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RAF |
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Aircraft by type |
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Tornado |
| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | photo | seat |
| 27th April 1981 |
Italian AF |
Tornado | ejected safely | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 13th June 1981 |
Italian AF |
Tornado | ejected safely | Martin-Baker | ||||
| First Loss of RAF Tornado | ||||||||
| 27th September 1983 |
RAF |
Tornado GR1 | ZA586/A |
![]() 9 Sqn |
Night Flight. Crashed into field near Wolfeston
Village, six
miles North of Kings Lynn |
Martin-Baker | ||
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Sqn. Ldr. Michael Stephens, ordered the navigator to eject but failed to do so himself and was killed in the crash |
Navigator Flt. Lt. N. Nickles ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 28th October 1983 |
RAF |
tornado GR1 | ZA558/F |
![]() 617 Sqn |
Sqn. Ldr. G. Thurston ejected | Martin-Baker | ||
| 6-2-1984 |
RAF |
Tornado GR1 | ZA451 | 15 Sqn | Struck by lightning. Caught fire and crashed near Jever, West Germany | Martin-Baker Mk.10 | ||
| Pilot ejected | Navigator ejected | Martin-Baker Mk.10 | ||||||
| FEEDBACK |
With regard to Tornado ZD451 (lightning strike) I remember reading
the official accident report on
this particular crash and I believe the crew were severely
reprimanded for ejecting from a
serviceable aircraft. Apparently they could have saved the aircraft
by jettisoning the drop tank |
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| 12-7-1984 |
RAF |
Tornado GR1 | ZA408 | TWCU |
collided with Jaguar GR1 XZ393/GK of 54 Sqn.
crashed near Hempstead, Norfolk The Jaguar crashed into the North Sea Cromer, Norfolk |
Martin-Baker Mk.10 | ||
| Pilot ejected | Navigator ejected | Martin-Baker Mk.10 | ||||||
| 18-7-1984 |
RAF |
Tornado GR1 | ZA494/15 |
![]() 27 Sqn |
On approach to Goose Bay, Canada after loss of control due to flap failure. It hit the runway and bounced and crashed inverted in woods. |
Martin-Baker Mk.10 | ||
| Did Pilot eject ?? | Did Navigator eject ? | Martin-Baker Mk.10 | ||||||
| FEEDBACK |
I have a little bit of info on
the loss of ZA494 on the approach to Goose Bay on the 17/07/84. |
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8-11-1984
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RAF |
Tornado GR1 | ZA603/08 |
![]() 27 Sqn |
crashed near Shwenfurt, West Germany
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| Pilot ejected | Navigator ejected | Martin-Baker Mk.10 | ||||||
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The aircraft began to buffet and tumble out of control after the pilot had taken violent evasive action to avoid a USAF A10A. He was unable to reach the ejection handle so the navugator initiated command ejection. [bmal/224] & [bmalog/105] |
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| 2nd December 1986 |
RAF |
Tornado GR1 | ZA555 | TWCU |
Crashed into a field at Rookery Farm, Wortham,
near Diss, Norfolk |
Martin-Baker | ||
| Flt. Lt. J. Magowan | Sqn. Ldr. E. J. Wyer | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 10th December 1986 |
RAF |
Tornado GR1 | ZA605/G |
![]() 617 Sqn |
Collided with Tornado GR1 ZA611/A 617 Sqn while
joining up after take off from Marham on a night sortie. Crashed onto a disused railway line one and a half miles north of Thorney, Cambs. ZA611 made an emergency landing at Marham |
Martin-Baker | ||
| Flt. Lt. R. P. Lewis | Flt. Lt. A. M. Randall | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 30th March 1987 |
RAF |
Tornado GR1 | ZD894/BE |
![]() 14 Sqn |
Crashed near Hunxe, West Germany | Martin-Baker | ||
| Flt. Lt. J. A. Hill | Flt. Lt. J. P. Moloney | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 15th April 1987 |
RAF |
Tornado GR1 | ZA366 | TWCU |
Fire damaged controls. Crashed onto the old airfield at Manby, Lincs |
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| ejected | ejected | |||||||
| 3rd June 1987 |
RAF |
Tornado | ||||||
| W.C A. V. B. Hawken | W.C N. R. Irving | |||||||
| 17th June 1987 |
