| 03/01/1960 | WE569 | Auster T7 | 654 Sqn | The pilot was instructed to hold due to bad weather at base, Hildesheim, West Germany. He was forced to land in a field when the weather closed in causing the aircraft to tip onto its nose and turn over. Rebuilt as an A61 Terrier G-ASAJ | |
| 05/01/1960 | WV537 | O-F | Provost T1 | 6 FTS | The foreign student of WV537 taxied onto the active runway at High Ercall, Shropshire without realising it and without permission. The aircraft was struck on the port wing by XF905 which had just landed. Another Provost managed to overshoot |
| 05/01/1960 | XF905 | Provost T1 | 6 FTS | ||
| 08/01/1960 | XJ675 | Hunter F6 | 93 Sqn | The engine failed due to fuel mismanagement by the pilot. He was unable to relight it and ejected. The aircraft crashed onto a house five miles NE of Aurich, West Germany injuring two civilians | |
| 11/01/1960 | VW472 | Meteor T7 | Ferry Sqn | At the end of a ferry flight from 12 MU to the RAFFC at Manby, Lincolnshire the starboard undercarriage would not lock down. The pilot elected to make a wheels up landing but the canopy iced up and he could not re-locate the airfield. He was forced to make a forced wheels up landing due to low fuel | |
| 19/01/1960 | WV664 | Provost T1 | 2 FTS | Failed to recover from a spin and crashed near Pocklington, Yorkshire killing the pilot | |
| 20/01/1960 | XG658 | 737 | Sea Venom FAW21 | 766 NAS | Crashed one mile east of Teckenham, Wiltshire during a night GCA recovery to Lyneham |
| 20/01/1960 | XJ728 | H | Whirlwind HAR2 | 22 Sqn | Rotated into the water off Padstow, Cornwall following tail rotor failure caused by the tail rotor control cable breaking |
| 20/01/1960 | XM664 | PO-766 | Whirlwind HAR7 | 727 NAS | The pilot was unable to maintain the hover due to overpitching and went into forward flight. Engine RPM dropped and the aircraft ditched into the English Channel four miles off Portland, Dorset. The three crew were rescued |
| 20/01/1960 | WZ678 | Auster AOP9 | 656 Sqn/11 Flt | Crashed into the jungle after loss of power shortly after take off from Seremban, Malaya. The wreckage was not found until 11th April 1960 | |
| 21/01/1960 | WF926 | Canberra PR3 | 39 Sqn | Flew into the Mediterranean 19 miles ENE of Luqa, Malta during a GCA let down. Both crew were killed | |
| 26/01/1960 | WE591 | Y | Auster T7 | AAC Centre | The propeller came off due to fracture of the shaft during climb out from a practice engine failure after take off from Middle Wallop, Hants. It landed in a ploughed field four miles from Andover and turned over. Rebuilt as an A61 Terrier as G-ASAK |
| 02/01/1960 | XD520 | Vampire T11 | 8 FTS | Flew into the ground at Swinderby, Lincs after descending through low cloud. The pilot ejected safely | |
| 03/02/1960 | WM568 | LM-647 | Sea Venom FAW21 | 736 NAS | Suffered lateral control failure on take off from Lossiemouth, Morayshire due to hydraulic failure. It rolled to starboard and crashed onto the runway killing the pilot |
| 04/02/1960 | XM661 | PO-774 | Whirlwind HAS7 | 737 NAS | Ditched into the English Channel eight miles off Portland, Dorset and sank after it was hit by a large wave while in the hover which caused the engine to fade. The three crew were picked up by HM submarine Trafalgar |
| 04/02/1960 | XM377 | 17 | Jet Provost T3 | 2 FTS | Made a wheels up landing on the grass at Syerston, Nottinghamshire due to fuel shortage and another aircraft being on the runway |
| 05/02/1960 | WK298 | O-F | Swift FR5 | 79 Sqn | Crashed near Fallingbostel, West Germany following engine failure. The pilot ejected safely |
| 05/02/1960 | WV796 | LM-601 | Sea Hawk FGA6 | 736 NAS | Force landed in the undershoot area at Kinloss, Morayshire after suffering a flame out at 13,000ft. The pilot had inadvertently left the rear fuel tank cock closed |
