What the records say
- When
- 25 May 1982
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 51.20° N, 6.12° E
- Description
- Royal Air Force friendly fire incident
1982 Royal Air Force Jaguar shootdown incident
Royal Air Force friendly fire incident
On 25 May 1982, a Royal Air Force SEPECAT Jaguar of 14 Squadron, while returning to its base at RAF Brüggen in Germany following a training mission, was accidentally hit by an air-to-air missile fired by another Royal Air Force aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas Phantom. As a result, the Jaguar crashed in farmland approximately 35 miles from its base, although the pilot was able to eject safely.
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