ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55384
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| Date: | 25-JUL-1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 17 Squadron Royal Air Force (17 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | XX823 |
| MSN: | S.72 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | nr Capo Carbonara, Cagliari, Sardinia -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Decimomannu, Sardinia (DCI/LIED) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed onto a beach at Capo Carbonara, Cagliari, Sardinia during unauthorised low level aerobatics while operating from Decimomannu.
The pilot - F/Lt Roger John West - was killed
Sources:
http://www.dasa.mod.uk/modintranet/publications/aircraftAccidents/Jaguar.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222715/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Jaguar/Jaguar.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20170301083329/http://www.targetlock.org.uk:80/jaguar/production_uk.html
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1978.htm
http://www.decimomannuairbase.com/Accident%20database/UK/DSCF2118_grande.htm (photo of crash location)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2011 00:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2011 12:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2012 10:03 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2013 14:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
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