| 06/02/1960 | XD238 | V-145 | Scimitar F1 | 803 NAS | Suffered massive fuel loss during a sortie from HMS Victorious due to a leak. Diverted to Lossiemouth, Morayshire but the pilot was forced to eject while on approach when both engines flamed out. The aircraft crashed onto a road near to Lossiemouth Golf Course on the airfield boundary |
| 07/02/1960 | XD245 | V-155 | Scimitar F1 | 803 NAS | Due to hydraulic failure the hook failed to lower while operating in the Moray Firth. The aircraft was bounced off the deck of HMS Victorious in a failed attempt to lower it. Due to extremely low fuel the pilot climbed to 2,000ft and ejected, unfortunately the parachute did not deploy and he was killed. His body was never found |
| 09/02/1960 | WV183 | Skyraider AEW1 | 849 NAS | Struck the starboard catwalk of HMS Albion prior to touchdown and crashed into the Mediterranean | |
| 09/02/1960 | XL850 | 302 | Whirwind HAS7 | 815 NAS | Ditched into the Mediterranean off HMS Albion on the Gibraltar approaches after the throttle jammed. The three crew were rescued but the aircraft was not recovered |
| 10/02/1960 | WW147 | 489 | Sea Venom FAW21 | 894 NAS | Ditched into the Mediterranean immediately ahead of HMS Albion following engine failure after a catapult launch |
| 10/02/1960 | XD920 | Swift FR5 | 2 Sqn | Badly damaged in a ground accident in West Germany and was later declared a write off | |
| 15/02/1960 | XL849 | 333 | Whirlwind HAS7 | 824 NAS | Ditched into the sea 23 miles south of the Lizard, Cornwall after losing power in a hover |
| 15/02/1960 | VP535 | Anson C19 | Gutersloh Station Flt | Damaged beyond repair after an undercarriage leg collapsed while taxying at Gutersloh, West Germany | |
| 16/02/1960 | WT334 | Canberra B(I)8 | 16 Sqn | Spiralled into the ground out of cloud while recovering from a bombing run on the Nordhorn Range, West Germany. Both crew were killed | |
| 20/02/1960 | XL897 | A-302 | Whirlwind HAS7 | 815 NAS | Ditched into the Mediterranean following loss of power shortly after take off from HMS Albion. The three crew were rescued by the planeguard helicopter and the wreck was not recovered |
| 24/02/1960 | XG686 | 441 | Sea Venom FAW22 | 891 NAS | Crashed in the Middle East off Aden due to engine failure while operating from HMS Centaur |
| 24/02/1960 | WT963 | 425 | Skyraider AEW1 | 849 NAS | Crashed near Helston, Cornwall following engine failure after take off from Culdrose. Both crew were killed |
| 25/02/1960 | XL453 | Gannet AEW3 | 700 NAS | Crashed after stalling on take off from Culdrose, Cornwall | |
| 27/02/1960 | WM572 | 457 | Sea Venom FAW21 | 893 NAS | Force-landed in a field near Dreghorn, Ayrshire after the engines had been shut down due to a fire warning |
| 01/03/1960 | TG579 | Hastings C1A | 48 Sqn | Flew into the Indian Ocean at night and sank while on approach to Gan, Maldives after the pilot had been blinded by lightning. The fourteen passengers and six crew were all injured | |
| 01/03/1960 | WR504 | Venom FB4 | 208 Sqn | Struck tree tops when recovering from a dive in Kenya. Declared a write off on return to Eastleigh | |
| 04/03/1960 | VW423 | Meteor T7 | 13 Group Comm Flt | Skin wrinkling was found around the fuselage portion of the tail unit below the leading edge of the fin after a flight from Ouston, Notts. Caused by the operational role in which it had been used and due to the age of the aircraft | |
| 05/03/1960 | XG334 | A | Lightning F1 | AFDS | Crashed in to the North Sea off Wells-Next-the-Sea, Norfolk following hydraulic failure which resulted in undercarriage failure. The pilot ejected safely |
| 07/04/1960 | XD969 | H | Swift FR5 | 79 Sqn | Crashed short of the runway at Gutersloh, West Germany after the pilot ejected following engine failure |
| 08/03/1960 | XM385 | 24 | Jet Provost T3 | 2 FTS | The student mishandled the approach to Syerston, Notts. The instructor took control but the engine failed to accelerate and the aircraft touched down in the undershoot area |
| 09/03/1960 | XH988 | X | Javelin FAW8 | 41 Sqn | Crashed at Carleton, near Carlisle after the crew ejected. The aircraft had suffered an electrical failure and ran out of fuel while trying to find an airfield |
