24/01/1985 |
XZ671 |
|
Lynx
AH1 |
652
Sqn |
Hit
a ski hut while trying to land during a snow storm at Sonthofen near
Oberstdorf, Bavaria, West Germany. To Fleetlands for rebuild but this was
cancelled. To Yeovil as an AH9 test rig |
30/01/1985 |
XX279 |
|
Hawk
T1A |
2
TWU/63 Sqn |
Crashed
into Swansea Bay after loss of control due to possible aileron control
restriction during ACT. The pilot ejected but appeared slumped on his
chute and did not inflate his life jacket. He sank on hitting the water
and both he and the aircraft were never recovered |
07/02/1985 |
ZB606 |
|
Harrier
T4N |
899
NAS |
Dived
onto the A37 road at Sticklebridge Farm, Charlton Adam, three miles north
of Yeovilton, Somerset after loss of control. Both crew were killed |
18/02/1985 |
XW933 |
AQ |
Harrier T4 |
3 Sqn |
During
a low level sortie the Harrier pilot saw the
F-104 slightly to his left at 50 yards. He took evasive action but the
Harrier struck the underside of the F-104, killing the rear seat pilot of
the Harrier instantly. The pilot ejected and the aircraft crashed at Bad
Laer, West Germany. The F-104 pilot was consulting his map at the time and
attributed the bump to a bird strike and attempted to divert to Gutersloh.
However, due to low fuel and a fire warning he was forced to eject |
18/02/1985 |
26+70 |
|
F-104G
Starfighter |
MFG-2 |
05/03/1985 |
XT423 |
E-434 |
Wasp
HAS1 |
829
NAS HMS Endurance Flt |
Ditched into Port Stanley Harbour off Fipass Jetty, Falklands after engine failure due
to Foreign Object Damage (FOD) on take off. The four crew escaped safely. To ground
instruction at Murray Heights, Falklands with 669 Squadron AAC |
06/03/1985 |
XR772 |
AD |
Lightning
F6 |
5
Sqn |
Crashed
into the North Sea twenty miles NE of Skegness, Lincolnshire after loss of
control in a spin. The pilot ejected but was killed |
12/03/1985 |
XP906 |
F |
Scout
AH1 |
660
Sqn |
Rolled
over on take off from Crest Hill, Sheung Shui, Hong Kong after loss of
main rotor rpm. One person was killed and three injured. To Sek Kong fire
dump |
25/03/1985 |
XX660 |
A |
Bulldog
T1 |
Oxford
UAS |
Crashed
into a field at Ducklington, near Witney, Oxfordshire after failing to
recover from a spin. Both crew baled out but the instructor was killed
when he detached from his parachute |
01/04/1985 |
XZ388 |
AH |
Jaguar
GR1 |
14
Sqn |
During
the let down to Munsterlager range near Rebberlah, West Germany with two
other Jaguars the pilot mis-selected the radio frequency and had to
re-select. When he looked out the aircraft was in a banked turn and close
to the ground. He rolled level and applied full power but ejected when it
became clear that the aircraft would strike the ground. He was knocked
unconscious when he struck the canopy |
17/04/1985 |
XX293 |
|
Hawk
T1 |
4
FTS |
Crashed
through power lines and through the thatched roof of a cottage before
hitting the ground after the pilot had ejected on take off from Wattisham,
Suffolk. The canopy had opened after he forgot to lock it before take off |
14/06/1985 |
XV341 |
RF |
Buccaneer
S2B |
12
Sqn |
Control
was lost on approach to Lossiemouth, Grampian due to excessive tailplane
movement. This was caused by an improperly secured nut and bolt in the
powered control unit The pilot ordered the navigator to eject but failed
to do so himself and was killed when the aircraft crashed into the
undershoot area |
21/06/1985 |
ZD635 |
703 |
Sea
King HAS5 |
819
NAS |
Ran out of fuel at 300ft and crashed at Spears Hill, near
Tayport, three miles north of Leuchars airfield, Fife. It was carrying an underlsung load from the Dutch ship HrMs Poolster to Leuchars following a two week exercise. The pilot was killed. Initially to the AIU at Lee-on-Solent but ended its days at