RAF |
Tornado GR1 | ZA493/GH |
20 Sqn RAF Waddington |
collided with RAF Jaguar GR1 XZ116/D of 441 Sqnhead on in the Borrowdale Valley, Cumbria both crashing at Wall Crag. The Jaguar pilot was killed | |||
| Flt. Lt. N. J.Campion | Flt. Lt. J. S. Head. | |||||||
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FEEDBACK part 1 |
Re RAF Tornado ZA493 |
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| 27th July 1987 |
RAF |
Tornado GR.1 | ZD738/DD |
![]() 31 Sqn |
Crashed onto the North Yorkshire Moors near Sadmoor |
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| Sqn. Ldr. Walker | Flt. Lt. Lloyd | |||||||
| 20th March 1988 |
RAF |
Tornado GR.1 | 20 Squadron |
crashed in the desert during Exercise Green Flag
in Nevada, USA IS THIS THE LOSS REPORTED BELOW ? |
Martin-Baker | |||
| Pilot ejected. | Navigator ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 30th March 1988 |
RAF |
Tornado GR.1 | ZA448/EB |
![]() 15 Squadron |
Crashed on the Nellis AFB ranges during a "Green Flag" exercise. Control lost after taking avoiding action due to a SAM contact. |
Martin-Baker | ||
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Flg. Off. T. D. Robinson (20 Sqn) ejected safely |
Flt. Lt. S. P. Townsend (20 Sqn) ejected safely |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
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FEEDBACK part 2 |
ZA448 |
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| 13-1-1989 |
RAF |
Tornado GR.1 | ZD891 BB |
![]() 14 Squadron Bruggen, West Germany |
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WAS THERE ANY EJECTION ATTEMPT BY THE TORNADO CREW ??? |
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| 20th June 1989 |
Italian AF |
Tornado IDS | MM7077/6-65 | 6 Stormo |
crashed near its base after a
suspected bird strike whilst flying at 800ft and 225 kts |
Martin-Baker Mk.10 | ||
| TEN G. Di Zenzo | S.TEN M. Piccoli | Martin-Baker Mk.10 | ||||||
| 26-6-1989 |
Italian Air Force |
Tornado |
6 Stormo Ghedi AFB |
crashed near its base | Martin-Baker Mk.10 | |||
| Pilot ejected | Navigator ejected | Martin-Baker Mk.10 | ||||||
| 28th August 1989 |
Royal Saudi Air Force |
Tornado IDS | 706 | 7 Squadron at Dahran | crashed on approach | pilot ejected | Martin-Baker Mk.10A | |
| navigator ejected | Martin-Baker Mk.10A | |||||||
| 9th January 1990 |
RAF |
Tornado | Martin-Baker | |||||
| Flt. Lt. I. J. McLean ejected | Flt. Lt. N. Johnston ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 17th January 1991 |
RAF |
Tornado GR.1 | ZD791/BG |
![]() 14 Sqn |
SAM 16 over Ar Rumaylah Air Base, Iraq |
Flt. Lt. John Peters ejected - POW [Personal testimony] |
![]() Flt. Lt. John Nichol ejected - POW |
Martin-Baker |
| 16th or 18th January 1991 |
Italy |
Tornado | Enemy action |
![]() Major Gianmarco Bellini |
![]() F.Capt. M. Cocciolone |
Martin-Baker | ||
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| 19th / 20th January 1991 |
RAF |
Tornado GR.1 | ZA396/GE | 20 Sqn | Hit by SAM 7 during low level ground attack mission on Tallil Air Base, Iraq. |
![]() Flt. Lt. R. Stewart ejected POW. Later released. |
![]() Flt. Lt. D. Waddington ejected POW. Later released. |
Martin-Baker |
| 20th January 1991 |
Royal Saudi Air Force |
Tornado IDS | 765 | ran out of fuel following a missed approach in weather. | pilot ejected and rescued | DETAILS APPRECIATED | Martin-Baker Mk.10A | |
| navigator ejected and rescued | DETAILS APPRECIATED | Martin-Baker Mk.10A | ||||||
| 20th January 1991 |
RAF |
Tornado GR1 | ZD893/AG |
![]() 9 Sqn |
Suffered a technical failure on take off from Tabuk, Saudi Arabia for a ground attack mission |
Martin-Baker | ||
| Sqn. Ldr. P. Batson ejected | W.C Mike Heath ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 22nd January 1991 |
RAF |
Tornado GR1 | ZA467 | 31Sqn | Crashed on Bombing mission to Ar Rutbah, Iraq | Martin-Baker Mk.10A | ||
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Sqn Ldr Gary Lennox killed |
Sqn Ldr Adrian Paul 'Kev' Weeks killed |
Martin-Baker Mk.10A | ||||||