| 09/03/1960 | XM941 | Twin Pioneer CC1 | 224 Group Support Flt | Force-landed near Labis, Malaya after double engine failure and tipped over | |
| 11/03/1960 | XG520 | Sycamore HR14 | CFS | Suffered ground resonance on landing at South Cerney, Gloucestershire and overturned. | |
| 11/03/1960 | XG614 | A-491 | Sea Venom FAW22 | 894 NAS | While operating off HMS Albion the aircraft collided off Malta and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea |
| 11/03/1960 | XG723 | A-490 | Sea Venom FAW22 | 894 NAS | |
| 18/03/1960 | WG723 | 978 | Dragonfly HR5 | HMS Centaur Ships Flt | Struck overhead power cables during a survey flight, burst into flames and crashed into a creek in Mombasa Harbour, Kenya. It broke up and sank killing the three crew |
| 29/03/1960 | XF424 | Hunter FGA9 | 8 Sqn | A seagull struck the lower lip of the starboard air intake while at 250ft. Made a safe landing back at Sharjah, Oman but was later declared a write off | |
| 29/03/1960 | XA433 | CU-448 | Gannet AS4 | 849 NAS | Ditched into the sea one mile from Wolf Rock off Lands End, Cornwall after the port aileron locked. Both crew were recovered |
| 04/04/1960 | WW272 | LM-652 | Sea Venom FAW21 | 738 NAS | Crashed into the sea while on approach to Lossiemouth, Morayshire after the pilot became disorientated during a night GCA. He did not eject and was killed |
| 05/04/1960 | XD432 | Vampire T11 | APS Sylt | Damaged beyond repair in West Germany | |
| 06/04/1960 | XL851 | 331 | Whirlwind HAS7 | 824 NAS | While operating off HMS Ark Royal and in a hover the engine noise increased. The helicopter then moved left, lost height and ditched into the Mediterranean Sea off Malta. Two of the three crew were injured and all were rescued by another 824 NAS Whirlwind |
| 08/04/1960 | XA640 | A | Javelin FAW4 | 3 Sqn | Suffered brake failure and over ran the runway into a wood at Geilenkirchen, West Germany |
| 09/04/1960 | XF434 | CU-448 | Hunter F6 | 43 Sqn | Dived into the Mediterranean Sea SE of Nicosia, Cyprus after engine failure. The pilot ejected safely but see XG238 on 04/05/1961 |
| 12/04/1960 | WZ708 | Auster AOP9 | 656 Sqn 2 Flt | Flew into trees on approach to Kampong Kijal, Malaya. (Kampong is Malay for village) | |
| 19/04/1960 | XL967 | Twin Pioneer CC1 | 209 Sqn | Force-landed at Kota Tingi, Malaya after both engines failed shortly after take off due to fuel mismanagement by the pilot | |
| 25/04/1960 | WB559 | Chipmunk T10 | Oxford UAS | Abandoned by the crew during a spin and crashed two miles SW of Abingdon, Oxfordshire | |
| 26/04/1960 | XJ440 | Gannet AEW3 | Bristol Siddeley Engines | Stalled and crashed at Cribbs Causeway while on approach to Filton, Bristol. All the crew were killed | |
| 26/04/1960 | WN494 | Dragonfly HR5 | RNAY Fleetlands | The pilot lost control in rearward flight during a test flight at Fleetlands, Hampshire due to the centre of gravity being near the forward limits | |
| 27/04/1960 | WK274 | Swift FR5 | 2 Sqn | Damaged at Jever, West Germany and was later declared a write off | |
| 29/04/1960 | XL555 | Pioneer CC1 | 230 Sqn | Stalled on take off and dived into the ground at Upavon, Wiltshire. The crew escaped safely | |
| 30/04/1960 | WP774 | CU-448 | Chipmunk T10 | Hull UAS | Control was lost during a practice engine failure on take off from Brough, Humberside. It entered a spin, crashed into a shed and burned out. Both crew were killed |
| 07/05/1960 | WA445 | 18 | Vampire FB5 | 3 CAACU | Landed back at Exeter Airport on completion of an Army Co-operative exercise which consisted of shallow dives on gun positions at Weston Zoyland, Somerset. The ground crew informed the pilot that during the sortie a bird had entered the port air intake. The pilot was unaware of any bird strike taking place. The aircraft was not repaired |
