Date:	Sunday 26 May 1996
Time:
Type:	BAe Hawk T.1A
Owner/operator:	74 (Tiger) Sqn RAF
Registration:	XX302
MSN:	312127
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	4 km north west of Air Base No.11 Beja -   Portugal
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	AB No.11 Beja, Portugal (LPBJ)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Four Hawks were the final element of an airfield attack during the ‘Tiger Meet’ at Beja. After breaking off following the attack the pilot of XX302 noticed two Portuguese F-16s which were acting as top cover. He took avoiding action but the underside of the Hawk clipped Esquadra 201 F-16B 15120, shearing off about 1ft of the F-16's port tailplane.

The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Marcus Cook, ejected safely

Flight International 4-10 June 1997
http://mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/53738A67-0A98-469A-B1B8-F50BDC2AE2C9/0/maas96_03_hawk_t1_xx302_26may96.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222858/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/HAWK/HAWK.htm

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
20-Mar-2011 15:52	harro	Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
07-Aug-2011 00:25	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
13-Aug-2011 05:59	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Operator, Location]
05-Apr-2013 18:35	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Narrative]
18-Jul-2021 09:45	Anon.	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator]