§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence in what year the dropping of practice bombs on the Wiley Sike air weapons range was first authorised; and what use of the facility has been made by Royal Air Force aircraft in each year since its establishment.
Date Aircraft type Location Circumstances 22 September 1989 Tornado GR1 Near Goose Bay, Canada Tree strike during operational low-flying training sortie 7 December 1989 Puma Belize Hit a single wire at 60 feet while climbing from a forward airstrip 30 January 1990 Puma Bomoen, Norway Hit a logging wire while climbing from a field site with an underslung load 16 August 1990 Wessex Northern Ireland Hit a wire with the tail wheel while climbing from a field landing site 12 October 1990 Jaguar GR1a RAF Coltishall Hit approach lights on landing 23 October 1990 Tornado GR1 Northern Scotland Wire-strike on operational low-flying training sortie 26 November 1990 Tornado GR1 Southern Scotland Wire-strike on operational low-flying training sortie