HC Deb 17 January 1978 vol 942 cc157-8W
Mr. Alan Lee Williams

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what were the military flying accident rates for 1976 and 1977.

Mr. Wellbeloved

The military flying accident rates per 10,000 flying hours for the calendar years 1976 and 1977 were as follows:

1976 1977
Royal Navy 0.89 0.98
Army 0.28 0.37
Royal Air Force 0.58 0.34

For this purpose an accident is defined as an occurrence where the aircraft is missing, damaged beyond repair, or is not repairable on base.

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