03/01/1970 |
XR997 |
25 |
Gnat
T1 |
4
FTS |
Crashed
at Ty Mawr shortly after take off from Valley, Anglesey killing both crew |
14/01/1970 |
XT166 |
Y |
Soux
AH1 |
3
Command Brigade/4 Wing |
The
main rotors struck trees while landing on a small landing pad on Mount
Ophir, Malaysia. The aircraft slid 130 feet down the side of the mountain
but the pilot escaped with minor injuries |
29/01/1970 |
XV167 |
H-236 |
Buccaneer
S2 |
801
NAS |
At the final stages of launch from HMS Hermes the hold back broke thus releasing the aircraft before the catapult fired resulting in it accelerating under its own power towards the bow of the ship. The observer ejected while still on the deck and the pilot followed immediately afterwards as the nose wheel went over the side of the ship which was operating 45nm south east of Gibraltar. The same pilot had previously ejected from Buccaneer XV158 on 20th May 1968 |
03/02/1970 |
XA165 |
|
Sea
Vampire T22 |
Brawdy
Station Flight |
Declared
a write off after distortion of the balsa structure was found. Allocated
to 8148M with 1414 ATC Crowborough |
09/02/1970 |
XS171 |
41 |
Hiller
HT2 |
702
NAS |
Struck the ground during sloping ground landing practice at Culdrose, Cornwall and
rolled onto its starboard side. To Fleetlands and declared a write off |
11/02/1970 |
XP103 |
511 |
Wessex
HAS3 |
706
NAS |
Ditched into Falmouth Bay, Cornwall six miles south of Dodman Point after a fire warning
while on a SAR exercise. It rolled over and sank but the crew were rescued safely |
05/03/1970 |
XS918 |
B |
Lightning
F6 |
11
Sqn |
Crashed
into the North Sea off Leuchars, Fife near the Isle of May after the pilot
ejected following a fire. He died from exposure after becoming detached
from his survival suit |
07/03/1970 |
WE991 |
|
Prefect
TX1 |
2
GC |
Written
off in a heavy landing at Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
16/03/1970 |
XP576 |
42 |
Jet
Provost T4 |
3
FTS |
Crashed
near Leeming, North Yorkshire after engine failure while in the circuit to
land. The pilot ejected safely |
17/03/1970 |
XN556 |
23 |
Jet
Provost T3 |
1
FTS |
Stalled
and crashed while on approach to Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire |
19/03/1970 |
XE596 |
13 |
Hunter
FR10 |
229
OCU/79 Sqn |
Crashed
at Buren, near Paderborn, West Germany after engine failure |
24/03/1970 |
XT816 |
|
Sioux
AH1 |
2
Wing |
The
pilot became disorientated shortly after a night take off from Netheravon,
Wiltshire due to reduced visibility and fog build up. He descended and
landed heavily while moving backwards |
22/04/1970 |
XV316 |
F |
Sioux
HT2 |
CFS |
Collided
and crashed at Hinstock, Shropshire during a practice display by the
Tomahawk Display Team. One
pilot was seriously injured, the other was slightly injured |
22/04/1970 |
XV310 |
H |
Sioux
HT2 |
CFS |
30/04/1970 |
XP566 |
81 |
Jet
Porovost T4 |
RAFC |
Crashed
at Sleaford during a night approach to Cranwell, Lincolnshire killing the
pilot |
05/1970 |
XN702 |
H-254 |
Sea
Vixen FAW2 |
893
NAS |
Badly
damaged during a deck landing accident on board HMS Hermes. Off loaded and
transferred by lighter to Limassol Harbour, Cyprus then towed to Akrotiri
during August where it was later broken up |
01/05/1970 |
WJ632 |
|
Canberra
TT18 |
A&AEE |
The
pilot lost control of the aircraft at 4,000ft during an asymmetric
assessment exercise. He used the incorrect recovery technique and it spun
into Lyme Bay 3½ miles SE of Bridport, Dorset killing two of the three
crew |
03/05/1970 |
XV566 |
R-010 |
Phantom
FG1 |
892
NAS |
While
on loan to the A&AEE all radio and radar contact was lost. It had
crashed into Lyme Bay, Dorset killing both crew |
06/05/1970 |
XR433 |
R-044 |
Gannet
AEW3 |
849
NAS |
Crashed
on a night approach to Yeovilton, Somerset and burnt out killing both crew |
07/05/1970 |
XP742 |
G |
Lightning
F3 |
111
Sqn |
Crashed
into the North Sea off Happisburgh, Norfolk following a reheat fire. The
pilot ejected safely |
13/05/1970 |
XT621 |
|
Scout
AH1 |
665
Sqn |
The
pilot became disorientated after the aircraft was engulfed in a sand cloud
when landing at night in West Malaysia. It moved to the right, crashed
onto its side and turned over injuring one of the three on board |
26/05/1970 |
XR767 |
E |
Lightning
F6 |
74
Sqn |
Flew
into the Malacca Strait off Singapore at night killing the pilot |
26/05/1970 |
XA304 |
|
Cadet
TX3 |
1
GC |
Written
off in a flying accident at Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
27/05/1970 |
XR526 |
AH |
Wessex
HC2 |
72
Sqn |
Broke
its back in a heavy landing at Odiham, Hants. To 8147M at Odiham |
04/06/1970 |
XP441 |
|
Argosy
C1 |
114/267
Sqns |
Declared
a write off after undershooting the runway at Benson, Oxfordshire |
07/06/1970 |
XP355 |
A |
Whirlwind
HAR10 |
CFS |
Written
off at Ternhill, Shropshire |
17/06/1970 |
WD355 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
2
FTS |
Crashed
at Rufforth, Yorkshire, during a low level roll. Allocated to 8099M with
Yorkshire UAS |
22/06/1970 |
XD183 |
F |
Whirlwind
HAR10 |
110
Sqn |
Crash-landed
at Dungun, Malaysia after engine failure. To the Malaysian AF for ground
instruction |
22/06/1970 |
XN469 |
25 |
Jet
Provost T3 |
1
FTS |
Written
off in a forced landing on the disused airfield at East Moor, Yorkshire
after engine failure |
26/06/1970 |
WZ861 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
Glasgow
UAS |
Force-landed
and struck a wall three miles SE of Nairn, NE Scotland. Allocated to 8100M
with Glasgow UAS |
11/07/1970 |
XW264 |
|
Harrier
T2 |
HSA |
Made
a forced landing at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire after engine failure due to
dirt in the fuel system. The undercarriage collapsed on touchdown and the
aircraft skidded on to the runway and burst into flames. The pilot escaped
with minor injuries. Remains to Dunsfold and later to Farnborough dump |
13/07/1970 |
WK575 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
Wyton
Station Flt |
Stalled
and crashed at Laxfield near Ipswich, Suffolk after the pilot attempted to
loop from a very low altitude. The pilot was killed and the passenger was
seriously injured. To Bury St. Edmunds ATC |
27/07/1970 |
WH641 |
S |
Canberra
B2 |
85
Sqn |
Spun
into the ground during a practice asymmetric approach to Wattisham,
Suffolk killing the two crew |
27/07/1970 |
XS930 |
F |
Lightning
F6 |
74
Sqn |
It
was intended that the aircraft would take off from Tengah, Singapore and
execute a maximum rate climb for the benefit of a photographer. The
photographer, however was not positioned far enough along the runway for
the Lightning to have attained sufficient speed. The pilot pulled up next
to the photographer nonetheless but the aircraft stalled. The pilot
ejected at too low an altitude and was killed. Two civilians were killed
when the aircraft crashed |
03/08/975 |
XT828 |
|
Sioux
AH1 |
655
Sqn |
The
tail struck the ground on landing at Korvach, West Germany. Control was
lost causing the main rotors to strike the ground. As the crew evacuated
the aircraft it caught fire and burnt out |
12/08/1970 |
XT789 |
473 |
Wasp
HAS1 |
829
NAS HMS Dido Flt |
During a night ground controlled approach to the ship it flew into rising ground on
the Mull of Kintyre, Western Scotland. The wreckage was found by an RAF Shackleton from
Ballykelly. One of the two crew were killed and the other injured. Recovered by Sea King
XV656 and later transferred to the AIU at Lee-on-Solent and to ground instruction with the
AES there |
12/08/1970 |
XS893 |
G |
Lightning
F6 |
74
Sqn |
Abandoned
by the pilot and crashed into the sea off Tengah, Singapore after the
undercarriage would not lower |
13/08/1970 |
WT907 |
|
Cadet
TX3 |
611
GS |
Crashed
at Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
26/08/1970 |
XN686 |
|
Sea
Vixen FAW2 |
A&AEE |
Entered
a spin after control was lost at 5,000ft during low speed engine handling
tests. Both crew ejected and it crashed into open ground south of
Sheperton Mallet, Somerset |
31/08/1970 |
XT282 |
E-102 |
Buccaneer
S2 |
800
NAS |
Crashed
into the Moray Firth, nineteen miles off Lossiemouth, Morayshire after the
crew ejected following hydraulic failure |
04/09/1970 |
XT502 |
|
Sioux
AH1 |
17th/21st
Lancers |
Crashed at Aldergrove, Northern Ireland after inadvertent control movement while looking for a torch amongst the control pedals. The pilot was uninjured |
04/09/1970 |
WF370 |
|
Varsity
T1 |
6
FTS |
All
damaged beyond repair in a hangar fire at Finningley, Yorkshire |
04/09/1970 |
WF385 |
H |
Varsity
T1 |
6
FTS |
04/09/1970 |
WF423 |
F |
Varsity
T1 |
6
FTS |
08/09/1970 |
XS894 |
F |
Lightning
F6 |
5
Sqn |
Ditched
successfully into the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorks. Despite an