| 07/05/1960 | XE788 | Cadet TX3 | 641 GS | Written off in a flying accident at Ouston, Durham. Rebuilt and sold to the RAFGSA as GSA 296 later becoming BGA1282 | |
| 10/05/1960 | WT321 | Canberra B(I)6 | 213 Sqn | Flew into the ground from cloud when trying to recover from a practice bombing run at Varrelbusch, West Germany. The three crew were killed | |
| 14/05/1960 | XD242 | V-152 | Scimitar F1 | 803 NAS | The pilot had shut down one engine to conserve fuel. He attempted to overshoot from his approach to Yeovilton, Somerset but the aircraft failed to gain height and speed and crashed onto the airfield. The pilot escaped from the aircraft but suffered spinal injuries. The ejection seat fired when it was being removed from the wreckage. The wreckage ended its days at Aberporth |
| 17/05/1960 | XE612 | M | Hunter F6 | 74 Sqn | Lost power during take-off from Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk. The pilot was unable to stop and it overran the end of the runway and caught fire |
| 17/05/1960 | XK933 | 770 | Whirlwind HAS7 | 737 NAS | Ditched into Church Hope Cove, Portland Dorset after instrument failure. The crew were rescued. Allocated to A2496 |
| 18/05/1960 | XA359 | Y-309 | Gannet AS1 | 817 Sqn/RAN | Crashed in to the sea off Australia |
| 18/05/1960 | XK938 | 335 | Whirlwind HAS7 | 824 NAS | While operating off HMS Ark Royal it ditched into the Mediterranean Sea off Malta after a violent engine overspeed caused by suspected clutch failure. The three crew were rescued by a helicopter from Hal Far |
| 21/05/1960 | XA823 | P | Javelin FAW6 | 29 Sqn | Collided at 40,000 feet during "Exercise Yeoman". XA823 crashed into the North Sea 50 miles off the Durham Coast while XA835 crashed near Hartlepool. All four crew members ejected safely |
| 21/05/1960 | XA835 | Z | Javelin FAW6 | 29 Sqn | |
| 23/05/1960 | WW203 | LM-650 | Sea Venom FAW21 | 738 NAS | Force-landed at Dalcross Airport, Inverness after the engine flamed out. It overran the runway and came to rest having run into the perimeter fence |
| 30/05/1960 | XF507 | A | Hunter F6 | 65 Sqn | Failed to pull out of a dive from 28,000ft during combat manoeuvres and struck the ground at Islip, near Thrapston, Northants. The pilot did not eject and was killed |
| 31/05/1960 | XF901 | J-O | Provost T1 | RAFC | The pilot attempted a forced landing following engine failure NE of Spitalgate, Lincolnshire. He was killed when trying to clear a hedge the aircraft stalled, crashed and caught fire |
| 01/06/1960 | XL615 | Hunter T7 | 8 Sqn | Flew into high ground near Khormaksar, Aden at night. Both crew were killed | |
| 01/06/1960 | WB921 | Sedbergh TX1 | 2 GC | Written off at Spitalgate, Lincolnshire | |
| 01/06/1960 | VV298 | Anson T1 | BCCS | No 1 engine failed just after take off from Northolt. The pilot was forced to make a deliberate emergency landing on the roof of the nearby Express Dairy Co causing extensive damage and seriously injuring both crew. The two passengers were uninjured | |
| 08/06/1960 | VF634 | Auster AOP6 | 652 Sqn | During a practice engine failure after take off from Detmold, West Germany the pilot allowed the aircraft to lose too much height and it struck the ground heavily. Converted to a A61/2 Terrier as G-ASWM | |
| 09/06/1960 | WG669 | CU-530 | Dragonfly HR5 | 705 NAS | Crashed during an autorotation landing near Predannack, Cornwall after a tail rotor blade had broken away |
| 10/06/1960 | WA650 | HF-57 | Meteor T7 | 728 NAS | The pilot misjudged his approach to Hal Far, Malta after an engine had failed. The aircraft rolled to port and crashed into a field killing the pilot |
| 10/06/1960 | XE883 | 53 | Vampire T11 | 8 FTS | Lost power and crashed on take off from Swinderby, Lincolnshire. The pilot was killed |
| 10/06/1960 | XG193 | A | Hunter F6 | 111 Sqn | XG193 collided with XG200 during aerobatics and crashed near Wattisham, Suffolk. The pilot did not eject and was killed. XG200 landed safely, (See 15/05/1967) |
| 10/06/1960 | XG200 | Hunter F6 | 111 Sqn | ||
