Serial | 00B.08 | |||||||||||||||
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First Flight | 14.03.74 | |||||||||||||||
Model | Jaguar-T.2A | |||||||||||||||
Status | Crashed | |||||||||||||||
Comments | ret, crashed 18.09.96 when the aircrafat suffered failure of No. 2 engine during a paired take off from Lossiemouth, Grampian. The pilot jettisoned the two fuel tanks, which exploded on the runway, in an attempt to gain height. This failed and he ejected at 50 feet. The aircraft crashed into the sea 400 yards off the beach. The pilot was quickly rescued from the water by a 202 Squadron Sea King. | |||||||||||||||
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