§ Mr. Robin F. Cookasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the occasions on which Lightning aircraft have been involved in accidents since their entry into service.
§ Mr. JohnThe aircraft entered service in 1959. The accident information is as follows:
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Date Aircraft seriously damaged Aircraft destroyed 5th March 1960 — 1 16th December 1960 1 — 28th June 1961 — 1 18th January 1962 1 — 12th December 1962 — 1 26th April 1963 — 1 6th June 1963 — 1 18th July 1963 — 1 19th November 1963 — 1 27th April 1964 — 1 9th June 1964 — 1 28th August 1964 — 1 11th September 1964 — 1 26th April 1965 1 — 26th July 1965 — 1 29th September 1965 — 1 5th January 1966 — 1 15th March 1966 — 1 6th May 1966 — 1 1st July 1966 — 1 24th August 1966 — 1 27th September 1966 1 — 3rd January 1967 — 1 3rd March 1967 — 1 17th April 1967 — 1 7th September 1967 — 1 13th September 1967 — 1 9th January 1968 1 — 24th January 1968 — 1 29th April 1968 — 1 21st June 1968 — 1 12th September 1968 — 1 14th September 1968 1 — 29th November 1968 — 1 22nd September 1969 — 1 4th March 1970 — 1 6th April 1970 1 — 7th May 1970 — 1 26th May 1970 — 1 27th July 1970 — 1 12th August 1970 — 1 8th September 1970 — 1 19th September 1970 — 1 25th January 1971 — 1 28th January 1971 — 1 28th April 1971 — 1 3rd May 1971 1 — 10th May 1971 — 1 26th May 1971 — 1 8th July 1971 — 1 16th September 1971 1 — 22nd September 1971 — 1 30th September 1971 — 1 29th October 1971 — 1 16th February 1972 — 2 (collision) 7th August 1972 — 1
Date Aircraft seriously damaged Aircraft destroyed 6th September 1972 — 1 14th December 1972 — 1 3rd April 1973 — 1 5th June 1973 — 1 10th December 1973 1 — 13th February 1974 — 1 24th June 1974 — 1 29th October 1974 — 1 7th April 1975 — 1 TOTAL 10 56