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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Mr. Gerald Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list each occasion in the last 10 years in which the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been involved in the investigation of military accidents. [133995] Mr. Spellar: The list of all accidents, since 1990, involving RAF aircraft, but excluding those lost in conflict, where the Air Accidents Investigation Branch have assisted in the subsequent investigation is as follows. Accidents involving RAF aircraft, excluding those list in conflict, where the AAIB assisted in the subsequent investigation _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Date Aircraft Location 30 April 1990 Phantom FGR2 XV402 RAF Valley 30 April 1990 Shackleton AEW2 WR965 Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides 30 April 1990 Tornado GR1 ZA 454 22nm NE Goose Bay, Canada 9 May 1990 Hawk T1 XX347 RAF Valley 27 June 1990 Canberra E15 WH972 RAF Kinloss 14 August 1990 2 x Tornado GR1 ZA545 and ZA564 N Sea, 10nm NE Spurn Head 16 August 1990 Tornado GR1 ZA561 N Sea, 10nm NE Spurn Head 12 September 1990 Jaguar GR1A XZ387 Solway Firth 17 October 1990 Harrier GR5 ZD355 32nm NW Karup, Denmark 13 November 1990 Jaguar GR1A XX754 Saudi Arabia 7 December 1990 Wessex HC2 XR519 RAF Shawbury 13 January 1991 Tornado GR1 ZD718 Oman, Gulf of Arabia 18 March 1991 Canberra T4 WJ877 RAF Wyton 1 May 1991 Gazelle HT2 XZ940 RAF Tern Hill 10 May 1991 Tornado GR1 ZA367 20nm N Bremen, Germany 29 May 1991 Harrier GR7 ZG473 6nm SE RAF Gutersloh 24 June 1991 Puma HC1 XW 215 N Sea 20nm SE RAF Manston 11 September 1991 Hurricane 2C LF363 RAF Wittering 30 September 1991 Harrier GR5 ZD412 RAF Gutersloh, Germany 15 October 1991 Chinook HC1 ZA675 RAF Odiham 30 October 1991 Phantom FGR2 XV421 South Atlantic, near Falklands 12 May 1992 Tucano T1 ZF316 11nm SE Lossiemouth 14 May 1992 Harrier GR3 XZ990 RAF Wittering 9 July 1992 Buccaneer S2B XN976 N Sea, 38nm E RAF Leuchars 7 August 1992 Harrier GR5 ZD350 RAF Wittering 22 September 1992 Sea King HAR3 XZ593 65nm SW RAF Brawdy 16 October 1992 Bulldog T1 XX513 15nm E Belfast 26 November 1992 Puma HC1 XW233 Bessbrook Mill, NI 27 May 1993 Hercules C3 XC193 Scottish Highlands 28 June 1993 Harrier GR7 ZD430 5nm SW Heckington, Lincs 1 July 1993 Hawk T1 XX163 RAF Valley 12 August 1993 Wessex HC2 XR524 Llyn Padern, Gwenydd 26 August 1993 Chipmunk T10 WP980 RAF St. Athan 21 October 1993 Tornado F3 ZE858 Stainmore, Cumbria 23 November 1993 Harrier GR7 ZD432 Sirensk, Northern Iraq 14 January 1994 Harrier GR7 ZD349 5nm SE of Evesham 2 June 1994 Chinook HC2 ZD576 Mull of Kintyre 7 June 1994 Tornado F3 ZE809 N Sea, 45nm NE Scarborough 8 July 1994 Tornado F3 ZH558 Mediterranean Sea 19 July 1994 Tornado GR1 ZA368 Moray Firth 1 September 1994 Tornado GR1 ZG708 Glen Ogle, Scotland 19 September 1994 Tornado GR1 ZG725 Capa Frasca, Sardinia 10 March 1995 Tornado F3 ZE789 N Sea 20nm SE Spurn Head 16 May 1995 Nimrod R1 ZW666 Moray Firth 1 June 1995 Harrier GR7 ZG475 Irish Sea 3nm SE Burrow Head 21 June 1995 Jaguar GR1A XZ373 Adriatic Sea, 21nm N Bari 2 September 1995 Nimrod MR2P XV239 Toronto Waterfront, Canada 30 October 1995 2 x Tornado F3 ZE733 and ZE210 N Sea, 50nm E RAF Leuchars 10 January 1996 2 x Tornado F3 ZE862 and ZE166 8nm W RAF Coningsby 11 January 1996 Tornado GR1 ZE846 5nm SW Munster, Germany 23 January 1996 Jaguar GR1 XX733 RAF Coltishall 13 February 1996 Hawk T1 XX164 RAF Valley 19 February 1996 Harrier GR7 ZG476 4nm SE RAF Wittering 26 February 1996 Tornado GR1 ZD845 9nm SE RAF Laarbruch, Germany 13 May 1996 Tucano T1 ZF270 4nm W Great Driffield 18 September 1996 Jaguar T2A XX143 RAF Lossiemouth 9 January 1997 Harrier GR7 ZD377 RAF Laarbruch 15 February 1997 Puma HC1 XW225 Steingarten, Germany 19 May 1997 Harrier GR7 ZD400 RAF Wittering 3 June 1997 Harrier GR7 ZG861 3nm SW Castle Douglas 21 July 1997 Bulldog T1 XX710 RAF Woodvale 31 October 1997 Harrier GR7 ZD324 1/2NW RAF Wittering 30 April 1998 Hawk T1 XX186 Irish Sea, 20nm W RAF Valley 18 December 1998 Harrier GR7 ZD434 Barnard Castle 29 January 1999 Harrier GR7 ZG856 Nellis Air Force base, Nevada 4 February 1999 Harrier GR7 ZD326 7nm E RAF Laarbruch 5 March 1999 Bulldog T1 XX666 RAF Leuchars 11 June 1999 Hercules C130 XV298 Kukes Airfield, Albania 9 July 1999 Harrier GR7 ZD345 5m SW Boston 14 July 1999 Harrier GR7 ZG532 6nm E Coldstream 14 October 1999 Tornado GR1 ZD809 1 1/2nm SE Kirkheaton 20 October 1999 Jaguar GR1 XZ381 Moray Firth 22 October 1999 Hawk T1 XX193 Shap, 10nm S Penrith 17 November 1999 Tornado F3 ZE830 1 1/2nm SE Torness power station 25 November 1999 Chinook HC2 ZA704 10 nm S Seeb, Oman 19 April 2000 Puma XW207 RAF Catterick _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

355 c30-2W;355 c30-1W; 133995

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Accidents Inquiries Military aircraft Air Accidents Investigation Branch

Contains statistics

Yes

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