| 14/06/1960 | XA108 | BY-557 | Sea Vampire T22 | 727 NAS | Returned to Brawdy, Pembrokeshire after reporting a rough running engine. Suffered severe vibration while on approach and then a flame out resulting in a fast wheels up landing. It was not repaired |
| 16/06/1960 | XL772 | Skeeter AOP12 | 652 Sqn | Rolled over on take off from Middle Wallop, Hants. To the dump there | |
| 16/06/1960 | XK626 | 68 | Vampire T11 | RAFC | Crashed into a field two miles west of Cranwell, Lincolnshire following engine failure after take off |
| 17/06/1960 | VW803 | Valetta C1 | 84 Sqn | The brakes faded on landing at Mukheiras, Aden causing the aircraft to over run the runway and the undercarriage to collapse | |
| 17/06/1960 | XM382 | 28 | Jet Provost T3 | 2 FTS | Spun into the ground near Melton Mowbray, Leics after entering an uncontrollable spin. The pilot ejected safely |
| 23/06/1960 | XD913 | C | Swift FR5 | 79 Sqn | Landed on the main undercarriage at Gutersloh, West Germany after the nose wheel jammed |
| 24/06/1960 | WK292 | T | Swift FR5 | 79 Sqn | Written off in a ground accident at Gutersloh, West Germany |
| 29/06/1960 | WK299 | D | Swift FR5 | 2 Sqn | Badly damaged on landing at Jever, West Germany when the nose wheel collapsed. Later declared a write off |
| 29/06/1960 | XA706 | C | Javelin FAW5 | 228 OCU | Force-landed at Leeming, Yorks after an inflight fire. Later declared a write off and allocated to 7649M |
| 29/06/1960 | WM575 | Sea Venom FAW22 | RNAY Belfast | Stalled while circling and crashed into Lough Black during a test flight from Sydenham, Northern Ireland. Both crew were killed | |
| 01/07/1960 | WG473 | LK | Chipmunk T10 | London UAS | Written off when it struck an electrical supply point at Brawdy, Pembrokeshire |
| 05/07/1960 | VF621 | Auster AOP6 | 654 Sqn | Climbed steeply after overflying Putlos landing strip, West Germany. It stalled and crashed killing both crew | |
| 05/07/1960 | XK942 | 293 | Whirlwind HAS7 | 820 NAS | Suffered clutch failure, yawed to port and ditched into the Mediterranean north of Philippeville, Algeria while operating off HMS Ark Royal. The three crew were rescued |
| 07/07/1960 | WJ914 | Varsiry T1 | 1 RS | Collided and crashed five miles SW Oakington, Cambs. The six Varsity crew and two Vampire crew were all killed | |
| 07/07/1960 | XD549 | AO | Vampire T11 | 5 FTS | |
| 12/07/1960 | WP895 | 11 | Chipmunk T10 | Southampton UAS | Written off in a heavy landing at Hamble, Hants. Allocated to 7650M and used for ground instruction with 2 AEF. In 1965 it was sold, rebuilt and became G-ATTS. In 1969 it became N2247 in the USA |
| 12/07/1960 | XN152 | Sedbergh TX1 | 621 GS | Written off in a flying accident at Locking, Somerset | |
| 14/07/1960 | XE827 | 50 | Vampire T11 | 8 FTS | Force-landed at Swinderby, Lincs, after the engine cut and the controls jammed |
| 14/07/1960 | TW569 | Auster AOP6 | 653 Sqn | Swung on landing at Kermia, Cyprus and ran into a ditch | |
| 19/07/1960 | XH617 | Victor B1A | 57 Sqn | Crashed near Oakley, Suffolk following a fire in two engines shortly after take off from Honington. Three of the six crew were killed. Caused by the failure of an alternator drive which penetrated the fuel tank | |
| 19/07/1960 | WP836 | R | Chipmunk T10 | Bristol UAS | Hit by the taxying Messenger while parked at Locking, Weston-super-Mare |
| 19/07/1960 | G-AKBM | Miles Messenger | Private | ||
| 20/07/1960 | WD305 | Chipmunk T10 | Cambridge UAS | After taxying in at Teversham, Cambridgeshire the ground crew noticed damage to the underside of the aircraft. Earlier in the day it had taxied over an unmarked G.P.O junction box at Martlesham Heath but the pilot was unaware of this and the aircraft had been flown by three other pilots before the damage was noticed. It was rebuilt and sold as G-ARGG | |
| 22/071960 | WN458 | Gannet AS1 | 725/RAN | Crashed at Nowra, Australia | |
| 24/07/1960 | XL699 | Pioneer CC1 | 209 Sqn | Sank back into the ground and rolled over on take off from Bario, Borneo, after the tail struck the ground | |
