22/01/1988 |
XX243 |
|
Hawk
T1A |
Red
Arrows |
Crashed
onto the airfield at Scampton, Lincs during a low level practice formation
display. The pilot was killed |
03/02/1988 |
XV652 |
132 |
Sea
King HAS3 |
826
NAS |
Whilst sonar
dunking, it ditched
into the Mediterranean Sea near Barcelona, Spain while operating off the
Dutch Navy support ship MNlMS Poolster. It sank before it could be
recovered. The crew escaped safely |
02/03/1988 |
XX712 |
1 |
Bulldog
T1 |
Manchester
UAS |
Crashed onto
Southport Beach
shortly after
take off from Woodvale, Merseyside killing the pilot |
10/03/1988 |
XZ243 |
PO-635 |
Lynx
HAS3 |
702
NAS |
Flew into the sea 48 miles off Cabo Roca, Portugal during a night approach to RFA Engadine and ˝
a mile from the ship. Both crew were killed. Recovered and allocated to BDRT at
Portland and later to Gosport |
30/03/1988 |
ZA448 |
EB |
Tornado
GR1 |
15
Sqn |
Crashed
on the Nellis Ranges in the Nevada Desert, USA during a 'Green Flag'
exercise. The pilot had lost control after taking avoiding action due to a
SAM contact. Both crew ejected safely 100ft above the ground |
11/04/1988 |
XR769 |
|
Lightning
F6 |
11
Sqn |
Crashed
into the North Sea five miles off Easington, Humberside after an inflight
fire. The RAAF exchange pilot ejected safely. At least twenty four
Lightnings have been lost due to inflight fires. This was the last
Lightning to be lost in RAF service |
20/04/1988 |
XT860 |
AL |
Phantom
FG1 |
43
Sqn |
Flew
into the North Sea during Combat Air Patrol and while in sea fog during
exercise 'Elder Forest', 28 miles east of Leuchars, Fife. Both crew were
killed |
06/05/1988 |
ZA672 |
BH |
Chinook
HC1 |
18
Sqn |
On
arrival at Hannover, West Germany it was hover taxing to pre-position for
the air show. Due to lack of communication and confusion amongst the
ground handlers and crew the front rotors struck a gangway pier. The
aircraft reared up and the cockpit fell back onto the pier. It caught fire
and was totally destroyed. Three crew were killed with one other receiving
major injuries. Flying debris damaged aircraft and injured people in the
vicinity |
10/05/1988 |
ZD808 |
CJ |
Tornado
GR1 |
17
Sqn |
After
completing bounce manoeuvre on
another Tornado the aircraft entered a steep diving left turn. The crew
appeared to be unaware of the proximity of the ground until it was too
late to recover. Both crew were killed when it struck the ground near
Berge-Heseke, West Germany |
13/05/1988 |
XX197 |
|
Hawk
T1A |
1
TWU/79 Sqn |
Crashed
at Newgale on take off for an air test from Brawdy, Dyfed following engine
failure due to incorrect rebuild of the engine. Both crew ejected safely |
20/05/1988 |
XV809 |
F |
Harrier
GR3 |
3
Sqn |
Entered
cloud at 800 ft following a steep climbing take off from Gutersloh, West
Germany. It emerged from the cloud in a steep dive. The pilot did not
eject and was killed when the aircraft struck the ground |
30/05/1988 |
WF791 |
|
Meteor
T7 |
CFS |
Crashed
during a display at Baginton, Coventry killing the pilot. The airbrakes
had been left extended during the display causing the aircraft to stall
when the undercarriage was lowered. This combination referred to as the
‘Phantom Dive’ has resulted in the loss of many Meteors |
14/06/1988 |
WT809 |
867 |
Hunter
GA11 |
FRADU |
Crashed
at Ilchester, Somerset after the pilot ejected following engine failure
while on approach to Yeovilton |
24/06/1988 |
XX304 |
|
Hawk
T1A |
Red
Arrows |
During
a formation take off from Scampton, Lincolnshire as Red 4 the pilot raised
the undercarriage but the aircraft sank back towards the runway. This was
probably due to wake turbulence from the leading aircraft. The pilot
pulled up sharply causing the airbrake to strike the runway. The aircraft
then skipped into the air then pitched down, scraping the airbrake and
ventral tank. The pilot ejected when the aircraft veered off the runway.
It came to rest on the grass with the engine still running and a tongue of
flame emanating from the jet pipe. |
02/08/1988 |
XV501 |
BH |
Phantom
FGR2 |
56
Sqn |
The
pilot lost control of the aircraft when pulling out of a dive during a
practice intercept with a French Mirage F1. The crew ejected and it
crashed near Mayenne, France. 56 squadron were detached to Reims at the
time |
09/08/1988 |
ZA329 |
B-52 |
Tornado
GR1 |
TTTE |
Collided head on at dusk near the village of
Blencarn, six miles NNE of Appleby, Cumbria and exploded. All four crew were killed. ZA593 had been part of a two ship formation |
09/08/1988 |
ZA593 |
MF |
Tornado
GR1 |
617
Sqn |
14/08/1988 |
XZ319 |
S |
Gazelle
AH1 |
670
Sqn |
The
student pilot lost control of the aircraft while in the hover at Middle
Wallop, Hants. The main rotors struck the ground and as he pulled back on
the cyclic control the rotors struck the tail boom. The aircraft then
struck the ground and rolled onto its port side. The pilot was slightly
injured |
18/08/1988 |
XW921 |
E |
Harrier
GR3 |
3
Sqn |
Crashed
on approach to Gutersloh, West Germany after the pilot ejected due to an
engine fire which was probably caused by a fuel leak |
22/08/1988 |
XP328 |
G-BKHC |
Whirlwind
HAR10 |
Civil
owned |
Crashed
on landing at Whatfield, Suffolk |
07/09/1988 |
XX669 |
B |
Bulldog
T1 |
Birmingham
UAS |
Crashed at Cosford, Shropshire following engine failure during an overshoot from a heavy landing. Allocated to 8997M at Cosford |
23/09/1988 |
XV428 |
CC |
Phantom
FGR2 |
228
OCU |
During
aerobatic practice at Abingdon, Oxon the aircraft performed a loop
manoeuvre immediately following a 360
hard turn. The manoeuvre appeared slower than normal and the pilot
was unable to recover from the loop. The aircraft struck the ground on the
airfield tail first in a nose up attitude and exploded killing both crew |
13/10/1988 |
XZ916 |
130 |
Sea
King HAS5 |
826
NAS |
Crashed into the English Channel ten miles south of the
Eddystone Lighthouse off Plymouth, Devon after a night take off from RFA Resource. It sank in 78 meters of water killing
two of the four on board. Part of the wreckage was recovered and moved to the AIU at Lee-on-Solent. Large sections of
fuselage were later picked up in the nets of a fishing boat |
18/10/1988 |
XV437 |
Y |
Phantom
FGR2 |
92
Sqn |
The
right hand engine surged during a practice interception sortie but the
pilot inadvertently shut down the left hand engine. He attempted to
relight the left engine but the crew ejected when it was considered that
they had insufficient height remaining for a recovery. The aircraft
crashed near Holzminden, West Germany |
13/12/1988 |
WK127 |
CS |
Canberra
TT18 |
100
Sqn |
Written
off after the undercarriage collapsed at Wyton, Cambridgeshire. Allocated
to 8985M at Wyton for ground instruction and was coded ‘FO’ |