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 |