Wirestrike Accident SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XX978,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55389
 
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Date:Tuesday 14 June 1977
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic JAGR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force (RAF)
Registration: XX978
MSN: S.100
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Verden -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Laarbruch (EDUL)Raf Bruggen
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed during low level navigation sortie; flew through power cables and crashed at Verden, West Germany, 20 miles South‑east of Bremen, after loss of control at low level, killing the pilot (Flight Lieutenant Timothy Valentine Penn). Wreckage from the aircraft damaged a house.

Sources:

1. http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222715/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Jaguar/Jaguar.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1977.htm
3. http://www.targetlock.org.uk/jaguar/service_uk.html
4. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm198889/cmhansrd/1989-04-24/Writtens-1.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Jul-2011 14:04 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
14-Aug-2012 03:26 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source]
05-Jul-2013 00:17 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
05-Jul-2013 00:18 Dr. John Smith Updated [Country]
20-Feb-2020 13:52 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
02-Jan-2022 16:39 Anon. Updated [Departure airport]

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