Predannack |
27/06/1985 |
XV206 |
206 |
Hercules
C1P |
1312
Flt |
The Sea King
collided with the Hercules in cloud at 1,000ft over the Falklands and
crashed killing all four crew. The Hercules lost 20ft off the tip of the
port wing but made a safe emergency landing. See also 24th May 2006 |
27/06/1985 |
XZ919 |
529 |
Sea
King HAS5 |
826
NAS |
09/07/1985 |
XZ365 |
33 |
Jaguar
GR1 |
2
Sqn |
Struck
trees on the top of a 2,450ft hill near Meschede, east of Dortmund, West
Germany. The pilot maintained control of the aircraft but ejected when a
fire started in the cockpit |
08/1985 |
XT857 |
C |
Phantom
FG1 |
111
Sqn |
Damaged
beyond repair when it ran off the runway on landing at Leuchars, Fife
after the nose wheel collapsed. To 8913M |
08/08/1985 |
WK162 |
CA |
Canberra
B2 |
100
Sqn |
The
ASI indicator showed that the aircraft was not continuing to accelerate
during take off from Alconbury, Cambs. The pilot abandoned take off and
raised the undercarriage. Only one side retracted and the aircraft slewed
into the landing lights and caught fire. The crew escaped safely. The
aircraft was accelerating normally, the fault was caused by a defective
air mileage unit. Allocated to 8887M on Wyton fire dump |
19/09/1985 |
XS921 |
BA |
Lightning
F6 |
11
Sqn |
Crashed
into the North Sea fifty miles off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire after the
pilot ejected following loss of control due to malfunction of the aileron
powered flying control unit. Probably caused by a foreign object jamming
one of the four aileron input levers |
26/09/1985 |
XX333 |
G |
Hawk
T1A |
2
TWU/151 Sqn |
Both
Hawks were carrying out a
practice intercept on a
Phantom at the same time during ACT at Decimomannu, Sardinia. They reached
weapons release point at the same time unaware of the others approach
despite a call from the range controller. They collided and crashed but
all three crew ejected safely and were rescued by an Italian helicopter |
26/09/1985 |
XX340 |
Z |
Hawk
T1A |
2
TWU/151 Sqn |
07/10/1985 |
XX728 |
EH |
Jaguar
GR1 |
6
Sqn |
During
a three aircraft low level formation change and while in turn the No 2
aircraft collided with the formation leader. The No 2 pilot ejected but
the leader did not and was killed when the aircraft crashed into Hartside
Pass, near Alston, Cumbria |
07/10/1985 |
XX731 |
ED |
Jaguar
GR1A |
6
Sqn |
25/10/1985 |
XT669 |
T |
Wessex
HC2 |
72
Sqn |
The
main rotors struck a radio mast during a night take off from an Army base
at Forkhill, South Armagh, Northern Ireland. The two pilots escaped safely
but the troops in the back, who were not strapped in were injured, one
fatally. Allocated to 8894M on Aldergrove fire dump |
11/1985 |
XR752 |
BH |
Lightning
F6 |
11
Sqn |
Badly
damaged when it caught fire on landing at Binbrook, Lincolnshire. It was
not repaired and was placed on to the airfield as a decoy during April
1987 |
19/11/1985 |
XW922 |
B |
Harrier
GR3 |
233
OCU |
Written
off after it rolled over during a vertical landing at Wittering, Cambs.
Allocated to 8885M at Enfield |
29/11/1985 |
WV267 |
VL-836 |
Hunter
GA11 |
FRADU |
The
pilot made a safe emergency landing at Yeovilton, Somerset after suffering
a bird strike. Not repaired and allocated to Culdrose SAH |
06/12/1985 |
XM372 |
55 |
Jet
Provost T3A |
1
FTS |
Damaged
beyond repair in a wheels up landing at Dishforth, Yorks. To 8917M on
Linton fire dump |
12/12/1985 |
ZA610 |
B |
Tornado
GR1 |
617
Sqn |
Flew
into the North Sea at night thirty miles off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire
while attempting to locate a Buccaneer tanker. The crew did not attempt to
eject and were killed |