09/01/1990 |
XZ108 |
GD |
Jaguar
GR1A |
54
Sqn |
The
port wing of the Jaguar struck the tail fin of the Tornado after they
approached each other head on at Spadeadam weapons range in
Northumberland, oth pilots being unaware of each others presence. The Tornado crew
ejected after being unable to control the violently rolling aircraft and
it crashed near Hexham. The Jaguar
pilot managed to correct his rolling aircraft and made an emergency landed
at Leeming. It was repaired but see 03/09/1998 |
09/01/1990 |
ZA394 |
I |
Tornado
GR1A |
2
Sqn |
25/01/1990 |
ZE525 |
|
Viking
T1 |
626
VGS |
All
badly damaged when
the hangar collapsed
on them at Predannack,
Cornwall. ZE525 and ZE612 were
sold to the RAFGSA at Bicester as R70 and R71 respectively. ZE634 became
BGA3076 with the Oxford Gliding Club |
25/01/1990 |
ZE612 |
|
Viking
T1 |
626
VGS |
25/01/1990 |
ZE634 |
|
Viking
T1 |
626
VGS |
11/02/1990 |
ZB687 |
|
Gazelle
AH1 |
656
Sqn |
Hit
by IRA small arms fire while on border patrol at Derry Gorry between
Augher and Clogher, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Oil pressure was lost and
the aircraft broke up in the subsequent heavy forced landing. Three of the
four occupants received minor injuries. |
22/02/1990 |
ZH203 |
|
Tucano
T51 |
Shorts |
Suffered
catastrophic structural failure of the tailplane during flutter clearance
tests with underwing stores. The pilot ejected off Rathlin Island in the
north channel off Northern Ireland but was found drowned in his life
jacket, tangled in the parachute lines. The aircraft was to have been
delivered to the Kenyan AF |
25/02/1990 |
XW843 |
|
Gazelle
AH1 |
2
Flt |
During
a five aircraft formation landing at
Floro, Norway the main rotors enmeshed with each other causing extensive
damage. XW843 was allocated to the SAE at Middle Wallop |
25/02/1990 |
XZ348 |
|
Gazelle
AH1 |
2
Flt |
04/1990 |
XV478 |
B |
Phantom
FGR2 |
19
Sqn |
Badly
damaged in a ground fire at Wildenrath, West Germany. Due to the impending
retirement of the type it was not repaired |
10/04/1990 |
XF985 |
877 |
Hunter
T8C |
FRADU |
Crashed
at Roman Farm, near Charminster, Dorset. The pilot had ejected due to a
jammed port aileron. Caused by failure of a pin in the port aileron
hydraulic jack |
27/04/1990 |
XV719 |
B |
Wessex
HC2 |
72
Sqn |
Hit
the ground hard at Bishops Court, Northern Ireland during a practice wing
over manoeuvre, breaking off the tail. The crew suffered major injuries |
30/04/1990 |
ZA454 |
EH |
Tornado
GR1 |
15
Sqn |
Failure
of one or more stator vanes started an uncontrollable fire in the right
hand engine, This damaged the fly by wire control and other vital systems.
During recovery to Goose Bay, Canada a fuel imbalance rendered the
aircraft uncontrollable. The crew ejected 22 miles east of the base |
30/04/1990 |
XV402 |
C |
Phantom
FGR2 |
56
Sqn |
The
port mainwheel tyre burst during an intentional firm landing at Valley,
Anglesey. The wheel wore away and sparks ignited fuel from a ruptured fuel
tank. The navigator ejected but the pilot stayed with the aircraft. The
fire was extinguished but it had caused considerable damage to the
underside of the aircraft. Due to the retirement of the type it was not
repaired |
30/04/1990 |
WR965 |
|
Shackleton
AEW2 |
8
Sqn |
Flew
into a 823ft hill 30 feet from the top near Northton, South Harris in the
Outer Hebrides after entering low cloud. All ten on board were killed. It
was 18 miles further south west than its intended position but the pilot
should have initiated a climb on encountering bad weather. The cause was
therefore attributed to navigational and pilot error |
04/05/1990 |
WP772 |
Q |
Chipmunk
T10 |
BFWF |
Damaged
the fuselage and wings in a heavy landing at Middle Wallop, Hants. Not
repaired and stored at St. Athan until sold to Manston History Museum, Kent |
08/05/1990 |
XZ460 |
128 |
Sea
Harrier FRS1 |
801
NAS |
Flew into the
sea and exploded after take from HMS Invincible while operating off
Sardinia. The pilot was killed |
09/05/1990 |
XX347 |
|
Hawk
T1 |
4
FTS |
Crashed
at Valley, Anglesey after the Brunei student pilot ejected following control problems |
01/06/1990 |
XZ734 |
HM-475 |
Lynx
HAS3 |
815
NAS Hermione Flt |
While
operating off Gibraltar a freak wave combined with a hard turn to port
took the aircraft over the side of the ship after the deck securing
