§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 14 November 1996,Official Report, columns 290–91, if he will list the causes of aircraft crashes which were previously under investigation. [14251]
§ Mr. SoamesThe information requested is given in the table:
Date Aircraft type Cause 1994 1 August Tornado GR1 Aircrew error 1995 21 June Jaguar GR1A Aircrew error 2 September Nimrod MR2 Aircrew error 30 October 2 x Tornado F3 Aircrew error 1996 11 January Tornado GR1 Aircrew error 13 February Sea Harrier FA2 Technical fault 13 May Tucano T1 Technical fault The remaining accidents are still under investigation. 620W The total number of accidents in 1996 has increased from 13 to 14 reflecting the recategorisation of an aircraft incident at RAF Bruggen in February.