§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the dates, locations, aircraft involved, altitudes and circumstances of each of the category A airmisses between civil and military aircraft over the United Kingdom in 1988.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThere are the following category A airmisses between civil and military aircraft over the United Kingdom in 1988:
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Date Location Aircraft involved Circumstances1 Approximate height 20 May 1988 6 NM N of Cosford Zlin 250L/Hawk Late sighting by Hawk pilot leading to late avoiding action 2,000 ft 13 June 1988 10 NM W of York Jet Provost/ Cessna Late sighting by both pilots 1,800 ft 30 July 1988 13 NM SW of Lyneham Cherokee/ Hercules Failure by two RAF Lyneham air traffic controllers to separate two aircraft they were respectively controlling 1,500 ft 1 August 1988 0.5 NM E of Sutton Meadows Microlight/ Tornado Failure of Tornado pilot to see microlight 450 ft 2 September 1988 1 NM NE of Portmoak Glider/Buccaneer Unauthorised penetration of Portmoak glider site by Buccaneer pilot who failed to see and avoid glider 1,700 ft 13 October 1988 7 NM W of Upper Heyford F-111/Cherokee Failure of Cherokee pilot to contact air traffic control at RAF Upper Heyford before flying south of Enstone airfield runway centreline, as required by Letter of Agreement between Enstone and Upper Heyford 2,000 ft. 1 Based on assessment by joint airmiss working group of cause of airmiss. 2 NM—Nautical miles. 3 CANP—Civil aircraft notification procedure.