§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information he has about the crash between a low-flying Tornado and helicopter near Kendal and the near-miss between another low-flying Tornado north of Skipton; if he will set up and publish the result of inquiries into both incidents; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HanleyThe mid-air collision between a RAF Tornado GR I, on a routine training sortie and a civilian Bell 206 JetRanger helicopter, carrying out a pipeline inspection, occurred on 23 June 1993. Tragically, the two people in the helicopter were both killed in the accident. The Tornado aircraft landed safely at BAe Warton with no injuries to the service personnel. An RAF board of inquiry has been convened and in addition an investigation will be carried out by the air accident investigation branch. A summary of the findings will be published.
A Logan Air Shorts 360 aircraft has filed an airmiss report, involving a Tornado aircraft, with the Civil Aviation Authority. The incident occurred at 1924 hours on 22 June 1993 and will be fully investigated by the independent joint airmiss working group (JAWG). The JAWG's report will be published.
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