RAF Marham Tornado Incident
BAE Systems confirms that an incident has been reported at RAF Marham involving a Tornado aircraft which was being flown by a BAE Systems crew. The Navigator who ejected from the Tornado is found dead.
Alun Fishburne, BAE Systems Director for Tornado Availability Transformation Tornado Aircraft Contract (ATTAC), said: “It is with great sadness that BAE Systems confirms the fatality of one of its air crew following an incident involving a Tornado aircraft which was being flown from RAF Marham.
The aircraft was involved in a routine flight test. It has since landed at RAF Marham and formal investigations are underway.
Next of kin are being informed and no further details are available at this stage. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.”
In a statement RAF Marham’s Station Commander, Group Captain Osbourne, said ” A Board of Inquiry to investigate the cause of the incident will be conevened and the results published in due course.”
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