XZ386 - Royal Air Force (Jaguar-GR.1)

Photo of aircraft XZ386 operated by Royal Air Force

Aircraft Details

Frame Details
Serial0S.151
Line Number
First Flight19.04.77
ModelJaguar-GR.1
StatusCrashed
Commentscrashed 24.06.87 when the pilot had to bunt and roll to port to avoid a collision when acting as an aggressor with two other Jaguars while flying up the Wye Valley three miles SE of Builth Wells, Powys. He then entered the slipstream of one of the other Jaguars and had to manoeuvre hard to avoid a collision with the ground. Control was lost but the pilot - Flight Lieutenant Ian David Hill - ejected too late and was killed when the aircraft crashed. The pilot had previously ejected from Canberra WD963 on 29.06.67 and belly landed in Canberra WT209 on 01.02.68
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Not Seen It! XZ386 Royal Air Force 16.05.77 Crashed

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SIGHTINGS

Sighting Details Image
16/05/1986 - EGWZ - colin woods
18/09/1983 - EHBK - LimburgLion
23/09/1980 - ETUR - LIN104
GR.1, No.14 Squadron/AJ
23/09/1980 - ETUR - spotter1
Jaguar GR.1, No.14 Squadron "AJ"
30/07/1977 - EGXI - geoffj53
14 Sqn AJ