HC Deb 09 December 1971 vol 827 cc358-9W
71. Mr. Onslow

asked the Minister of State for Defence how many members of the Royal Air Force have been killed or injured in flying accidents in each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Lambton

The following are the numbers of Royal Air Force personnel who have been killed or seriously injured in accidents to Royal Air Force aircraft over the ten years 1962 to 1971. Statistics of minor injuries are not readily available.

1962 57
1963 43
1964 45
1965 67
1966 45
1967 67
1968 37
1969 24
1970 26
1971 (to date) 29

72. Mr. Onslow

asked the Minister of State for Defence how many Royal Air Force aircraft have been destroyed or seriously damaged in flying accidents in each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Lambton

Over the 10 years 1962 to 1971 the numbers of Royal Air Force aircraft destroyed in flying accidents or sustaining damage not repairable on the unit have been as follows:

1962 61
1963 73
1964 68
1965 44
1966 62
1967 59
1968 48
1969 34
1970 37
1971 (to date) 43

Mr. Onslow

asked the Minister of State for Defence how many official boards of inquiry have been set up to investigate flying accidents involving Royal Air Force aircraft in each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Lambton

The numbers of Boards of Inquiry which have been set up to investigate flying accidents to Royal Air Force aircraft over the 10 years 1962 to 1971 have been as follows:

1962 77
1963 78
1964 86
1965 60
1966 75
1967 66
1968 56
1969 43
1970 43
1971 (to date) 40

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