| 27/07/1960 | XK909 | 775 | Whirlwind HAS7 | 737 NAS | Ditched into the sea off Portland, Dorset after the engine oil pressure exceeded limits and the pressure fell rapidly. The observer and aircrewman jumped into the water prior to ditching. Them and the pilot were all rescued safely |
| 27/07/1960 | XJ761 | Whirlwind HAR4 | 228 Sqn | Lost power, hit the water and sank into the North Sea off Yarmouth, Norfolk. The crew escaped safely | |
| 04/08/1960 | WZ472 | AW | Vampire T11 | 5 FTS | The crew abandoned the aircraft during an uncontrollable spin near Wattisham, Suffolk. The instructor was unfortunately killed |
| 08/08/1960 | R4918 | Tiger Moth T2 | Dartmouth Flying Club | Written off when it force-landed and hit a wall at Arbroath, Tayside | |
| 09/08/1960 | XL557 | V | Pioneer CC1 | 230 Sqn | The approach to Watchfield, Hants was too slow in the gusty conditions. The port wing struck the ground causing the aircraft to nose into the ground which collapsed the undercarriage and damaged the rear fuselage |
| 11/08/1960 | XK910 | 331 | Whirlwind HAS7 | 824 NAS | While operating off HMS ARK Royal it ditched into the Mediterranean Sea off Malta after colliding with the ensign mast of HMS Scorpion during a replenishment at sea |
| 12/08/1960 | XD864 | Valiant B1 | 7 Sqn | Crashed onto the disused airfield at Spanhoe, Northants when it stalled after take off from Wittering. The five crew were killed | |
| 15/08/1960 | WP865 | B | Chipmunk T10 | Durham UAS | Spun into a field at Milcombe village five miles SW of Banbury, Oxfordshire. The pilot did not abandon the aircraft and was killed. Durham UAS were detached to Gaydon but were operating from Bicester due to strong cross winds at Gaydon |
| 15/08/1960 | XF614 | PZ | Provost T1 | CFS | Overshot on landing and struck the side of the taxyway at Little Rissington, Gloucs tipping up onto its nose |
| 16/08/1960 | WZ587 | Vampire T11 | 5 FTS | Failed to recover from a spin and dived into the ground six miles north of Methwold, Norfolk. The pilot ejected safely | |
| 18/08/1960 | XB519 | Hiller HT1 | RNAY Fleetlands | Crashed into Fareham Creek, Hampshire after the engine failed during auto-rotation practice. The two crew escaped safely | |
| 23/08/1960 | XD954 | Swift FR5 | 79 Sqn | During servicing at Gutersloh, West Germany both were found to need considerable repair. Due to the impending withdrawal of the type they were written off | |
| 23/08/1960 | XD974 | M | Swift FR5 | 79 Sqn | |
| 23/08/1960 | WK300 | E | Swift FR5 | 2 Sqn | Damaged in West Germany. With the withdrawal from service of the type it was not repaired |
| 26/08/1960 | XG560 | Pioneer CC1 | 209 Sqn | Lost power and flew into trees at Seletar, Singapore | |
| 30/08/1960 | XG638 | LM-649 | Sea Venom FAW21 | 738 NAS | Failed to return to Lossiemouth, Morayshire on a night sortie. It had crashed, possibly into the Minch, east of Lewis |
| 31/08/1960 | XD972 | W | Swift FR5 | 2 Sqn | Badly damaged in a ground accident at Jever, West Germany and was later declared a write off |
| 01/09/1960 | WN492 | 934 | Dragonfly HR5 | Lossiemouth Station Flt | Rolled to starboard immediately after take off from Lossiemouth, Morayshire and crashed onto Plockton sports field |
| 02/09/1960 | XM170 | Lightning F1A | BAC | Suffered mercury contamination during its build which went undetected until its first flight at Warton, Lancashire. White fungus appears on the structure in many places. It was put into quarantine for many years before being removed and ended its days on the dump at 9 SoTT Newton as 7877M | |
| 05/09/1960 | VZ521 | Meteor F8 | 5 CAACU | A tyre burst on take off from Woodvale, Merseyside causing it to swing off the runway. To ground instruction at Catterick | |
| 06/09/1960 | XE449 | 183 | Sea Hawk FGA6 | 806 NAS | Crashed into the South China Sea east of the Philippines while operating off HMS Albion. The pilot had ejected following a fire warning |
