| 07/01/1982 | XX344 | Hawk T1 | RAE | Control was lost in the slipstream of a Britannia aircraft while on approach to Bedford when just twenty feet off the runway. The aircraft rolled to the right then slid along the runway inverted. The pilot ejected but the navigator stayed with the aircraft and his helmet was worn down to the fabric Five firemen received bravery awards for their parts in the navigators rescue. To 8847M | |
| 12/02/1982 | XZ973 | J | Harrier GR3 | 233 OCU | The aircraft flew through the Dee Valley and then entered a climb. Control was lost in cloud and the aircraft crashed in the Berwyn Hills eight miles south of Corwen, Clwyd. The USNavy pilot did not eject and was killed |
| 20/02/1982 | XX662 | A | Bulldog T1 | Aberdeen UAS | Crashed into a field beside Radermie Primary School six miles south of Leuchars, Fife after the crew were unable to recover the aircraft from a spin. They abandoned the aircraft successfully |
| 22/02/1982 | KF314 | Harvard T2B | A&AEE | Climbed steeply, rolled sharply to the right and then dived into the ground from 500ft near Chilmark, Wiltshire. Both crew were killed | |
| 24/02/1982 | XW234 | CO | Puma HC1 | 33 Sqn | During exercises in Norway the Puma suffered a whiteout. It force-landed near Voss suffering only slight damage. XW905 was sent with ground crew to he Puma but also suffered a whiteout and crashed. XX378 was sent out to assist but suffered the same fate. XW905 was written off, while the others were repaired. |
| 24/02/1982 | XW905 | Gazelle AH1 | 2 Flt | ||
| 24/02/1982 | XX378 | Gazelle AH1 | 2 Flt | ||
| 25/02/1982 | WK116 | CE | Canberra B2 | 100 Sqn | Crashed into the Mediterranean Sea after the pilot mishandled the aircraft and stalled on climb out from Akrotiri, Cyprus. The crew ejected |
| 08/03/1982 | XN977 | G | Buccaneer S2B | 15 Sqn | Suffered an engine explosion while using the Nordhorn Range, West Germany. The pilot managed to return to Laarbruch but the aircraft was found to be damaged beyond repair. It was placed in store at Shawbury until being cut up there during 1991 |
| 12/03/1982 | XX397 | 43 | Gazelle HT2 | 705 NAS | Control was lost during a wing over manoeuvre and it crashed onto its port side near Goonhilly Downs, Cornwall. The two crew and one passenger escaped safely |
| 17/03/1982 | XE531 | Hunter T12 | RAE | Crashed on take off from Farnborough, Hants after the engine exploded due to the 11th stage compressor disc disintegrating. The crew ejected but suffered major injuries | |
| 04/1982 | XX635 | S | Bulldog T1 | East Mids UAS | Damaged in an accident, possibly at Newton, Notts. Not repaired and allocated to 8767M at St. Athan |
| 02/04/1982 | XX122 | GA | Jaguar GR1 | 54 Sqn | Crashed into the Wash off the Holbeach Range killing the Norwegian pilot. He had become disorientated in the hazy weather |
| 14/04/1982 | XT912 | F | Phantom FGR2 | 228 OCU | After take off from Coningsby, Lincolnshire XT912 collided with the underside of XT903 causing loss of control. Both crew ejected and it crashed near Billingham. XT903 landed safely and was repaired |
| 14/04/1982 | XT903 | X | Phantom FGR2 | 228 OCU | |
| 22/04/1982 | XP564 | 04 | Jet Provost T4 | 1 TWU | Crashed into Nant-Y-Moch reservoir near Llandeilo, Dyfed after the crew ejected following throttle failure. The throttle cable had been routed incorrectly around a pulley on the cockpit floor. Over a period of time it had become overstressed and the wires had began to break one by one |
| 22/04/1982 | XT464 | F | Wessex HU5 | 845 NAS | Both suffered whiteouts and crashed while attempting to lift SAS troops off South Georgia in the South Atlantic. The troops had been observing Argentine troops which had invaded the island |
| 22/04/1982 | XT473 | A | Wessex HU5 | 845 NAS | |
| 23/04/1982 | ZA311 | VP | Sea King HC4 | 846 NAS | When returning to HMS Hermes it crashed into the South Atlantic in bad weather at night and sank. The pilot was rescued by Sea King XZ574 but the crewman was killed |
| 04/05/1982 | XZ450 | 50 | Sea Harrier FRS1 | 800 NAS | Burst into flames after being hit by small arms fire during a bombing run over Goose Green airfield, Falklands. The pilot did not eject and was killed |
| 06/05/1982 | XZ452 | 007 | Sea Harrier FRS1 | 801 NAS | These aircraft took off from HMS Invincible on a CAP mission over the South Atlantic and never returned. They were presumed to have collided during bad weather. The two pilots were posted as missing, presumed killed |
| 06/05/1982 | XZ453 | 009 | Sea Harrier FRS1 | 801 NAS | |
| 12/05/1982 | ZA132 | 134 | Sea King HAS5 | 826 NAS | Ditched after engine failure while in the hover east of the Falklands, five miles south of HMS Hermes. The crew were rescued before waves hit the tail rotor and it rolled over. Salvage was not practicable due the threat of Argentine submarines so it was sunk by Naval gunfire |
| 13/05/1982 | XE649 | P | Hunter FGA9 | 1 TWU | Crashed fifteen miles SE of Aberystwyth, Dyfed after the pilot ejected following engine failure due to fracture of the turbine disk |
| 17/05/1982 | XW288 | 66 | Jet Provost T5A | 1 FTS | Crashed killing the pilot after losing control during a barrel roll over the airfield at Linton-on-Ouse, Yorks. The pilot had been practising for a forthcoming aerobatics competition |
| 17/05/1982 | XZ438 | 38 | Sea Harrier FRS1 | A&AEE | Rolled to the right immediately after leaving the ski ramp at Yeovilton, Somerset. The pilot was unable to correct the roll and ejected. Caused by an asymmetric fuel load condition in the 330 gallon ferry tanks |
| 18/05/1982 | XZ573 | 022 | Sea King HAS5 | 826 NAS | Suffered a radio altimeter failure while in a sonar hover at night two miles off HMS Hermes and ditched into the South Atlantic. The four crew were rescued. Salvage attempts were abandoned due to the possibility of Argentine submarines being in the area and it was sunk by naval gunfire |
| 18/05/1982 | ZA290 | VC | Sea King HC4 | 846 NAS | Due to poor weather an attempt to land near Rio Grande, Argentina was abandoned. The SAS troops, on board were to attack an airbase. The troops were then dropped off at Bahia Inutil, Chile. The initial plan was to sink the helicopter off shore but this failed so it landed on a beach at Agua Fresca eleven miles south of Punta Arenas, Chile where the crew attempted to destroy it by fire before leaving the scene. The three crew surrendered to Chilean authorities and the helicopter was discovered and inspected by journalists before being buried on site |
| 19/05/1982 | ZA294 | VT | Sea King HC4 | 846 NAS | While transferring SAS troops at night from HMS Hermes and while awaiting its turn to land on to HMS Intrepid, 200 miles ENE of Port Stanley, a large bird struck the tail rotor. It lost power, ditched, rolled over and sank killing 11 of the 20 on board. It was not recovered |
| 21/05/1982 | XX411 | X | Gazelle AH1 | 3 CBAS | Hit by small arms fire off Port San Carlos and ditched into the harbour. Allocated to the BDRF at Middle Wallop. Now displayed as a memorial at AeroVenture, Doncaster |
| 21/05/1982 | XX402 | G | Gazelle AH1 | 3 CBAS | After the loss of XX411, XX402 was sent to obtain information on Argentine positions in the area. It was also hit by small arms fire and crashed into a hill side near Clam Creek, killing both crew |
| 21/05/1982 | XZ251 | Lynx HAS2 | 815 NAS | Destroyed while on board HMS Ardent and went down with the ship after an Argentine bombing raid in Grantham Sound, Falkland Islands | |
| 21/05/1982 | XZ972 | 33 | Harrier GR3 | 1 Sqn | Hit by a Blowpipe SAM over Port Howard, West Falkland while on a reconnaissance mission from HMS Hermes. The pilot ejected and was taken prisoner but was later released |
| 23/05/1982 | ZA192 | 92 | Sea Harrier FRS1 | 800 NAS | Exploded shortly after take off from HMS Hermes on a bombing mission killing the pilot |
| 23/05/1982 | WP979 | J | Chipmunk T10 | 5 AEF | Crashed into a field on approach to Cambridge after the instructor was taken ill and lost control. Both crew were slightly injured |
| 25/05/1982 | XZ242 | Lynx HAS2 | 815 NAS | Went down with HMS Coventry after the ship was hit by three Argentine bombs ten miles north of Pebble Island, Falklands | |
| 25/05/1982 | XX963 | AL | Jaguar GR1 | 14 Sqn | Shot down 35 miles NE of Bruggen, West Germany by a Sidewinder missile accidentally fired by 92 Squadron Phantom XV422. The pilot ejected safely. The master armament switch in the Phantom had not been taped in the ‘safe’ position and the pilot inadvertently rendered ‘live’ one of the two main safely switches. The pilot and navigator were court martialed and found guilty of offences of neglect |
| 25/05/1982 | XS480 | WQ | Wessex HU5 | 848 NAS | All destroyed by fire on board the Atlantic Conveyor after the ship was hit by one of two Exocet missiles fired from two Argentine Super Etendards while operating ninety miles NE of Port Stanley, Falklands. The ship sank on 30th May while under tow taking the helicopters remains down with it |
| 25/05/1982 | XS495 | WP | Wessex HU5 | 848 NAS | |
| 25/05/1982 | XS499 | WN | Wessex HU5 | 848 NAS | |
| 25/05/1982 | XS512 | WT | Wessex HU5 | 848 NAS | |
| 25/05/1982 | XT476 | WS | Wessex HU5 | 848 NAS | |
| 25/05/1982 | XT483 | WU | Wessex HU5 | 848 NAS | |
| 25/05/1982 | XZ700 | Lynx HAS2 | 815 NAS | ||
| 25/05/1982 | ZA706 | BT | Chinook HC1 | 18 Sqn | |
| 25/05/1982 | ZA716 | BQ | Chinook HC1 | 18 Sqn | |
| 25/05/1982 | ZA719 | BM | Chinook HC1 | 18 Sqn | |
| 27/05/1982 | XZ988 | 34 | Harrier GR3 | 1 Sqn | Hit by small arms fire while on a bombing run over Goose Green, Falklands. The pilot ejected and was rescued |
| 28/05/1982 | XT629 | DR | Scout AH1 | 3 CBAS | Shot down by an Argentine Pucara one mile SE of Camilla Creek, Falkland Islands killing the pilot and injuring the aircrewman |
| 29/05/1982 | ZA174 | 000 | Sea Harrier FRS1 | 801 NAS | The aircraft was positioning for take from HMS Invincible when the ship rolled in rough seas while operating off the Falkland Islands. It slid across the deck, went over the side and sank. The pilot ejected |
| 30/05/1982 | XZ963 | 14 | Harrier GR3 | 1 Sqn | Ran out of fuel after the tanks were hit by small arms fire over Port Stanley, Falklands. The pilot ejected and it crashed into the sea thirty miles from HMS Hermes |
| 01/06/1982 | XZ456 | 008 | Sea Harrier FRS1 | 809 NAS | Hit by a ground launched Roland Anti Aircraft missile while on a reconnaissance mission from HMS Invincible south of Port Stanley airfield. The pilot ejected over the sea and was rescued eight hours later |
| 06/06/1982 | XX377 | L | Gazelle AH1 | 3 CBAS | During the early hours of the morning the helicopter was flying from Darwin with two signal specialists on board to a Radio Rebroadcast station on Mount Pleasant. Albeit equipped with functional IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) it was questionably not turned on and mistakenly shot down by a Sea Dart missile fired from HMS Cardiff. The two aircrew and two passengers were killed. A lack of Airspace co-ordination between the Navy and Army resulted in the ship having no prior knowledge of the flight |
| 08/06/1982 | XZ989 | 07 | Harrier GR3 | 1 Sqn | Lost power on landing at Port San Carlos airstrip. It hit the strip hard and skidded to a halt, Allocated to 8849M at Gutersloh |
| 11/06/1982 | XW896 | Gazelle AH1 | 3 Regt | Flew into rising ground just below the crest on the Suffield training area, Alberta, Canada. The aircraft cartwheeled, broke up and caught fire. One of the four occupants were killed | |
| 11/06/1982 | XX820 | BD | Jaguar GR1 | 17 Sqn | The left hand engine failed during a circuit to land at Bruggen, West Germany after it ingested a bolt that had not been fitted correctly during servicing. The pilot ejected after levelling the aircraft to avoid some buildings |
| 12/06/1982 | XM837 | 400 | Wessex HAS3 | 737 NAS | HMS Glamorgan was struck by a land launched Exocet missile 23 miles off Port Stanley, Falklands. The missile bounced along the aft deck before exploding and punching a hole through to the galley below and destroying the hangar. The fully fuelled helicopter was engulfed by fire and exploded. Although the ship survived the attack thirteen men were killed and twenty two were injured |
| 17/06/1982 | XX898 | Buccaneer S2B | 12 Sqn | Control was lost while on approach to Lossiemouth, Grampian after disconnection of the rudder powered control unit. The crew ejected and the aircraft crashed at Easter Untyhank Farm, Duffus. A bolt in the control unit had worked loose since a major service eight months earlier because a securing split pin had not been fitted | |
| 29/06/1982 | XW272 | Z | Harrier T4 | 4 Sqn | Took off with the flaps retracted from a grass strip on the Bergen Hohne Range, West Germany. It climbed no more than 30 feet and continued forward in a nose down attitude until it crashed into trees. The pilot did not eject and was killed |
| 29/06/1982 | XM330 | Wessex HAS1 | RAE | Damaged by fire at Farnborough, Hants. Allocated to ground instruction use there. Later presented to the International Helicopter Museum at Weston-super-Mare | |
| 07/07/1982 | XV491 | F | Phantom FGR2 | 29 Sqn | Crashed into the North Sea in fog 35 miles north of Cromer, Norfolk for no apparent reason during ACT with another Phantom. The crew did not eject and were killed |
| 11/07/1982 | XV698 | 351 | Sea King HAS2A | 824 NAS | No2 engine failed while transferring supplies from RFA Fort George to Leeds Castle in the South Atlantic. It ditched in the heavy swell, turned over and sank in 2,000 meters of water and was not recovered. The crew escaped safely |
| 28/07/1982 | XX305 | Hawk T1 | 4 FTS | The aircraft was returning to Valley, Anglesey after the cockpit had filled with fumes and the crew had switched to emergency oxygen supply. The students supply ran out while on short finals and in his anxiety to get the aircraft on the ground, the instructor lost control of the aircraft. Both crew ejected at 300 ft but the student struck the ground still in his seat and was killed. The instructor was severely injured | |
| 05/08/1982 | XL593 | 82 | Hunter T7 | 1 TWU | Suffered an engine failure due to compressor failure and crashed near Carmarthen, Dyfed. Both crew ejected safely |
| 19/08/1982 | XE682 | 865 | Hunter GA11 | FRADU | Damaged during a nose wheel up landing on a foam carpet at Yeovilton, Somerset following a bird strike. It was not repaired and was put into store at Shawbury until being allocated to the SAH at Culdrose during November 1986 |
| 24/08/1982 | XX452 | G | Gazelle AH1 | ARWS | Crashed onto the airfield at Andover, Hants after the instructor had crossed his hands on the controls and lost control of the aircraft. Both crew received minor injuries. Remains to Middle Wallop fire dump |
| 13/09/1982 | XX760 | AA | Jaguar GR1 | 14 Sqn | Crashed onto moorland on the Dalreavoch Estate, Rogart near Braegrudie, Sutherland after the pilot ejected due to an engine fire. Caused by a fracture in the combustion chamber which burnt through the casing and ignited fuel in the fuselage tanks |
| 15/09/1982 | XX373 | Gazelle AH1 | 663 Sqn | Struck the ground heavily at Soest, West Germany after the tail rotor stalled during a 180 degree turn with a 45 degree bank. Both crew received major injuries | |
| 20/09/1982 | XV160 | X | Buccaneer S2B | 16 Sqn | Stalled after pulling up sharply and crashed into cliffs after carrying out a bombing run on the Capo Frasca Range, Sardinia. Both crew ejected |
| 28/09/1982 | XT647 | Scout AH1 | A&AEE | Control was lost on take off from Boscombe Down, Wilts due to misalignment of the pilot valve in the starboard cyclic control system. The aircraft was destroyed when it impacted the airfield but both crew managed escape unhurt | |
| 29/09/1982 | XX768 | BA | Jaguar GR1 | 17 Sqn | The pilot ejected after an engine fire on approach to Bruggen, West Germany due to fatigue failure of a low pressure compressor which ruptured several fuel system components. It crashed at Heinsberg-Rauderath |
| 30/09/1982 | XZ247 | Lynx HAS2 | 815 NAS | Ditched and sank in the Atlantic while operating off HMS Ambuscade after a fire in the cabin roof. It was eighty miles N.W of Lewis in the Hebrides. The three crew were rescued. It was not recovered | |
| 15/10/1982 | XL232 | Victor K2 | 232 OCU | Burnt out on the runway at Marham, Norfolk after an engine exploded during take off, igniting the fuel load. All five crew escaped | |
| 20/10/1982 | XX300 | S | Hawk T1 | 2 TWU/151 Sqn | Crashed onto the airfield at Chivenor, Devon after the pilot ejected following a bird strike while on approach. Allocated to Abingdon BDRF with the nose section later being allocated to Valley for ground instruction |
| 28/10/1982 | XS568 | 441 | Wasp HAS1 | 829 NAS HMS Falmouth Flt | Ditched into the Gulf of Honduras off Belize astern of HMS Falmouth after vibration and power loss on take off. The three crew were rescued safely. To Fleetlands Apprentice School as A2715 then to Gosport as A2637 |
| 06/11/1982 | XW767 | 06 | Harrier GR3 | 1 Sqn | Crashed into the sea off Port Stanley, Falklands after the pilot ejected. The engine had failed and caught fire |
| 01/12/1982 | XX400 | Gazelle AH1 | 655 Sqn | Flew into power lines at 20 ft while attempting to land south of Crossmaglen, Armagh, Northern Ireland. The aircraft struck the ground, rolled over and disintegrated. The pilot escaped safely | |
| 09/12/1982 | XW417 | 124 | Jet Provost T5A | 7 FTS | Dived into the bank of Thirlmere Reservoir, Cumbria after the pilot had become disorientated in bad weather and lost control. He did not eject and was killed |
| 16/12/1982 | WT702 | 874 | Hunter T8C | FRADU | Crashed into the English Channel off the Isle of Wight during an exercise with HMS Exeter. The pilot was killed |
