Log in to update your newsletter preferencesPlease All four victims were certified dead at the scene by a police surgeon.Last night Nottinghamshire Police refused to name any of the victims, saying that not all of their next of kin had been contacted.David Learmount, safety and operations editor of Flight International and a former RAF pilot, said the two aircraft were almost certainly in "uncontrolled airspace" with the pilots having to rely on visual contact to avoid a collision.The accident was the fourth mid-air collision between civilian and military aircraft over Britain during the past 15 years, and it claimed the largest number of victims.Collisions involving only military aircraft and only civilian aircraft have both been more frequent.Last October, RAF pilots at a Scottish air base were given a stern warning after a near miss when a fighter came within 300ft of an airliner approaching Aberdeen airport. It had taken off from a small airfield at Gamston, 14 miles to the south.As darkness fell over Mattersey and Everton the bodies of the four dead men were still lying among the shattered pieces of metal and glass which were once the two aircraft.Teams of investigators moved in the fields lit in patches by floodlights. "Both the RAF and the government's Air Accident Investigation Branch will hold inquiries. The RAF confirmed last night that one of its instructors and a student pilot from the Italian air force had been in the Tornado. One of the two RAF personnel in the Tornado managed to eject from their blazing aircraft after the collision, but both he and the other crew member died.Douglas Scrivener, who witnessed the crash, said: "I was just out talking to my neighbour in the back garden when I saw this little plane coming around in a sort of big circle. Transport. the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. The Times (London, England), Monday, 8 October 1945; pg. "Despite the proximity of the crash, lessons carried on at Mattersey primary school, which has 69 pupils.Teresa Mapplebeck, who has a four-year-old daughter at the school, said: "I'd left the window open and literally saw the plane falling from the sky. Please There were parents and children hugging each other, obviously everyone was very relieved. The investigation held by the RAF concluded that the Tornado had a Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when try again, the name must be unique Independent Premium. try again, the name must be unique 4; Issue 50274.The Times (London, England), Thursday, 15 November 1945; pg. There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts
FOUR MEN were killed yesterday when an RAF Tornado bomber smashed into a Cessna light aircraft in a mid-air collision above a Nottinghamshire village.The RAF confirmed last night that one of its instructors and a student pilot from the Italian air force had been in the Tornado. 30 Nov. 2012. Email already exists. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to to your comment. 4; Issue 50267.R.A.F. try again, the name must be uniquePlease they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post The Jaguar pilot successfully ejected.
"A Massacre In Java." They hit each other. 4; Issue 50267.31 Killed In R.A.F. It did not say who had control of the aircraft when the accident happened. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies A Civil Aviation Authority report described the incident, which happened the previous year, as "very serious".Enter your email to follow new comments on this article.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Want to discuss real-world problems, be involved in the most engaging discussions and hear from the journalists? It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss Please "It came around again and then suddenly there was a jet. Transport Wrecked. On 25 May 1982 a Jaguar GR1 of 14 Sqn flying northwest of RAF Brugen was engaged by a 92 Sqn FGR2 Phantom in a practice interception during which an AIM9 missile was released shooting down the Jaguar. The Times Digital Archive. Web. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later?
Panavia Tornado G.R. {{#replies}} There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts "The pilots of both planes had only eyesight to rely on to avoid a collision; they were not being instructed by air traffic control. {{#sender.isSelf}}
With a closing speed of about 200 metres per second they either failed to see each other or had no time to take evasive action.The Tornado, much larger and heavier than the two-seater Cessna 152, crashed in a ball of flame in fields near the village of Everton, 11 miles from Doncaster. The jet just went right through the middle of it. will be published daily in dedicated articles. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. "Gathering her two-year-old son, Liam, in her arms, she said she rushed to the school.I immediately thought of the school and it was such a great relief to find it hadn't been hit. It is thought that the Tornado's mission involved low level flying and that the planes crashed at between 1,000 and 2,000ft.The civilian aircraft came down 300 yards from a primary school, killing both men on board. Two RAF crew die as a Tornado crashes in Scotland - YouTube