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Peak District Air Accident Research

Peak District Air Accident Research

 Peak District Air Accident Research

 

Panavia Tornado G.R. Mk.1A ZG708 of No.13 Squadron, RAF, crashed near Killin on the 1st September 1994.

 

Crew / Passengers Rank - if applicable Position e.g. Pilot Status
Peter John Michael Mosley Flight Lieutenant Pilot Killed
Patrick Peter Harrison Flight Lieutenant Navigator Killed

 

The crew were on a low level reconnaissance training flight from RAF Marham in Norfolk, the aircraft was heading north along Glen Ogle above Lochernhead at close to 430kts (just under 500mph). Towards the top of the glen the pilot rolled the aircraft to the right through around 270o, shortly after the port wing tip struck the ground and the aircraft was completely destroyed by the subsequent impact and explosion.

 

After a thorough clean up only the crater where the aircraft exploded marks the crash site, this photograph is looking back along the line of flight.

In the years after the crash a memorial was placed close to the site.

This is the memorial as it appeared in 2000.

Below is a photograph of the memorial almost exactly 10 years later, having moved by a few feet from its original location.

 

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