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S/L Gary Lennox and Flt Lt Weaks were killed in Jan 91. After releasing bombs they crashed. I dont know the full circumstances. Tobuk only lost 2 Tornados and the second was Batson and Mike Heath which you have captured correctly. I was waiting at the end of the runway when they tried to land which was not possible so they went to a safe area and ejected safely. Mick Parsons |
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| 24th January 1991 |
RAF |
Tornado GR.1 | ZA403/CO |
![]() 17 Sqn. Ar Rumaylah Air Base, Iraq |
1000 lb bomb exploded prematurely |
![]() Sqn. Ldr. R. Ankerson ejected - POW |
![]() Flg. Off. S. Burgess ejected - POW
[Pilot Flt. Lt. Simon Burgess was killed when parachute failed to deploy when
ejecting from Hawk |
Martin-Baker |
| 14th February 1991 |
RAF |
Tornado GR.1 | ZD717/CD |
![]() 17 Sqn. Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq |
Hit by two SA-2 SAMs during laser guided bombing mission |
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Martin-Baker | |
| Navigator Flt. Lt. Stephen M. Hicks ejected but was killed | Flt. Lt. R. Clark ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 10th May 1991 |
RAF |
Tornado GR.1 | ZA376 | on loan to 20 Sqn but flown by 15 Sqn crew |
Crashed near Lubberstedt, Germany. Crew ejected by navigator |
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Martin-Baker Martin-Baker |
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| Sqn. Ldr. Pablo Mason | Flt. Lt. Rob Woods | |||||||
| 8th August 1991 |
German AF |
Tornado | 44+77 | jbG.33 |
Crashed between Lanstein and Badaems during a
sortie from Buchel |
Martin-Baker | ||
| Capt. Albrecht ejected safely | 1.Lt. J. Asanger ejected safely | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 23rd August 1991 |
RAF |
Tornado | Martin-Baker | |||||
| Flg. Off. G. Harley | Flg. Off. M. Entwhistle | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 12th September 1991 |
RAF |
Tornado GR.1 | ZA540/JQ |
![]() 27 Sqn Marham |
crashed into the Bristol
Channel south of Steep Holm Island |
Martin-Baker | ||
| Flt. Lt. A. Edwards | W.C J. Ball | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 10th October 1991 |
German Navy |
Tornado | 43+84 | MfG.1 |
collided in mid-air during 'buddy buddy" refueling and crashed into the sea near the Skaggerak between Denmark and Norway |
Lt. Cdr. D.Henschel O.Lt. M. Gohler Lt. Cdr. K. Seemann |
Martin-Baker | |
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| 10th October 1991 |
German Navy |
Tornado | 46+17 | MfG.1 | Martin-Baker | |||
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| 6th February 1992 |
German Navy |
Tornado | 46+16 | MfG.1 |
crashed into a field at Cloppenburg, near Oldenburg,
northern Germany |
Lt. B. Bardischewski ejected suffering minor injuries | Martin-Baker | |
| Lt. A. Hug ejected suffering minor injuries | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 19th January 1993 |
German AF |
Tornado | 44+99 | JBG34 | crashed in in open field near Ansbach, Bavaria | # | ||
| Capt. Rudolph ejected | Capt. Brosch ejected | |||||||
| 21st October 1993 |
RAF |
Tornado F3 | ZE858/GO |
![]() 43 Sqn |
crashed onto moorland adjacent to the A66 road at Stainmore near Barnard Castle at the border between Cumbria and County Durham |
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| Flt. Lt. L. Taylor | Flt. Lt. S. Walker | |||||||
| 7th June 1994 |
RAF |
Tornado F3 | ZE809/HP |
![]() 111 Sqn on loan to 11 Squadron |
crashed into the North Sea sixty miles east of Newcastle, Tyne and Wear |
Flt. Lt. S. Smiley ejected | Martin-Baker | |
| Flt. Lt. C. Chew ejected | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 8th July 1994 |
RAF |
Tornado F3 | ZH558 | Into Sea off Cyprus near Akrotiri | ||||
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Flight Lieutenant Nigel ORME killed |
light
Lieutenant StuariJohn MacDonald WALKER killed |
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| 18th July 1994 |
Royal Saudi Air Force |
Tornado |
774 |
7sq | DETAILS APPRECIATED | |||
| 19th July 1994 |
RAF |
Tornado GR1 | ZA368 | on loan to 15(R) Sqn |
GAF |
Martin-Baker | ||
| Hptm. A. Stumpf | Flt. S. T. Petherick | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 25th July 1994 |
