§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the(a) dates on which and (b) types of aircraft which his Department has lost through crashes in each of the last five years; and what were the causes of these accidents. [4059]
§ Mr. SoamesThe information requested is given in the table.
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Date Aircraft type Cause 1992 12 May Tucano TI Aircrew error 12 May Lynx AH7 Aircrew error 14 February Hunter T8C Technical fault 14 May Harrier GR3 Operating hazard 28 May Sea Harrier FRS1 Not positively determined 30 May Viking Natural hazard 9 July Buccaneer S2B Technical hazard 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 HT2 Human factors (non-aircrew) 19 May Chipmunk T10 Aircrew error
Date Aircraft type Cause 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 T10 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 10 April Lynx AH7 Aircrew error 2 June Chinook HC2 Aircrew error 7 June Tornado F3 Technical fault 8 July Tornado GR1 Aircrew error 19 July Tornado GR1 Technical fault 1 August Tornado GR1 Under investigation 1 September Tornado GR1A Not positively determined 19 September Tornado GR1 Technical fault 22 September Lynx AH7 Technical fault 11 November Gazelle AH1 Aircrew error 15 December Sea Harrier FRS1 Technical fault 1995 10 March Tornado F3 Technical fault 16 May Nimrod R1 Technical fault 1 June Harrier GR7 Not positively determined 21 June Jaguar GR1A Under investigation 5 August Viking Aircrew error 10 August Hawk T1W Aircrew error 20 August Lynx AH7 Aircrew error 27 August Viking Aircrew error 2 September Nimrod MR2 Under investigation 5 October Gazelle HT2 Aircrew error 30 October 2 x Tornado F3 Under investigation 1996 10 January 2 x Tornado F3 Under investigation 11 January Tornado GR1 Under investigation 23 January Jaguar GR1B Under investigation 13 February Sea Harrier F/A2 Under investigation 13 February Hawk T1 Under investigation 19 February Harrier GR7 Under investigation 26 February Harrier T4N Under investigation 26 February Tornado GR1 Under investigation 13 May Tucano T1 Under investigation 26 May Hawk T1 Under investigation 24 July Jaguar GR1 Under investigation 18 September Jaguar T2A Under investigation 28 September Tornado F3 Under investigation