of the aircraft collapsed when landing at the Paris-Le Bourget Air Show in June 1979.
XX108 was the first single seat production Jaguar and operated by MoD Boscombe Down, Defence Test and Evaluation Organisation (DTEO) and employed as the International SEPCAT Jaguar demonstrator.
Sources:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/last_lightning/7171813231
https://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/jaguar/survivor.php?id=978
htww.jetphotos.com/photo/8299017
Images:
Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK - 15th September 2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2020 13:41 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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