Royal Saudi Air Force |
Tornado | 763 | DETAILS APPRECIATED | ||||
| 1st August 1994 |
RAF |
Tornado GR1A | ZA397/O |
2![]() Sqn |
collided with the underside of Tornado GR1 ZD844/DE of 31 Sqn at Radisson, 500 miles north of Quebec, en route to Goose Bay, Newfoundlan |
Martin-Baker | ||
| Flg. Off. I. Knott | Sqn. Ldr. D. H. Macleod | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 1st September 1994 |
RAF |
Tornado GR1A | ZG708 |
![]() 13 Sqn |
Aircraft low level sortie - normal till something made the pilot enter a steep bank from which they crashed at the summit of the pass ground in Glen Ogle Scotland | Martin-Baker | ||
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Flight
Lieutenant Peter John Michael MOSLEY killed |
Flight
Lieutenant Patrick Peter HARRISON killed |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 19th September 1994 |
RAF |
Tornado GR1A | ZG725/J |
![]() 13 Sqn |
into the Mediterranean Sea off Sardinia | Martin-Baker | ||
| Flt. Lt. Ring | Flg. Off. E. P. Moriarty | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 10th March 1995 |
RAF |
Tornado F3 | ZE789/AU |
![]() 56 (R) Sqn |
Crashed into the North Sea eleven miles off Spurn Point, Humberside |
Martin-Baker | ||
| Flt. Lt. D. J. Hazell ejected | Navigator ejected but declared dead on arrival at hospital | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 25th August 1995 |
German AF |
Tornado | JBG.34 |
collided in mid-air close to their base at Memmiingen, Bavaria |
Martin-Baker | |||
| Pilot ejected | Navigator ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 25th August 1995 |
German AF |
Tornado | JBG.34 |
collided in mid-air close to their base at Memmiingen, Bavaria |
Martin-Baker | |||
| Pilot ejected | Navigator ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 31st August 1995 |
Italian AF |
Tornado MM7076 | 36-30 | 36o Stormo/156o Gruppo - Gioia del Colle |
crashed into
the Gulf of Taranto |
Martin-Baker | ||
| Pilot ejected | Navigator ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 5th September 1995 |
Royal Saudi Air Force |
Tornado ADV | 704 | 7sq | damaged | DETAILS APPRECIATED | ||
| 14th September 1995 |
RAF |
Tornado GR1A | ZG714/Q |
![]() 13 Sqn Aircraft both crew 12th Sqn |
Nose wheel collapse following Aquaplaning on landing at Goose Bay, Canada | Martin-Baker | ||
| Pilot Capt (RNLAF exchange) Jon Semmeling ejected | Navigator Flt Lt Mike Looseley ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 30th October 1995 |
RAF |
Tornado F3 | ZE733 |
![]() 43 Sqn Leuchers |
collided with Tornado F3 ZE210/GD at
night over the North Sea sixty miles north east of Berwick, Northumberland. ZE210/GD landed safely |
Martin-Baker | ||
| Flt. Lt. McCarry ejected and rescued by a Sea King from Boulmer | Flt. Lt. Booth ejected and rescued by a Sea King from Boulmer | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 10th January 1996 |
RAF |
RAF Tornado F.3 | ZE166/AF |
![]() 56R Sqn Coningsby |
ACM collided with ZE862/AB | Martin-Baker | ||
| Pilot ejected | Navigator ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 10th January 1996 |
RAF |
RAF Tornado F.3 | ZE862/AB |
![]() 56R Sqn Coningsby |
ACM collided with ZE166/AF |
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Martin-Baker | |
| Pilot ejected | Navigator Ian Weaver ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
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| 11th January 1996 |
RAF |
Tornado GR.1 | ZD846/BL |
![]() 14 Sqn RAF Laarbruch |
crashed into woodland on a golf course near Albachten, 6 miles southwest of Munster, Germany
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Martin-Baker | ||
| Pilot (Italian AF on exchange) ejected at 1000 feet | Navigator ejected ejected at 1000 feet | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 26th February 1996 |
RAF |
Tornado GR.1 | ZD845/AF |
![]() 9 Sqn |
Crashed
due to a Gearbox Faliure - forced to divert to RAF Laarbruch crashed 8 miles south of Laarbruch, some 2 miles west of Kamp Lintford, beetween Geldern and Issum |
Martin-Baker | ||