attachment broke. It sank within three minutes but the crew escaped |
21/06/1990 |
XH669 |
|
Victor
K2 |
55
Sqn |
Severe
overheating in the starboard engine damaged the flight controls resulting
in an emergency landing at Waddington, Lincs. It was not repaired and was
allocated to 9092M on the dump at Waddington |
27/06/1990 |
WH972 |
CM |
Canberra
E15 |
100
Sqn |
While taking part in a Joint Maritime Course the pilot elected to overshoot from a poorly executed ILS approach Kinloss, Grampian in poor visibility. During the overshoot the port engine surged causing the aircraft to yaw rapidly to the left. Both crew ejected seconds before the aircraft hit the ground but the pilot was killed |
14/07/1990 |
WG655 |
GN-910 |
Sea
Fury T20 |
FAA
Historic Flt |
Force-landed
into a field at Bruton, Somerset after
take off from Yeovilton due to
engine failure. The aircraft received little damage in the landing but
then veered into two large oak trees and was destroyed. The two crew
escaped with minor injuries. Caused by fatigue failure of the No 2
connecting rod eye end causing total destruction of the front bank of
cylinders |
14/08/1990 |
ZA464 |
GM |
Tornado
GR1 |
20
Sqn |
Collided
almost head on twelve miles east of Spurn
Head, Humberside and crashed into the North
Sea. Of the four crew only the pilot of ZA464 survived |
14/08/1990 |
ZA545 |
|
Tornado
GR1 |
TWCU |
16/08/1990 |
ZA561 |
JH |
Tornado
GR1 |
27
Sqn |
Dived
into the North Sea ten miles east of Spurn Head, Humberside after failing
to recover from a steeper than usual dive during a practice low level bomb
loft manoeuvre on a ship at night. Both crew were killed |
12/09/1990 |
ZB680 |
B |
Gazelle
AH1 |
3
Regt |
The
aircraft struck the ground when in a turn, bounced twice and caught fire
while on the Suffield training area, Alberta, Canada. The intention had
been to show the German passenger a herd of Prongthorn Antelope. The two
crew escaped with minor injuries but the passenger was killed |
12/09/1990 |
XZ387 |
GG |
Jaguar
GR1 |
54
Sqn |
Flew
into the sea in the Solway Firth five miles off Southerness Point,
Dumfries & Galloway killing the pilot. The aircraft was part of a four
ship formation preparing for Operation Granby in the Persian Gulf against
Iraq |
09/10/1990 |
XV394 |
T |
Phantom
FGR2 |
92
Sqn |
Damaged
in a flying accident in Germany. Repair at Wildenrath was halted due to
the types withdrawal. Scrapped during September 1991 |
17/10/1990 |
ZD355 |
01 |
Harrier
GR5 |
1
Sqn |
The
aircraft was en-route Aalborg to Wittering and was passing 23,500 ft when
the engine failed. The pilot ejected and the aircraft crashed on the
island of Moers, Denmark. Caused by fatigue failure of a second stage low
pressure compressor |
18/10/1990 |
ZA466 |
FH |
Tornado
GR1 |
16
Sqn |
The
undercarriage caught the barrier when on approach to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
after it had been raised by mistake. The aircraft slammed onto the runway
and caught fire. Both crew ejected safely. It was returned to the UK for
spares recovery and was later allocated to the BDRF at St. Athan |
13/11/1990 |
XX754 |
|
Jaguar
GR1A |
Gulf
Det |
During
a formation join up manoeuvre the aircraft flew into a low ridge 87ft
above ground level in the desert in Qatar, 100 miles south of Bahrain.
The pilot did not eject and was killed. The Jaguars were on a low level
training sortie as part of the work up for Operation Granby in the Gulf |
03/12/1990 |
ZA768 |
F |
Gazelle
AH1 |
670
Sqn |
Struck the ground heavily at Netheravon, Wiltshire after the instructor failed to take over from the student early enough during a misjudged practice autorotation. The aircraft turned over twice and the main rotor severed the tail boom. The two crew escaped safely |
07/12/1990 |
XR519 |
WC |
Wessex
HC2 |
2
FTS |
Written
off in a ground resonance incident at Shawbury, Shropshire due to a faulty
hydraulic component in the lead-lag damper (rotor head). The airframe was
disposed of for scrap Ground resonance occurs when the rotors move out of
synchronisation due to a fault, as above or due to a heavy landing or
sudden control movement. This causes the centre of gravity to move
outwards and if not controlled, the helicopter will begin to rock and very
quickly shake itself to pieces |