04/01/1984 |
XZ681 |
|
Lynx
AH1 |
Garrison
Air Sqn |
Flew
into the sea off West Falkland
after diverting round the coast due to bad weather. The main rotors
struck the cabin killing the two crew |
17/01/1984 |
XX915 |
15 |
Jaguar
T2 |
ETPS |
No
2 engine ignited fuel leaking from the failed No 1 engine during an
emergency landing at Boscombe Down. The pilot ejected and landed on the
Chemical Defence Research Establishment at Porton Down. The aircraft
crashed onto open farm land |
06/02/1984 |
ZA451 |
ED |
Tornado
GR1 |
15
Sqn |
The
right hand underwing fuel tank was struck by lightning during a night
sortie. The pilot was unable to release the tank due to the release switch
being set at ‘safe’ Before he could re-select it he saw a yellow glow
and it was considered that the aircraft was in immediate danger of
exploding and so both crew ejected. The aircraft crashed near Jever,
West Germany. The glow had been from a fire in the underwing tank
and releasing it would have saved the aircraft |
07/02/1984 |
XX750 |
AL |
Jaguar
GR1 |
14
Sqn |
Crashed
inverted onto the Nellis Range, Nevada, USA during a Red Flag exercise
after loss of control while taking avoiding action after being picked up
on ground radar. The USAF pilot made no attempt to eject and was killed |
16/03/1984 |
XZ496 |
126 |
Sea
Harrier FRS1 |
800
NAS |
Crashed
into the sea off Norway after engine failure whilst on approach to HMS
Illustrious. The pilot ejected safely |
21/03/1984 |
XX251 |
|
Hawk
T1 |
Red
Arrows |
Hit
the ground during a practice opposition loop manoeuvre by the synchro pair
at Akrotiri, Cyprus. The impact forced the ejection seat through the
canopy and deployed the chute, dragging the pilot out. The aircraft broke
up and caught fire. The pilot left the Red Arrows for other duties |
13/04/1984 |
XT794 |
325 |
Wasp
HAS1 |
829
NAS HMS Herald Flt |
Lost power, ditched in the South Atlantic and sank two miles north east of English
Bay off the Ascension Islands. after. The two crew were rescued. It was not recovered |
11/05/1984 |
XN641 |
47 |
Jet
Provost T3A |
1
FTS |
Damaged
when it collided with the runway barrier on landing at Linton-on-Ouse,
Yorkshire. Allocated to 8865M on Newton fire dump |
20/05/1984 |
XZ430 |
DS |
Buccaneer
S2B |
208
Sqn |
While
leading five other aircraft on a simulated low level attack it pulled up
for a bomb toss release and entered cloud. It was not seen again and had
crashed into the North Sea 20 mile NE of Fraserburgh, Grampian killing
both crew. The wreck was found five weeks later |
03/06/1984 |
XZ135 |
P |
Harrier
GR3 |
4
Sqn |
The
engine caught fire due to a disintegrating water pump which severed fuel
and hydraulic lines during a display at Aschaffenburg, West Germany. The
pilot ejected during an emergency landing after the nose wheel collapsed.
The ejection seat struck and killed a spectator. To Abingdon as 8848M |
03/06/1984 |
XV257 |
57 |
Nimrod
MR2 |
St.
Mawgan MR Wing |
Caught
fire shortly after take off from St. Mawgan, Cornwall after a reconnaissance flare detached in the bomb
bay and ignited. The pilot made a safe emergency landing back at St. Mawgan
but the aircraft was badly
damaged by the fire. All the crew escaped safely |
22/06/1984 |
ZA770 |
B |
Gazelle
AH1 |
BATUS |
Flew
into high ground at night near Suffield, Alberta, Canada. One crew member
was killed |
05/07/1984 |
XW315 |
50 |
Jet
Provost T5A |
CFS |
Made
an emergency landing at Leeming,
Yorkshire after an inflight fire. Allocated
to Abingdon BDRF |
08/07/1984 |
WT909 |
|
Cadet
TX3 |
626
VGS |
Written
off in a heavy landing at Predannack, Cornwall. Sold and became PH-797 in
the Netherlands |
12/07/1984 |
ZA408 |
|
Tornado
GR1 |
TWCU |
ATC warned the Jaguar formation about the Tornado. No2 in the formation
spotted the aircraft and transmitted his position to the rest of the
group, unfortunately on the wrong frequency. The pilot of XZ393 saw the
ZA408 directly ahead of him and both aircraft collided over Cromer,
Norfolk. The Jaguar crashed into the North Sea while the Tornado crashed
near Hempstead, Norfolk. All three crew ejected safely |
12/07/1984 |
XZ393 |
GK |
Jaguar
GR1 |
54
Sqn |
13/07/1984 |
XS920 |
AF |
Lightning
F6 |
5
Sqn |
Hit
power lines during ACT with a USAF A-10A and crashed five miles east of
Bremen, West Germany. The pilot was killed |
18/07/1984 |
ZA494 |
15 |
Tornado
GR1 |
27
Sqn |
While
on approach to Goose Bay, Canada control was lost due to flap failure. The
pilot selected full re-heat but when it became obvious that the aircraft
would strike the runway the crew ejected. The aircraft hit the runway,