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Sqn. Ldr. Risdale ejected safely |
W. C. Peach ejected safely |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 8th December 1997 |
Royal Saudi Air Force |
Tornado | 7517 | 83sq | DETAILS APPRECIATED | |||
| 5th June 1998 |
RAF |
Tornado F-3 |
ZE732 BB |
29sq RAF Coningsby |
Lost during outine training flight with two other Tornadoes off Flamborough Head near Bridlington, Yorkshire | Martin-Baker | ||
| pilot Squadron Leader William Michael Vivian 33 killed |
navigator Flight Lieutenant Derek Stuart Lacey 33 killed |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 25th June 1998 |
RAF |
Tornado GR4 |
ZA84 AA |
9sq | Damaged | |||
| 8th November 1998 |
Royal Saudi Air Force |
Tornado ADV | 2912 | 29sq | DETAILS APPRECIATED | |||
| 8th November 1998 |
Royal Saudi Air Force |
Tornado ADV | 2916 | 29sq | DETAILS APPRECIATED | |||
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21st January 1999 11.35am |
Tornado GR1 |
ZA330 (B08) |
TTTE Cottesmore | low level mid air collision with a Cessna over Sherwood Forest, Mattersey Nottinghamshire | ||||
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Italian student Matteo Di Carlo, a 25-year-old Italian student pilot-officer killed |
British QFI instructor Flight Lieutenant Greg Hurst, 35
in the back seat killed |
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| FEEDBACK |
One more for
your list is that of Tornado GR1 ZA330 (B08) of TTTE Cottesmore |
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| FEEDBACK |
I am a resident of Mattersey, Nottinghamshire and was at home the day that Tornado ZA330 (B08) was involved in the collision with the Cessna. I did not see the actual collision but heard the Tornado as it approached the village, I then heard a sound like an almighty crack. I immediately went outside to find what looked like paper or foil falling out of the sky, my first thoughts were that the Tornado may have inadvertently fired released chaff and this was what I was seeing. Within moments there was a huge thunderous rumbling explosion form the far side of Pusto Hill followed by a massive black cloud of smoke (like a mushroom cloud) My neighbour came to me to say she saw the Tornado fly right through the Cessna and that the Cessna had broken up and fallen to the ground near the school. My daughter was in the school so I jumped into the car and went straight there, thankfully the debris had missed the school and had fallen in a field about 300 meters away. As I arrived there was another person arriving, I had a mobile telephone with me so called the emergency services and waited for the Fire Engine to attend, having directed them to the crash site I left. It was clear from what I had seen that the two guys in the Cessna had not survived but there was hope that at least one of the servicemen had survived as a parachute had been seen by some people. The parachute belonged to Matteo Di Carlo but we heard a few hours later that he had not survived the impact of the aircraft collision. The crash site of the Tornado was about 1 to 1.5 miles away in a field by the side of a village called Everton. It was surreal, from what I saw there were just a few peices of smoking wreckage I remember that I thought they must be engines. The vast majority of the Tornado was not visible, I dont know if it was burried in the field or if it had exploded into fragments. Both crash sites were horffic scenes that I will never be able to forget. My thoughts go out to the 4 guy's families. Regards
Allan |
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| 1st September 1999 |
Royal Saudi Air Force |
Tornado | 7501 | DETAILS APPRECIATED | ||||
| 14th October 1999 |
RAF |
Panavia Tornado GR.1 | ZD809 | 15 Reserve Squadron RAF based at RAF Lossiemouth UK | Routine sortie to training grounds in Germany were aborted due to bad weather. Crashed into farmland between Ingoe and Kirheaton some 15 miles outside Newcastle Upon Tyne. | Martin-Baker | ||
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pilot Flt.Lt Richard Ashley Wright 30 killed |
navigator Flt.Lt Sean Patrick Casabayo 30 killed |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
