| 05/01/1994 | XZ495 | 713 | Sea Harrier FRS2 | 899 NAS/FRS2 OEU | Crashed into the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island after the pilot had ejected following mechanical problems. He was picked up seven minutes later by a 22 Sqn Wessex from Chivenor |
| 14/01/1994 | ZD349 | C | Harrier GR7 | 20(R) Sqn | While flying as No 1 of a pair the aircraft was bounced by another Harrier. The pilot took evasive action and put the aircraft into a shallow dive. Although the low altitude warning sounded at 250ft the US Marine Corps pilot did not respond and the aircraft flew into the ground near to the village of Aston Somerville, five mile south east of Evesham, Hereford and Worcestershire. He did not eject and was killed |
| 19/03/1994 | ZD275 | Lynx AH7 | 655 Sqn | While hovering at 100ft prior to landing at Crossmaglen Army camp, Northern Ireland the tail rotor was struck by an IRA mortar shell. The helicopter caught fire and began to spin uncontrollably. The pilot managed an emergency landing close to the perimeter fence. The three crew dragged an injured Royal Ulster Constabulary officer clear before the fuel tanks exploded engulfing the Lynx in flames | |
| 26/03/1994 | ZD567 | AY-365 | Lynx HAS3 | 815 NAS HMS Argyll Flt | Crashed into the sea off Andros Island in the West Indies while practising for an air display and following a wing over manoeuvre. The crew escaped and were rescued but the aircraft sank in 5,000ft of water |
| 10/04/1994 | XZ667 | Lynx AH7 | 655 Sqn | The crew were attempting to return to Aldergrove, Northern Ireland after experiencing a run down on No.1 engine. Both engines then gave indications of varying power and an emergency lading was initiated. A loud bang was heard from No 1 engine but a safe landing was made in a boggy field three miles north of Portadown, South Armagh with little damage to the helicopter. As the three crew evacuated a fire was noted which took hold and destroyed the helicopter. The engine failure was due to an uncontained failure of the second stage Free Power Turbine which then over sped, shed blades and severed fuel lines | |
| 16/04/1994 | XZ498 | Sea Harrier FRS1 | 801 NAS | Shot down by a MANPAS (man-portable air defence system) fired by the Bosnian Serb Army during its second run over the target west of Gorazde, Bosnia. The pilot ejected and, after evading capture, was rescued some days later by a French Super Puma helicopter several kilometres from the crash scene. The Sea Harrier had been operating off HMS Ark Royal | |
| 02/06/1994 | ZD576 | G | Chinook HC2 | 7 Sqn | Flew into rising cliffs of Bienn na Lice, near the Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse, Strathclyde in low cloud at high speed. It was en route from Aldergrove, Northern Ireland to Fort George, Scotland with twenty five high ranking security officers on board. All 25 officers and the four crew were killed |
| 07/06/1994 | ZE809 | HP | Tornado F3 | 111 Sqn | While on loan to 11 Squadron it crashed into the North Sea sixty miles east of Newcastle, Tyne & Wear after the rear of the aircraft caught fire. The crew ejected and were rescued. A labyrinth seal around the high pressure shaft failed. This caused the shaft to fail and the turbine to overspeed and also fail. An explosion occurred which penetrated the engine casing and severed several hydraulic lines. This started a fire which quickly engulfed the rear of the aircraft |
| 27/06/1994 | XW268 | VL-720 | Harrier T4N | 899 NAS | Suffered a heavy landing at Yeovilton, Somerset. Several tyres burst and it came to rest on the grass with the starboard outrigger collapsed |
| 08/07/1994 | ZH558 | GF | Tornado F3 | 43 Sqn | While on approach to Akrotiri, Cyprus the pilot did not arrest the rate of descent and flew into the Mediterranean Sea ten miles SE of the base. The crew made no attempt to eject and were both killed |
| 19/07/1994 | ZA368 | AJ-P | Tornado GR1 | 617 Sqn | Suffered engine problems during a practice single engine approach at night to Lossiemouth, Grampian. The pilot selected reheat to overshoot and dumped fuel. This ignited and started a fire which damaged the flying controls. When turning onto finals control was lost, the crew ejected and it crashed into the Moray Firth, fifteen miles off the coast. The aircraft was on loan to 15(R) Squadron |
| 01/08/1994 | ZA397 | O | Tornado GR1A | 2 Sqn | Four Tornados were in loose formation with a Tristar over Northern Quebec, Canada during a flight to Goose Bay. During a gentle turn to the left ZA397 collided with the underside of ZD844. ZA397 caught fire and plunged out of control into a reservoir. The crew ejected and were picked up from their dinghies eight hours later by helicopter. ZD844 made an emergency landing at La Grande Rivere, a small airfield in the James Bay area of Northern Quebec and was airlifted back to the UK for repair. The wreckage of ZA397 could not be located |
| 01/08/1994 | ZD844 | DE | Tornado GR1 | 31 Sqn | |
| 01/09/1994 | ZG708 | C | Tornado GR1A | 13 Sqn | While at low level down Glen Ogle, near Killin, north of Lochearnhead, Perthshire. a sudden control movement was made and reheat applied. The aircraft rolled into a hillside close to the A85 road and disintegrated, killing both crew. Possibly due to taking evasive action to avoid a bird strike |
| 19/09/1994 | ZG725 | J | Tornado GR1A | 13 Sqn | Approach to Decimomannu, Sardinia was abandoned after the right hand engine failed. Fuel was dumped but this ignited and the subsequent fire damaged the flying controls. The crew ejected when control was lost on finals and the aircraft crashed into the Mediterranean Sea |
| 22/09/1994 | XZ650 | Lynx AH7 | 1 Regt | While flying at 600 feet shortly after take off from Mendig, Germany a tie-bar between the rotor head and rotor blade failed which resulted in the loss of a rotor blade. This caused a catastrophic break up of the aircraft over a large area. The main part of the aircraft crashed into a field near the village of Welling and burnt out. Both crew were killed. As a result of the tie bar failure all British, Dutch, French and German Lynx were grounded pending inspection. A fault in the manufacture of the tie bar was discovered | |
| 11/11/1994 | XZ310 | U | Gazelle AH1 | 670 Sqn | The student lost control of the helicopter while in a 15 foot hover at Middle Wallop, Hampshire. In an attempt to regain control he pulled the cyclic control stick right back which resulted in the tail striking the ground. The instructor was unable to regain control and the aircraft pitched forward and struck the ground nose first. The main rotor detached after hitting the ground and the aircraft came to rest lying on its side. Both crew escaped safely |
| 15/12/1994 | XZ493 | 126 | Sea Harrier FRS1 | 800 NAS | Crashed into the Adriatic Sea off Bosnia due to loss of yaw control while on approach to HMS Invincible. The pilot ejected and was rescued by a Spanish Navy helicopter |
