§ Mr. Michael McNair-Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Air Force aircraft were written off as a result of crashes on average over the past 10 years; and how many air crew were killed or injured.
§ Mr. PattieDetails of Royal Air Force aircraft written off—that is missing or damaged beyond repair—as a result of crashes over the past 10 years and Service aircrew killed or seriously injured in flying accidents are as follows:
Aircrew casualties Year Number of aircraft Killed Seriously injured 1970 29 21 5 1971 38 27 5 1972 27 19 6 1973 25 21 3 1974 12 5 6 1975 16 15 4 1976 25 22 8 1977 14 7 11 1978 20 24 10 1979 26 11 9