HC Deb 02 June 1992 vol 208 c538W
Mr. Alex Carlile

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many persons have been killed during RAF training over rural mid-Wales each year since 1983; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The information requested is as follows:

Year Aircraft type Number of fatalities Location
June 1987 Jaguar 1 Near Builth Wells, Powys
August 1987 Phantom 2 8 nm south of Aberystwyth
June 1989 Hawk/Hawk Mid-Air 1 Near Aberystwyth
August 1991 Jaguar/Civilian Cessna 21 Carno, Powys
1 Including civilian pilot of Cessna.

The RAF attaches the highest priority to flight safety in all its training activities.