Date:	Thursday 26 September 1985
Time:
Type:	Hawk T.1A
Owner/operator:	2 TWU / 151 Sqn RAF
Registration:	XX333
MSN:	180/312157
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
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 over Decimommannu AB, Sardinia, 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.

Crew of Hawk XX333 were later named as Flt. Lt. Piers Applegarth and Flt. Lt. John "Kiwi" Watson. Sole occupant of Hawk XX340 later named as Flt. Lt. Malcolm W. Brown.

Flight International 27 Dec. 1986
http://mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/1C702ECF-9437-4FD1-82F2-2BF34A0F44D3/0/maas85_08_t1a_xx333_and_xx340_26sept85.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222858/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/HAWK/HAWK.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222858/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/HAWK/HAWK.htm

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
13-May-2009 10:45	harro	Updated
07-Aug-2011 00:26	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
08-Feb-2012 05:18	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]