bounced and crashed inverted into woods |
27/07/1984 |
XF321 |
|
Hunter
T7 |
RAE
Fanborough |
Made
an inadvertent wheels up landing at Bedford. To the RNEC at Manadon as
A2734 |
15/08/1984 |
XN473 |
98 |
Jet
Provost T3A |
7
FTS |
The
pilot noticed a flock of birds during take off from Cranwell, Lincs. He
elected to land rather than fly through them. The heavy landing burst both
main tyres and collapsed the nose wheel leg. Allocated to 8826M at Church
Fenton |
19/08/1984 |
WJ897 |
G-BDFT |
Varsity
T1 |
Leicester
Preservation Group |
During
a flight from East Midlands Airport to Liverpool, the aircraft suffered
from engine problems, at 400 ft whilst the pilot attempted an emergency
landing, the aircraft suddenly rolled to the left and crashed into the
ground inverted in a steep nose down attitude onto the disused Military
Camp at Marchington, near Uttoxeter. Of the fourteen on board only three
survived |
22/08/1984 |
XZ395 |
GJ |
Jaguar
GR1 |
54
Sqn |
Crashed
into the North Sea thirty miles north of Coltishall, Norfolk after the
pilot ejected following loss of control due to excessive rudder movement,
the cause of which could not be established |
31/08/1984 |
XX257 |
|
Hawk
T1 |
Red
Arrows |
Suffered
failure of a rotor blade in the low pressure compressor while
taking part in a display over Sidmouth, Devon. The pilot was unable
to regain control of the engine and flew the aircraft out to sea where he
ejected |
14/09/1984 |
XX977 |
DL |
Jaguar
GR1 |
31
Sqn |
After encountering poor weather during a low level sortie
the pilot was late in deciding to pull out and, as he climbed, cloud obscured hills ahead of him. The aircraft struck cables supporting the Charwelton Radio Tower near Daventry, Bedfordshire 380ft from its base ripping off approximately 5ft from the port wing. The pilot transmitted a mayday and made an emergency landing at RAE Bedford. On 7th December the airframe was transported to Shawbury but was deemed to be damaged beyond economical repair. Allocated to BDRT at St. Athan as 9132M |
01/10/1984 |
XN817 |
|
Argosy
C1 |
A&AEE |
While
on its last mission with the A&AEE one of the undercarriage legs
collapsed on landing at West Freugh, Dumfries and Galloway. To the fire
dump at West Freugh |
25/10/1984 |
XX298 |
|
Hawk
T1 |
4
FTS |
Crashed
into Tremadoc Bay, Gwynedd after both crew ejected when the control column
jammed |
31/10/1984 |
XL584 |
VL-877 |
Hunter
T8C |
FRADU |
Crashed
into the English Channel five miles off Portsmouth, Hants killing the
pilot |
07/11/1984 |
XX180 |
|
Hawk
T1 |
4
FTS |
Crashed
beside the B5109 road at Mona, Anglesey after the crew ejected due to a
bird strike during an overshoot |
08/11/1984 |
XR761 |
|
Lightning
F6 |
LSF |
The pilot was burning off fuel after suffering pitch trimmer failure on take off from Binbrook. He ejected after a fire started in both engines. The aircraft crashed into the North Sea ten miles off Spurn Head, Humberside |
08/11/1984 |
ZA603 |
08 |
Tornado
GR1 |
27
Sqn |
The
pilot pulled up sharply and banked to avoid a USAF A-10A. The navigator,
who had been head down looking at a map looked out and saw the ground and
no horizon. Sensing that the aircraft was rolling to the left and
descending out of control he initiated command ejection. Both ejections
were successful. The aircraft crashed near Schweinfurt, West Germany |
14/11/1984 |
ZA676 |
FG |
Chinook
HC1 |
240
OCU |
The
instructor reduced power on number 2 engine shortly after take off near
Micheldever, Hants. Due to a faulty fuel control unit the number 1 engine
failed to compensate and the aircraft struck the ground and rolled over.
Two of the seven crew received major injuries It was sent for repair but
these were not carried out. Allocated to Odiham dump as 9229M |
29/11/1984 |
XZ992 |
T |
Harrier
GR3 |
1453
Flt |
Crashed
into the sea after the pilot ejected due to loss of control after hitting
a Giant Petrel while on approach to Port Stanley, Falklands. The pilot had
ejected at low altitude and his chute had insufficient time to slow him
down before he hit the water. He suffered severe head injuries which
incapacitated him but he was saved by two airmen who came to his aid in a
dinghy |
01/12/1984 |
XZ458 |
L-125 |
Sea
Harrier FRS1 |
800
NAS |
Crashed
at Kilmonivaig Farm, Gairlochy, Highland after the pilot ejected following
a bird strike. It was operating off HMS Illustrious |
03/12/1984 |
XT767 |
624 |
Wessex
HU5 |
772
NAS |
Struck
the harbour wall at Portland, Dorset after a control malfunction. It
crashed into the sea killing the pilot |