§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the collision between a RAF Hercules based at Lyneham in Wiltshire and an un-named jet aircraft over Turkmenistan on 22 May. [177035]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 8 June 2004]: An RAF Hercules C130J aircraft was on a routine flight between Kabul and Bucharest on 22 May when there was a collision with a Turkmen aircraft which damaged one of the C130J's propellers. The C130J landed safely at Baku airport. There were no injuries to personnel on board. The RAF is conducting a Unit Inquiry. The Turkmenistan authorities have also convened a Board of Inquiry.