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Date: | Thursday 26 September 1985 |
Time: | |
Type: | Hawk T.1A |
Owner/operator: | 2 TWU / 151 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | XX340 |
MSN: | 189/312164 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | off Decimomannu AB, Sardinia -
Italy
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Decimomannu AB, Sardinia |
Destination airport: | Decimomannu AB, Sardinia |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Midair collision between RAF Hawks XX333 and XX340 during air combat training when both pilots lost situational awareness.
Both aircraft carried out a simulated attack on an RAF Phantom without being fully aware of each other's presence. A collision occurred at 11,000 feet; control was lost and all three Hawk pilots ejected.
Sources:
Flight International 27 Dec. 1986
http://web.archive.org/web/20140218120051/http://www.decimomannuairbase.com:80/Accident%20database/accident%20database.htm
www.ukserials.com
http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222858/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/HAWK/HAWK.htm
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-May-2009 10:45 |
harro |
Updated |
21-Aug-2011 23:14 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
25-Sep-2012 01:13 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |