02/01/1977 |
XT241 |
|
Sioux
AH1 |
3
Flt |
The
pilot noticed the shadow of overhead wires while flying over water at
Portglenone, Ulster, Northern Ireland. He initiated a climb and struck the
wires causing the aircraft to spin nose first into the water. One of the
two occupants was killed |
04/01/1977 |
XX461 |
|
Gazelle
AH1 |
Gazelle
Conversion Flt |
The
pilot lost control of the
aircraft after
he had reduced height
and tried to close the passenger door, which had opened in flight. The
aircraft struck the ground heavily at Barton Stacey SE of Andover,
Hampshire seriously injuring the pilot |
17/01/1977 |
XM600 |
|
Vulcan
B2 |
101
Sqn |
Crashed at Spilsby, Lincolnshire due to a fire in the bomb bay caused by an air test of
the ram air turbine (emergency generator). The rear crew abandoned the aircraft between
15,000 and 10,000 ft when it was clear the fire could not be put out. The pilots tried to
fly back to their base at RAF Waddington but ejected at a few thousand feet when the fire
burnt through the control runs. The crew suffered relatively minor injuries and no
civilians were injured |
03/02/1977 |
XW548 |
S |
Buccaneer
S2B |
16
Sqn |
Caught
fire during a low level exercise and crashed near Volkel, Netherlands. The
crew ejected safely |
24/02/1977 |
XM968 |
Q |
Lightning
T4 |
92
Sqn |
Crashed
near Gutersloh, West Germany after the pilot ejected due to an hydraulic
failure |
25/02/1977 |
XZ120 |
|
Jaguar
GR1 |
2
Sqn |
After completing a four aircraft attack on Nordhorn weapons range, West Germany the aircraft entered cloud and
visual contact with each other was momentarily lost. On exiting the cloud the pilot made a steep left hand turn to join up with his wingman who was at low level. The aircraft entered a maximum rate left hand turn from which he could not recover in the height available and
it crashed two miles from the range killing the pilot |
29/03/1977 |
XS531 |
504 |
Wasp
HAS1 |
703
NAS |
Ditched into the English Channel 7 ½ miles off Anvil Point, Dorset after loss of control
due to suspected tail rotor failure while landing on HMS Rothesay. It rolled over and sank
but the two crew were rescued. Recovered and allocated to ground instruction |
29/03/1977 |
WK515 |
G |
Chipmunk
T10 |
AFWF |
Hit
trees at Sparsholt two miles WNW of Winchester, Hants during
unauthorised low flying. Allocated to the fire dump at Middle Wallop |
04/04/1977 |
XW525 |
|
Buccaneer
S2B |
208
Sqn |
Crashed
into Claerwen Reservoir west of Rhyader, Powys after loss of the tail when
taking violent evasive action to avoid two Hunters. Both crew ejected
safely |
05/04/1977 |
XV635 |
463 |
Wasp
HAS1 |
829
NAS HMS Cleopatra Flt |
Lost yaw control and crashed into the sea 15 miles south west of the Eddystone Lighthouse
off Plymouth, Devon. The pilot was injured. It sank during the recovery attempt but was
later salvaged. Allocated to the fire dump at Portland |
30/04/1977 |
XW424 |
62 |
Jet
Provost T5 |
1
FTS |
Crashed
at Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire during solo aerobatic display practice
seriously injuring the pilot |
03/05/1977 |
XH137 |
|
Canberra
PR9 |
39
Sqn |
Crashed
into houses on the Oxmore housing estate,
Hartford, Cambs after loss of control during a practice asymmetric
approach to Wyton. Both crew and three people on the ground were killed |
13/05/1977 |
XE651 |
W |
Hunter
FGA9 |
TWU |
Crashed
into the sea 40 miles off Brawdy, Dyfed after the pilot ejected due to an
engine fire |
18/05/1977 |
XV588 |
R-004 |
Phantom
FG1 |
892
NAS |
Burnt
out on the runway at Leuchars, Fife after an aborted take off due to
engine failure. Both crew ejected. Allocated to ground instruction at
Leuchars and later to Predannack |
18/05/1977 |
XP506 |
06 |
Gnat
T1 |
4
FTS |
Suffered
a ground accident at Valley, Anglesey. It was not repaired and was used as
a target on the Spadeadam Range |
13/06/1977 |
XW859 |
55 |
Gazelle
HT2 |
705
NAS |
Collided during a turn to port during a formation practice by the Sharks display team. Both helicopters fell into the sea off Praa Sands six miles south west of Culdrose, Cornwall and sank in 60ft of water. The pilot of XW859 and pilot and passenger of XX415 were killed. Two other Gazelles XX391/56 and XW847/46 landed safely after being damaged by debris |
13/06/1977 |
XX415 |
59 |
Gazelle
HT2 |
705
NAS |
14/06/1977 |
XX978 |
DM |
Jaguar
GR1 |
31
Sqn |
Crashed
at Verden, West Germany after loss of control during a low level sortie
killing the pilot. Wreckage from the aircraft damaged a house |
23/06/1977 |
XT416 |
442 |
Wasp
HAS1 |
829
NAS HMS Zulu Flt |
While off Gibraltar it was badly damaged when HMS Zulu’s deck lift raised, while
unattended, due to an electrical surge. The lift’s main isolation switch had not been
operated before the crew went for lunch. The helicopter was squeezed and crushed against
the hangar covers. To Fleetlands for repair but was declared a write off |
29/07/1977 |
XX148 |
M |
Jaguar
T2 |
226
OCU |
Crashed
at Whittingham, Northumberland after control was lost during a simulated
attack. The aircraft had rolled inverted to begin its attack dive but
nosed down and crashed. Both crew were killed when they ejected moments
before the aircraft struck the ground |
15/08/1977 |
WH948 |
U |
Canberra
E15 |
100
Sqn |
Crashed
into woodland seven miles NW of Coltishall, Norfolk after the crew ejected
following a fire in the starboard engine |
18/08/1977 |
XX890 |
K |
Buccaneer
S2B |
15
Sqn |
Crashed
while in the circuit at Laarbruch, West Germany after the crew ejected
following loss of control due to an engine fire caused by turbine failure |
08/09/1977 |
XL571 |
99 |
Hunter
T7 |
TWU |
Crashed
into the St. Georges Channel one mile west of Strumble Head, Dyfed after
the engine failed. The crew ejected safely |
29/09/1977 |
XT792 |
463 |
Wasp
HAS1 |
829
NAS Cleopatra Flt |
The
port undercarriage collapsed during a heavy landing on board HMS Tiger due to a
down draught while operating in the Far East. To Weston-super-Mare for
repair and sold to the Brazilian Nay as N-7041 in December 1978 |
25/10/1977 |
XV646 |
H-264 |
Sea
King HAS1 |
814
NAS |
Due to loss of yaw control it struck the deck of HMS Hermes during
exercise 'Ocean Safari 77' while in the south west approaches to the UK. This caused tail rotor transmission failure and it ditched alongside the
ship. The crew were rescued before it inverted and then sank in 4,000 meters of water. It was not recovered |
31/10/1977 |
XV348 |
|
Buccaneer
S2B |
237
OCU |
Struck
power cables and crashed into Glomfjord, Norway. The navigator ejected but
the pilot was killed |