| Wednesday 17th November 1999 |
RAF |
Tornado F.3 | ZE830 |
![]() 5 Sqn RAF Coningsby Lincolnshire |
Crashed near the British Energy Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor nuclear power station at Torness, East Lothian in the UK during a night low level navigational training mission. The aircraft was steered clear of the nuclear plant. The crew then abandoned the aircraft which continued and crashed in to the sea 1km off the East Lothian coast, nr Torness Point. | Martin-Baker Mk.10A | ||
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pilot ejected landed near the village of Birnieknowes rescued by a 202 Squadron Sea King from Boulmer |
navigator ejected landed near the village of Birnieknowes rescued by a 202 Squadron Sea King from Boulmer |
Martin-Baker Mk.10A | ||||||
| 18th November 2000 |
Royal Saudi Air Force |
Tornado IDS | 6610 | 66sq | in the Beesha | DETAILS APPRECIATED | ||
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18th March 2001 9 o'clock |
Royal Saudi Air Force |
Tornado | crashed due to a technical fault on a training mission in the Eastern Province | |||||
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Captain Nawaf bin
Jijab bin Eidal-Otaibi killed |
First Lieutenant
Fayez bin Awadh bin Rajeh Al-Rouqi killed |
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Tuesday 28th June 2001 evening |
Royal Saudi Air Force
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Tornado | technical failure | Crashed in the southern part of the Kingdom during a night training exercise | pilot ejected and rescued | DETAILS APPRECIATED | Martin-Baker Mk.10A | |
| navigator ejected and rescued | DETAILS APPRECIATED | Martin-Baker Mk.10A | ||||||
| Can anyone confirm nationality of the crew ?? | ||||||||
| 14th July 2001 |
Royal Saudi Air Force |
Tornado | DETAILS APPRECIATED | |||||
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8th November 2001 09.03 |
German A.F. |
Tornado | 44+51 | Birdstrike. Crashed on the beach in a 60 degree dive, where it exploded | Martin-Baker | |||
| ejected - landed in water | ejected - landed on Vliehors Gunnery Range | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 18th May 2002 |
Royal Saudi Air Force |
Tornado CS | 8313 | 83sq | damaged | DETAILS APPRECIATED | ||
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Wednesday 15th May 2002 |
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Panavia Tornado |
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Crashed in mountains while operating out of Holloman AFB tactical training centre New Mexico, USA |
One crewmember ejected safely |
Martin-Baker |
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Friday 17th May 2002 |
Royal Air Force |
Tornado GR4 | serial VI |
![]() No. 2 (AC) Sqn RAF Marham in Norfolk |
crashed in the river Humber due to a rear fusealage fire caused by engine break up over time and the collection of metal peices causing the engine to over heat |
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Martin-Baker | |
| ??? | ??? | |||||||
| Pilot ejected safely | Navigator ejected safely | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 12th March 2003 |
Royal Air Force |
Tornado F3 | Damaged | |||||
| 23rd March 2003 |
Royal Air Force |
Tornado GR4 |
ZG710 D Yahoo 76 |
9 Squadron based at Ali Al Salem in Kuwait also seen as13th Sqn |
CENTCOM reported that a Patriot missile downed the Tornado | Martin-Baker | ||
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Flight Lt Kevin Main killed |
Flight Lt David Williams killed |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
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Monday 7th April 2003 |
Italian AF |
Tornado | Puglia, Italy | Martin-Baker | ||||
| ejected safely | ejected safely | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 25th August 2003 |
Royal Air Force |
Tornado F3 |
ZG751 WP |
11 Sqn | Damaged | |||
| ?? October 2003 |
Royal Air Force |
Tornado GR4 |
ZA563 AG |
9 Sqn | Damaged | |||
| 21st November 2003 |
Royal Air Force |
Tornado GR4 |
ZA452 DF |
31 Sqn | Damaged | |||
| 28th November 2003 |
