Shootdown | |
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Date | 25 May 1982 |
Summary | Shot down in friendly fire incident |
Site | 35 miles NE of RAF Brüggen |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | SEPECAT Jaguar GR1 |
Operator | Royal Air Force |
Registration | XX963 |
Flight origin | RAF Brüggen |
Crew | 1 |
Survivors | 1 |
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.