A B727-200 ON A CONGESTED HANGAR RAMP WAS BEING TOWED ON TIGHT TURN INTO A HANGAR WHEN THE B727-200 STRUCK A PARKED FOKKER 100 INCURRING DAMAGE TO BOTH ACFT.

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ON THE MORNING OF APR/XA/00 I (THE TUG DRIVER) WAS ASSIGNED TO MOVE A B727 FROM THE BLAST FENCE TO THE HANGAR. AT THAT TIME I WAS CONCERNED WITH AN MD80 IN THE TEMPORARY HANGAR POSITIONED TO THE W OF OUR DOCK; AND THE F100 POSITIONED ON A PARKING SPOT OUT IN FRONT. ON THE E SIDE WE HAVE OUR WASH RACK AND ENG CHANGE EQUIP WHICH ALSO CREATES CONCERN WITH ACFT MOVEMENT. IN ORDER TO BACK OUR ACFT IN TO THE DOCK AND CLR ALL OBSTACLES; TURNING IS VERY CRITICAL. DURING THE TURN; THE TUG WAS APCHING VERY CLOSE TO THE FUSELAGE; SO I HAD TO PAY PARTICULAR ATTN SO AS NOT TO RUN THE TUG INTO THE SIDE. I HAD BOTH WING WALKERS TAIL PERSON; GUIDE MAN AND BRAKE RIDER WHICH ARE ALL REQUIRED TO MOVE ACFT. THE GUIDE MAN AT THE TIME WAS POSITIONED TO ACFT L BECAUSE I (THE TUG DRIVER) CANNOT SEE THAT SIDE OF THE ACFT IN CASE MY WING MAN GIVES A SIGNAL TO STOP. THE ACFT APU WAS BEING OPERATED TO PROVIDE HYD PRESSURE FOR BRAKES. AT THE TIME WE MADE CONTACT WITH THE F100'S WINGTIP AND THE NOSE OF THE B727; I HAD NO WARNING WE WERE GETTING CLOSE. BY THE TIME I COULD HEAR MY GUIDE MAN YELL 'STOP' WE HAD ALREADY MADE CONTACT.