§ Mr. Spenceasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the crash of a jet Provost on the runway at Linton-on-Ouse Royal Air Force station, North Yorkshire, on the afternoon of 17 May.
§ Mr. WigginYes. The aircraft was practising aerobatic manoeuvres for display purposes. It failed to recover from one manoeuvre and crashed inside the airfield perimeter. The pilot was killed. There were no other casualties or damage. The cause of the accident is not yet known but a board of inquiry has already started an investigation. I will send my hon. Friend a copy of the summary report when the board has completed its work, but this will not be for some time yet. A copy will also be placed in the Library of the House.