ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89598
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| Date: | Thursday 27 January 2011 |
| Time: | 14:45 UTC |
| Type: |  Panavia Tornado GR4 |
| Owner/operator: | XV (R) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ZG792 |
| MSN: | BS191 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Loch Ewe, near Gairloch, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lossiemouth (EGQS) |
| RAF Lossiemouth | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two crew ejected from their RAF Lossiemouth based Tornado GR4 when the aircraft caught fire at approximately 6,000 ft. Aircraft went down into open sea off Loch Ewe, near Gairloch, Wester Ross, Scotland (at approx. Coordinates 57°51′31″N, 05°48′41″W)
Crew rescued by Coastguard helicopter from Stornoway and were taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. The crew are reported to have minor injuries and told the coastguard they ejected due to in-flight fire. They were attempting to reach an airport but were forced to eject.
Sources:
1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-12301802
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20161217162447/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/tornado.htm
3. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jan/27/raf-tornado-jet-crash-scotland
4. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/two-raf-crew-rescued-after-1093339
5. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/service-inquiry-investigating-the-accident-to-tornado-gr4-zg792-on-27-jan-11
6. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_20110127_zg792.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2011 12:34 | bizjets101 | Added |
| 28-Jan-2011 00:30 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2011 13:00 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Jan-2011 18:51 | bizjets101 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2011 11:31 | martijn.dewit | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
| 08-Feb-2011 02:32 | alexgray | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2011 12:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2012 18:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2013 14:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 18-Jan-2014 20:33 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2014 17:47 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2016 18:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 14-Nov-2018 15:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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