Panavia Tornado ZE858


Tornado ZE858 on the ramp at Schleswig, Germany on 4 September 1993.
Photo used with kind permission of Berry Vissers.

Belong to 43 Squadron RAF, crashed on 21st October 1993 after suffering a massive fuel leak due to a fuel pipe clamp fracture during a low level sortie in the Pennines. Both crew ejected safely after the fuel ignited setting both engines on fire. The unmanned aircraft then crashed into moorlland adjacent to the busy A66.*

*-Information from https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/55424

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Curtiss Tomahawk AH744

 


This image is to illustrate the type only and is not the actual aircraft involved.

Belonging to No 1472 Flight RAF, crashed on 10th February 1943 while on a training flight out of RAF Catterick. It is believed the Pilot had descended too low after entering cloud when he struck the moorland.*

*-Information from peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk

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