.jpg) Jaguar GR1, identical to the aircraft lost | |
| Shootdown | |
|---|---|
| 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.