Royal Air Force |
Tornado GR4 | ZA608 | 15 [R]Sqn | ||||
| 4th December 2003 |
Royal Air Force |
Tornado F3 |
ZH555 PT |
56 Sqn | Damaged | |||
| 22nd April 2004 |
GAF |
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Martin-Baker | |||
| Pilot Colonel Helmar Storm ejected at 5000 metres | lieutenant colonel Bert Bert-Ullrich Schmidt ejected at 5000 metres | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 22nd April 2004 |
GAF |
Tornado |
![]() 51 Immelmann reconnaissance squadron, Jagel |
Two German Air Force Tornado jets both from the same squadron collided in mid-air above the St Peter-Ording beach resort on the North Sea at an altitude of 5000 metres |
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Martin-Baker | |
| Major Arndt Freiberger ejected but did not survive | First Lieutenant Sebastian Schulz ejected but did not survive | Martin-Baker | ||||||
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22nd July 2004 about 11:00 |
RAF |
Tornado GR4 |
![]() No. 2 (AC) Sqn RAF Marham in Norfolk |
crashed in the North Sea between five to 10 miles east of Craster, Northumberland. Helicopter from RAF Boulmer was scrambled after receiving a mayday call just after 1100 BST on Thursday | Martin-Baker | |||
| Pilot Ejected | Navigator Ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| airlifted and taken to hospital in Newcastle within 30 minutes of ejection | ||||||||
| 9th December 2004 |
GAF |
Tornado ECR | 46+42 |
JBG 32 Lechfeld |
Crashed shortly after take-off Lagerlechfeld, Deutschland, | Martin-Baker Mk.10 | ||
| Pilot killed | Navigator killed | Martin-Baker Mk.10 | ||||||
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Friday 14th October 2005 17:45h |
RAF |
Tornado F3 |
ZE962 / XC nr 35 |
![]() 111 Sqn |
crashed into
the sea off the east coast of Scotland shortly after taking off from its base |
Martin-Baker 10A | ||
| Flt. Lt. Sam Cowan ejected | Sergeant Iain Logan ejected | Martin-Baker 10A | ||||||
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Tuesday 24th October 2006 about 11:15 am |
Royal Air Force |
Tornado GR4 |
![]() No. 2 (AC) Sqn RAF Marham in Norfolk |
During a training exercise crashed on the Holbeach coastal bombing range near the Wash in Lincolnshire | ??? | ??? | Martin-Baker Mk 10A zero/zero ?? | |
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Pilot XIII Sqn ejected safely |
Navigator XIII Sqn ejected safely sustained MDC burns |
Martin-Baker Mk 10A zero/zero ?? | ||||||
| both crew rescued by Sea King helicopters, from RAF Wattisham and Leconfield, and initially taken to Kings Lynn hospital to be assessed for injuries. | ||||||||
| 12th April 2007 |
GAF |
Tornado ECR | 46+47 |
JBG 32 Lechfeld |
Crashed into Mountain Bernese Oberland, Switzerland | Martin-Baker Mk.10 | ||
| Pilot killed |
WSO injured |
Martin-Baker Mk.10 | ||||||
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Wednesday 6th June 2007 afternoon |
Italian Air Force |
Tornado | Crashed Magliarino, near Ferrara. | Martin-Baker | ||||
| ejected | ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||||
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Monday 28th January 2008 11.25am |
Italian Air Force |
Tornado | MM55011 | 6th Stormo Ghedi | Fire during take off run | pic | Martin-Baker | |
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Col. Aurelio Colagrande ejected |
Maj. Vincenzo Ruggiero ejected |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
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Monday 5th August 2008 17:00h |
RAF |
Tornado GR4 | "005" | 13 Squadron RAF Marham, Norfolk | Ran off runway at Newcastle airport during emergency landing following bird strike | |||
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pilot OK no ejection |
navigator OK no ejection |
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| Monday 23rd March 2009 |
German Air Force |
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GAF Tornado 45+37 belonging to
JBG33 photo via |
Martin-Baker | |||||
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PA 200
Tornado IDS |
45+37 |
JaboG33 [Jagdbombergeschwader-33] Büchel air base North Rhine-Westphalia |
