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PHOTOS: another RAF Tornado ejection 10feb2011...

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Image Imagetaken from http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/v ... 8&start=20

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Crew ejected during landing run at roughly 1700Z. Aircraft ran off runway but remained on undercarriage in grass beside runway. Crew taken to hospital by Lossiemouth based SAR Sea King Helicopter

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-h ... s-12426100
10 February 2011 Last updated at 22:38 GMT

Crew eject in second RAF Tornado crash

Tornado GR4 jets are stationed at RAF Lossiemouth on the Moray coast

An RAF Tornado has crashed as it attempted to land at its Lossiemouth base, two weeks after another jet crashed into the sea.

The RAF has confirmed the two crewmen ejected safely during the incident which happened shortly after 1700 BST.

On 27 January two crew members from RAF Lossiemouth ejected from another Tornado before it crashed into the sea north west of Gairloch.

That crew was forced to ditch after the plane caught fire at 6,000ft.

The men involved in the latest incident have been taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. Their condition is not known.

A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: "An incident has occurred involving an aircraft at Lossiemouth.

"The good news is that the crew ejected safely.

"They are in hospital where they are undergoing routine medical checks."

An inquiry into the incident will begin on Friday.

RAF Lossiemouth, on the Moray Firth coast, is home to three squadrons of Tornado GR4s.

The Tornado GR4 is a two-seat attack aircraft, capable of delivering a variety of weapons and reaching a maximum altitude of 50,000ft (15,240m).
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Looks like ZD741/089...

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