| 06/09/1960 | XD953 | F | Swift FR5 | 79 Sqn | Suffered hydraulic failure and system contamination at Gutersloh, West Germany. Due to the impending withdrawal of the type it was not repaired |
| 07/09/1960 | XN133 | Alouette AH2 | 6 Flt | Rolled into the ground on take off from Bulbarrow Hill, Hants after the cyclic control jammed. Allocated to 7702M | |
| 14/09/1960 | XG538 | Sycamore HR14 | 110 Sqn | Badly damaged when the rotors hit a wall during take off from Naplang, Thailand. Later declared a write off | |
| 14/09/1960 | WW205 | 490 | Sea Venom FAW21 | 894 NAS | The pilot mishandled the aircraft at the final stages of a night CCA to HMS Albion while operating in the South China sea 350 miles NE of Malaya. The port drop tank struck the deck and the wire was not engaged. Power was applied too late to go round and it went over the side into the sea killing both crew |
| 17/09/1960 | XJ515 | R | Sea Vixen FAW1 | 892 NAS | During a NATO exercise fifty miles north of the Shetland Islands it hit the round-down while landing on HMS Ark Royal. It slid along the deck, burst into flames and went over the side, killing both crew |
| 20/09/1960 | XH838 | F | Javelin FAW7 | 33 Sqn | The port tyre burst on landing at Middleton St George, Tee Side. This caused the undercarriage leg to collapse and the aircraft swung off the runway. To Catterick for fire practice |
| 26/09/1960 | WH169 | Meteor T7 | RAFC | As part of a touch and go manoeuvre at Cranwell, Lincolnshire the student pilot carried out a successful asymmetric touchdown. He then opened only one throttle which caused the aircraft to swing off the runway onto the grass. The port undercarriage leg struck a fire hydrant sign which swung the aircraft round to an abrupt halt | |
| 03/10/1960 | XJ693 | Hunter F6 | 20 Sqn | Written off in a wheels up landing at Gutersloh, West Germany after the undercarriage had jammed | |
| 04/10/1960 | XJ450 | Pioneer CC1 | 209 Sqn | Turned over on landing at Fort Kemar, Malaya | |
| 05/10/1960 | XK486 | Buccaneer S1 | Blackburn Aircraft Ltd | During auto pilot trials the attitude indicator began rotating. The auto pilot followed the movement and disorientated the pilot. Both crew ejected safely at 6,000ft and the aircraft crashed near Little Weighton, Yorkshire | |
| 07/10/1960 | VL300 | Anson C19 | RAE | The pilot lost control of the aircraft on landing at Llanbedr, Merioneth. It swung off the runway onto rough ground where the undercarriage was torn off causing the port engine to be knocked out of alignment | |
| 07/10/1960 | XN313 | H-282 | Whirlwind HAS7 | 814 NAS | Ditched into Loch Ryan, Wigtown, Scotland and sank after engine failure during a sonar hover off HMS Hermes. Due to a possible fuel system fault. The three crew were rescued by HMS Blackpool |
| 11/10/1960 | XL151 | L | Beverley C1 | 84 Sqn | Flew into sand dunes at night while flying at 570ft 15 miles NE of Khormaksar, Aden and blew up killing all seven crew. They had been searching for a missing Beech C-45 Expeditor |
| 17/10/1960 | WD415 | Anson T21 | 229 OCU | Written off when the undercarriage was retracted in error on landing at Chivenor, Devon | |
| 18/10/1960 | WT897 | Cadet TX3 | 662 GS | Written off in a flying accident at Arbroath, Tayside | |
| 19/10/1960 | XA114 | Sea Vampire T22 | 738 NAS | Crashed onto Coulardbank Farm, after engine failure after take off from Lossiemouth, Morayshire. Both crew were killed | |
| 24/10/1960 | XE953 | 19 | Vampire T11 | 8 FTS | Badly damaged in a belly landing at Swinderby, Lincolnshire following engine failure. Later declared a write off |
| 24/10/1960 | WT504 | Canberra PR7 | 58 Sqn | The crew abandoned the aircraft after a fuel tank fire at 5,000 ft followed by a total loss of electrics. It crashed 12 miles NNE of Wyton, Cambridgeshire | |
| 25/10/1960 | WZ417 | 32 | Vampire T11 | RAFC | Abandoned by the crew near Scampton, Lincs following engine failure |
