Accident Panavia Tornado IDS 44+45,
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Date:Thursday 24 October 1985
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic TOR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Panavia Tornado IDS
Owner/operator:JBG 32 Luftwaffe
Registration: 44+45
MSN: GS102/4145
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:0,8 km SW of Stannersburn, Northumberland -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed in fog about 2 km E of Kielder Dam, near Stannersburn, Northumberland, during exercise at Otterburn Training Area. Hptm Hans Joachim Schimpf and Hptm Holger Zacharias killed.

Sources:

http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/armour-weapons-aircraft-recovery/luftwaffe-tornado-44-45-crashed-24th-oct-1985-a-170970/
Hamburger Abendblatt 25.10.1985

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-May-2009 05:31 harro Updated
29-May-2011 13:42 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
29-May-2011 14:40 TB Updated [Narrative]
29-May-2011 14:46 TB Updated [Narrative]
10-Aug-2012 18:01 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
14-Aug-2012 06:44 TB Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative]
18-Jan-2014 18:32 TB Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative]
04-Jan-2020 17:15 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Operator]

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