Crashed during night-time training sortie |
Pilot ?? ejected injured |
Navigator
?? ejected injured |
Martin-Baker | ||
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Thursday 2nd July 2009 11:45 |
RAF |
Tornado F3 |
![]() 43 Sqn RAF Leuchers |
Routine Training flight. Crashed in Glen Kinglas, Argyll, |
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Martin-Baker | ||
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Pilot killed |
Navigator killed |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
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Monday 20th July 2009 07:20 |
NATO RAF |
Panavia Tornado GR4 |
ISAF [12 Squadron based at RAF Lossiemouth] |
Crashed on take off inside Kandahar Airfield | Martin-Baker | |||
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ejected treated at base hospital |
ejected treated at base hospital |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
| Further details when available | ||||||||
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Thursday 2nd July
2009 11:45 |
RAF |
Tornado F3 |
![]() 43 Sqn RAF Leuchars |
Routine Training flight. Crashed in Glen Kinglas, Argyll, |
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Martin-Baker | |
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Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Thompson killed |
Flight Lieutenant Nigel Morton killed |
Martin-Baker | ||||||
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Sunday 15th November 2009 12:22 |
Royal Saudi Air Force |
Tornado | 701 |
7 Squadron King Abdul Aziz Airbase |
Crashed in Jaishiya, 135 km from Dammam in the desert along the Riyadh-Dammam Expressway during training exercise | Martin-Baker Mk. SA10A | ||
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pilot ejected |
navigator ejected |
Martin-Baker Mk. SA10A | ||||||
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Thursday 27th January
2011 14:43 |
RAF |
Tornado GR.4 |
ZG792 | RAF Lossiemouth | Aircraft caught fire at approximately 6,000 ft. Crashed off the west coast at Loch Ewe, near Gairloch, Wester Ross | Martin-Baker Mk.10 | ||
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Pilot ejected |
Navigator ejected |
Martin-Baker Mk.10 | ||||||
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Crew rescued by Coastguard helicopter from Stornoway and were taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness |
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Thursday 10th February 2011 17:00 |
RAF |
Tornado GR.4 |
ZD741 089 C/n 361/BT040/3167 |
RAF Lossiemouth |
Problems during
landing at Lossiemouth More details when available |
Martin-Baker Mk.10 | ||
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Pilot ejected |
Navigator ejected |
Martin-Baker Mk.10 | ||||||
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Tuesday 3rd July 2012 <14:00 |
RAF |
Tornado GR4 |
![]() XV (Reserve) Squadron RAF Lossiemouth |
Crashed during low flying exercise into the sea off the north east Scottish coast near the Beatrice oilfield in the Moray Firth, in foggy conditions |
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Martin-Baker Mk. 10A | ||
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Flight Lieutenant Hywel Poole 28 died in hospital |
Martin-Baker Mk. 10A | |||||||
| Tuesday 3rd July 2012 |
RAF |
Tornado GR4 |
![]() XV (Reserve) Squadron RAF Lossiemouth |
Crashed during low flying exercise into the sea off the north east Scottish coast near the Beatrice oilfield in the Moray Firth, in foggy conditions |
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Martin-Baker Mk. 10A | |
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Squadron Leader Samuel Bailey 35 missing presumed dead |
Flight Lieutenant Adam Sanders 27 missing presumed dead |
Martin-Baker Mk. 10A | ||||||
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Two
aircrew picked up by helicopter and flown to
Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. One died later [15
(Reserve) Squadron]. |
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Source List and Acknowledgements to be added |