14feb 2020: Panavia Tornado written off. Possibly shot down.

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14feb 2020: Panavia Tornado written off. Possibly shot down.

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https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/232966
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https://www.bbc.com/news/51515682
A warplane belonging to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has crashed in the northern province of al-Jawf.

A coalition spokesman confirmed that a Saudi Tornado fighter jet had "fallen" while carrying out a support mission near Yemeni army units, according to Saudi Arabia's state news agency SPA.

Yemen's Houthi rebels said they shot down the plane.
The Houthi rebels said they used ground-to-air missiles to down the warplane on Friday night.
They also accused the coalition of killing 30 people in retaliatory airstrikes in al-Jawf on Saturday.

Saudi Arabia has not provided details of any casualties from the crash, or what caused it.
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