§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the dates and types of aircraft his Department has lost through crashes in each of the last five years; what were the causes of these accidents; and what was the cost of replacement of these aircraft. [9953]
§ Mr. SoamesThe information requested is given in the table. No replacement costs arise since there is an attrition reserve from which aircraft are taken to replace those lost.
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Date Aircraft type Cause 1991 8 January Phantom FGR2 Aircrew error 10 January Gazelle AHI Aircrew error 13 January Tornado GR1 Aircrew error 16 January Gazelle HT2 Human factors (non-aircrew) 20 January Tornado GR1 Not positively determined 19 February Scout AH1 Aircrew error 18 March Canberra T4 Aircrew error 10 May Sea Harrier FRS1 Not positively determined 10 May Tornado GR1 Aircrew error 29 May Harrier GR7 Technical fault 1 June Sea King HASS Aircrew error 3 June Gazelle AH1 Aircrew error 8 August Puma HC1 Not positively determined 29 August Jaguar T2A Operating hazard 10 September Sea King HAS6 Human factors (non-aircrew) 12 September Tornado GR1 Not positively determined 25 September Harrier T4A Natural hazard 30 October Phantom FGR2 Not positively determined 9 November Vigilant Technical fault 14 November Lynx AH7 Aircrew error 1992 14 February Hunter T8C Technical fault 12 May Tucano T1 Aircrew error 12 May Lynx AH7 Aircrew error 14 May Harrier GR3 Operating hazard 28 May Sea Harrier FRS1 Not positively determined 30 May Viking Natural hazard 9 July Buccaneer S2B Technical fault 9 July Viking Aircrew error 7 August Harrier GR5 Technical fault 30 September Hawk T1A Aircrew error 16 October Bulldog T1 Not positively determined 21 October Sea King HC4 Aircrew error 26 November Puma HC1 and Gazelle AH1 Operating hazard 1993 18 March Gazelle Human factors (non-aircrew) 19 May Chipmunk T10 Aircrew error 27 May Hercules C3 Not positively determined 28 June Harrier GR7 Natural hazard 1 July Hawk T1 Aircrew error 20 July Gazelle AH1 Aircrew error 12 August Wessex HC2 Technical fault 26 August Chipmunk T10 Aircrew error 9 September Gazelle HT3 Aircrew error 17 September Wessex HC2 Natural hazard 21 October Tornado F3 Aircrew error 6 November Sea King HAS6 Technical fault 23 November Harrier GR7 Technical fault 1994 6 January Sea Harrier FA2 Human factors (non-aircrew) 14 January Harrier GR7 Aircrew error 25 March Lynx HAS3 Aircrew error
Date Aircraft type Cause 10 April Lynx AH7 Aircrew error 2 June Chinook HC2 Aircrew error 7 June Tornado F3 Technical fault 8 July Tornado F3 Aircrew error 19 July Tornado GR 1 Technical fault 1 August Tornado GR 1 Under investigation 1 September Tornado GR 1A Not positively determined 19 September Tornado GR 1A Technical fault 22 September Lynx AH7 Technical fault 11 November Gazelle AH 1 Aircrew error 15 December Sea Harrier FRS 1 Technical fault 1995 10 March Tornado F3 Under investigation 16 May Nimrod R1 Under investigation 1 June Harrier GR 7 Under investigation 21 June Jaguar GR 1A Under investigation 5 August Viking Under investigation 10 August Hawk T 1W Under investigation 20 August Lynx AH7 Under investigation 27 August Viking Aircrew error 2 September Nimrod MR2 Under investigation 5 October Gazelle HT2 Under investigation 30 October 2 x Tornado F3 Under investigation 1996 10 January 2 x Tornado F3 Under investigation 11 January Tornado GR 1 Under investigation