ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65008
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| Date: | 24-JAN-1984 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  SEPECAT Jaguar A |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | A81 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Torodoum -
 Chad
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | N'Djamena, Chad |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On January 24th 1984 the rebel forces in Chad took a number of hostages, and two Jaguars, escorted by two Mirage F.1s, located a convoy near Torodoum. A second pair of Jaguars was given permission to attack the convoy. During the action one of the Jaguars was hit in its main hydraulic system. The pilot, Captain Michel Croci (39), managed to eject but was too close to the ground and was killed.
Sources:
Scramble
http://web.archive.org/web/20171028222715/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Jaguar/Jaguar.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20160304072712/http://www.targetlock.org.uk/jaguar/service_france.html
Le Monde 18 April 1984
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2011 13:44 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2019 10:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Aug-2020 18:11 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 20-Sep-2020 13:08 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
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