§ Mr Onslowasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the accidents involving loss or serious damage to aircraft operated by each of the three Services, which took place in the period covered by the Defence White Paper 1977, Command Paper No. 6735, indicating what casualties were caused to Service personnel or civilians in each case.
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§ Mr. WellbelovedDetails of accidents involving loss or serious damage to aircraft of the three Services which took
Service Casualties Date Aircraft Parent Services Killed Seriously Injured 3rd March 1976 … … Buccaneer … … RAF … — — 3rd March 1976 … … Bulldog … … … RAF … — — 4th March 1976 … … Gazelle … … … RN … … 1 — 12th March 1976 … … Harrier … … … RAF … — — 31st March 1976 … … Sea King … … RN … … — — 21st April 1976 … … Hunter … … … RAF … — — 30th April 1976 … … Gnat (2 aircraft) … RAF … 4* — 3rd May 1976 … … Wessex … … … RN … … — — 4th May 1976 … … Hunter … … … RAF … 1 — 25th May 1976 … … Gazelle … … … Army … — — 3rd June 1976 … … Bulldog … … … RAF … — — 2nd July 1976 … … Jaguar … … … RAF … 1 — 6th July 1976 … … Harrier … … … RAF … — — 22nd July 1976 … … Bulldog … … … RAF … — 1 22nd July 1976 … … Bulldog … … … RAF … — — 23rd July 1976 … … Phantom … … RAF … — — 27th July 1976 … … Bulldog … … … RAF … — — 30th July 1976 … … Lightning … … RAF … — — 3rd August 1976 … … Sioux … … … Army … — — 4th August 1976 … … Lightning … … RAF … — — 16th August 1976 … … Hunter … … … RAF … 1 — 26th August 1976 … … Wasp … … … RN … … — — 27th August 1976 … … Puma … … … RAF … 8 — 15th September 1976 … Jaguar … … … RAF … 1 — 17th September 1976 … Jaguar … … … RAF … 1 — 21st September 1976 … Hunter … … … RN … … — † 28th September 1976 … Victor … … … RAF … — — 8th October 1976 … Gnat … … … RAF … 2 — 11th October 1976 … Wessex … … … RN … … — — 25th October 1976 … Hunter … … … RAF … — — 29th October 1976 … Buccaneer … … RAF … — — 13th December 1976 … Wessex … … … RN … … 1 — 14th December 1976 … Jaguar … … … RAF … — — 2nd January 1977 … Sioux … … … Army … — — 4th January 1977 … Gazelle … … … Army … 1 1 17th January 1977 … Vulcan … … … RAF … — — 3rd February 1977 … Buccaneer … … RAF … — — 24th February 1977 … Lightning … … RAF … — — 25th February 1977 … Jaguar … … … RAF … 1 — 26th February 1977 … Gazelle … … … Army … — — * One of the fatalities involved was a USAF exchange officer. † There were no Service casualties, but the civilian pilot employed on contract work for the Royal Navy was injured. There were no other civilian casualties.