extensive search the USAF exchange pilot was not found |
15/09/1970 |
XJ561 |
VL-703 |
Sea
Vixen FAW2 |
766
NAS |
Written
off in
a belly
landing on
a foam carpet at Yeovilton, Somerset. Allocated to the fire dump at
Yeovilton |
16/09/1970 |
XP806 |
|
Beaver
AL1 |
13
Flt |
Crashed
during take off from Sharjah, Oman after the tail hit bushes. Parts were
used with XP815 (crashed 09/09/1962) in making a composite airframe,
marked as XP822. To Arborfield and later to Middle Wallop gate |
17/09/1970 |
XW297 |
59 |
Jet
Provost T5 |
1
FTS |
Crashed
at Kipling Coates, Yorks. The pilot ejected safely |
19/09/1970 |
XM990 |
|
Lightning
T4 |
226
OCU |
Suffered
a control failure and crashed into woods near Plumstead, Norfolk during
The Battle of Britain day at Coltishall. The crew ejected safely |
22/09/1970 |
WT721 |
LM-694 |
Hunter
GA11 |
764
NAS |
Crashed
into a hillside near Blair Atholl, Perthshire killing the pilot |
06/10/1970 |
XV796 |
J |
Harrier
GR1 |
1
Sqn |
Crashed
near Ouston, Northumberland after the pilot ejected following a flame out |
06/10/1970 |
XT215 |
|
Sioux
AH1 |
652
Sqn |
Although
avoiding action was taken, the aircraft struck power cables while flying
in a valley along the River Diemel, West Germany. The tail became
entangled in the broken cables but the pilot was able to escape uninjured |
16/10/1970 |
WG460 |
|
Chipmunk
T10 |
Aberdeen
UAS |
Hit
a tree during a forced landing after the engine failed to pick up during
an overshoot at Dyce Airport, Aberdeen. To 8116M |
17/10/1970 |
XL109 |
F |
Whirlwind
HAR10 |
28
Sqn |
Ditched
near Sai Kong, Hong Kong after engine failure |
27/10/1970 |
XN199 |
|
Cadet
TX3 |
661
GS |
Spun
into the ground near Kirknewton, Midlothian |
12/11/1970 |
XT679 |
BU |
Wessex
HC2 |
HOCF |
Collided and
crashed at
Odiham, Hampshire. The three
crew of XR510 and two on XT679 were
all killed. The pilot of XT679 had previously safely landed Sycamore XL822
on 06/05/1963 after partial engine failure |
12/11/1970 |
XR510 |
BZ |
Wessex
HC2 |
HOCF |
13/11/1970 |
XP955 |
E-121 |
Sea
Vixen FAW2 |
899
NAS |
Crashed
into the Moray Firth, Eastern Scotland while operating off HMS Eagle |
13/11/1970 |
XR994 |
|
Gnat
T1 |
Red
Arrows |
Suffered
engine failure and crashed while on approach to Kemble, Gloucestershire.
The pilot ejected safely |
18/11/1970 |
XJ475 |
|
Sea
Vixen FAW1 |
A&AEE |
The
port wing unfolded while parked on the ramp at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire
causing considerable damage. It was not repaired and was broken up for
spares |
20/11/1970 |
XL112 |
|
Whirlwind
HAR10 |
202
Sqn |
Exploded
in mid-air following loss of control in cloud. It crashed at Patrick
Brompton, North Yorkshire killing four on board |
21/11/1970 |
XM834 |
CU-570 |
Wessex
HAS3 |
706
NAS |
During a tethered engine run at Culdrose, Cornwall the main rotor scissor head link failed. This caused the helicopter to oscillate badly causing the undercarriage to collapse. The pilot was knocked unconscious for approximately 4 minutes but, when he came round, he shut the engines down which prevented the flailing blades from striking the ground. Damage was deemed to be beyond economical repair |
27/11/1970 |
XT544 |
|
Sioux
AH1 |
15/19th
Hussars |
The
pilot overpitched while in a high hover at Collingbourne Kingston,
Wiltshire. During the resultant heavy landing the aircraft disintegrated
and caught fire |
01/12/1970 |
XN951 |
LM-633 |
Buccaneer
S1 |
736
NAS |
Crashed
at Lossiemouth, Morayshire |
07/12/1970 |
XT126 |
|
Sioux
AH1 |
658
Sqn |
The
tail rotor struck the ground during autorotation practice at Sharjah, Oman
causing severe damage. It became airborne again, yawed to the left and
crashed. Both crew escaped safely. It was rebuilt in 1972 for service with
the Royal Marines |
08/12/1970 |
XN968 |
LM-634 |
Bucaneer
S1 |
736
NAS |
Crashed
into woods five miles SSW of Lossiemouth, Morayshire while on approach to
land |
15/12/1970 |
XM267 |
E |
Canberra
B(I)8 |
3
Sqn |
The aircraft suffered port engine failure half a mile from touchdown at Akrotiri, Cyprus. The pilot attempted an overshoot but the starboard engine spooled up faster than he could get enough rudder on to counter the yaw and roll. The port wing struck the ground and it
cart wheeled then blew up. All three on board were killed |