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> Only person in Europe to do so In 1982 an RAFG Phantom shot down an RAFG Jaguar. Not on the ground admittedly, but still quite an incident. https://aviatio
by Steve44 8y ago
> Only person in Europe to do so
In 1982 an RAFG Phantom shot down an RAFG Jaguar. Not on the ground admittedly, but still quite an incident.
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=55364 https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=55364
> Shot down 35 miles NE of Bruggen, West Germany by a Sidewinder missile accidentally fired from 92 Squadron Phantom FGR2 XV422. The pilot ejected safely. The master armament switch in the Phantom had not been taped in the ‘safe’ position and the pilot inadvertently rendered ‘live’ one of the two main safely switches. The pilot and navigator of the Phantom were court martialed and found guilty of offences of neglect.