| 26/10/1960 | XN463 | Jet Provost T3 | A&AEE | The pilot was unable to increase engine RPM and during the subsequent descent broke cloud at 100ft. The aircraft struck some trees and crashed at Sutton Mandervill, Wiltshire injuring the pilot | |
| 27/10/1960 | XA754 | D | Javelin FAW4 | 72 Sqn | Declared a write off after the centre fuselage was subject to excessive heat when during an engine run at Leconfield, Yorkshire the jet pipe split |
| 09/11/1960 | XE590 | V | Hunter F6 | 4 Sqn | Suffered a bird strike while at low level over West Germany. It landed at Jever but was written off |
| 11/11/1960 | WF766 | Meteor T7 | A&AEE | Disintegrated in flight over Axminster, Devon. killing the pilot. Wreckage impacted the ground three miles NW of Lyme Regis | |
| 14/11/1960 | WD711 | HR-579 | Meteor TT20 | 728 NAS | Ran out of fuel after becoming lost during a night practice strike on a ship and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off Linosa Island 74 miles west of Malta. Both crew were killed and the aircraft was not found |
| 15/11/1960 | XA159 | 980 | Sea Vampire T22 | Lossiemouth Station Flt | The fire warning light came on in flight and the engine flamed out. It was then badly damaged in the subsequent forced landing at Lossiemouth, Morayshire |
| 16/11/1960 | XD222 | 609 | Scimitar F1 | 736 NAS | Became overdue while on a low level navigational flight. It had crashed at Bridge of Cally six miles north of Blairgowrie, Perthshire. The pilot was killed. Wreckage to Lee-on-Solent |
| 17/11/1960 | WK278 | Swift FR5 | 79 Sqn | Struck trees during a low level reconnaissance flight in West Germany in poor visibility. Landed safely back at Gutersloh but was damaged beyond repair | |
| 17/11/1960 | WP205 | Valiant B1 | A&AEE | Overshot the runway on landing at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire and struck the control caravan. Not repaired and struck off charge on 11th July 1961 | |
| 21/11/1960 | XA825 | K | Javelin FAW6 | 29 Sqn | Flew into Bowbeet Hill near Peebles, Borders when descending through cloud. Both crew were killed |
| 22/11/1960 | WW452 | Provost T52 | SOAF | Crashed at Benson, Oxfordshire prior to delivery to Oman | |
| 22/11/1960 | XL495 | 425 | Gannet AEW3 | 849 NAS | Ditched into the sea 20 miles off Malta while delivering mail from Hal Far to HMS Victorious. The pilot abandoned the aircraft when it began to sink but was drowned |
| 24/11/1960 | WJ759 | Canberra B6 | 9 Sqn | Dived into the ground while recovering from a practice bombing run at Tarhuna, Libya. The three crew were killed | |
| 24/11/1960 | WV839 | 628 | Sea Hawk FGA6 | 738 NAS | Collided during a formation change five miles off Lossiemouth, Morayshire and crashed into the Moray Firth. Both pilots ejected |
| 24/11/1960 | XE401 | 645 | Sea Hawk FGA6 | 738 NAS | |
| 28/11/1960 | XN307 | H-286 | Whirlwind HAS7 | 814 NAS | Suffered engine failure and ditched into the harbour at Gibraltar while operating off HMS Hermes. Allocated to A2501 at Lee-on-Solent and ended its days at HMS Ganges, Ipswich |
| 29/11/1960 | WV915 | 182 | Sea Hawk FGA6 | 806 NAS | Crashed into the Indian Ocean off Ras Hafun, Somali Republic after the pilot ejected due to engine failure while operating off HMS Albion |
| 30/11/1960 | XA356 | Gannet AS1 | 816 Sqn/RAN | Crashed into the sea while on approach to HMAS Melbourne | |
| 02/12/1960 | XN438 | Auster AOP9 | 8th Indept Recce Flt | Caught in a down draught on take off from Kabale Strip, Uganda. It struck trees and landed in a swamp | |
| 07/12/1960 | XG511 | Sycamore HR14 | 103 Sqn | Fell into the Mediterranean after the rotor hit the stern of a ship off Famagusta, Cyprus | |
| 09/12/1960 | XD329 | 154 | Scimitar F1 | 803 NAS | The aircraft assumed a nose up attitude on launch from HMS Victorious. The pilot was unable to maintain control and ejected |
| 16/12/1960 | XM138 | G | Lightning F1 | AFDS | Caught fire and burnt out after a fire bottle exploded on landing at Coltishall, Norfolk |
