30/01/2005 |
XV179 |
179 |
Hercules
C1 |
LTW |
Departed
Baghdad, Iraq for a routine flight to Balad with ten on board. When flying
at low level it was hit by surface to air enemy fire. Fuel in the right
hand wing exploded and the outboard 23 feet of the wing separated. The
pilot was unable to maintain control and it crashed into the desert and
broke up killing all occupants |
21/02/2005 |
XZ646 |
C |
Lynx
AH7 |
847
NAS |
The
three crew escaped with minor injuries after the helicopter made an
emergency landing Modrinje, Sarajevo, Bosnia after hitting power lines |
23/03/2005 |
ZH808 |
N-003 |
Sea
Harrier F/A2 |
801
NAS |
The
pilot declared an emergency whilst operating from HMS Illustrious off the
South Cyprus coast. He diverted to RAF Akrotiri where it was discovered
that a fuel leak had caused severe damage inside the wings. With the withdrawal of the type it was declared a write off. The airframe was sold
to a private owner in Cyprus |
03/03/2005 |
XZ695 |
NM-417 |
Lynx
HMA8 |
815
NAS |
During Exercise Marstrike05 is was misdirected back to HMS Nottingham. It ran out of fuel 41 miles from the ship and made a controlled ditching alongside MV Wilhelm Schulte in Indian Ocean 120 miles off Oman. It sank in 2,800 meters of water but the crew were rescued safely |
12/06/2005 |
ZD478 |
J |
Sea
King HC4 |
845
NAS |
During take off at night from Camp Abu Naji, Al Amarah, Iraq it was caught by the rotor downwash from an RAF Merlin. It lost height and the tail struck a wall. The main rotors then severed the tailcone and the helicopter struck the ground heavily tearing off the undercarriage. To Fleetlands and initially declared CAT 4. This was subsequently changed to CAT 5 and parts were used to repair ZF115. To HMS Sultan at Gosport in 2009 |
14/10/2005 |
ZE962 |
XC |
Tornado
F3 |
111
Sqn |
The
aircraft entered an uncontrollable spin while in a steep climb shortly
after take off from Leuchars, Fife. The crew ejected safely at
approximately 8,000ft and the aircraft crashed into the North Sea. Both
crew received minor injuries and were rescued after 40 minutes in the
water by Sea King helicopter |
14/10/2005 |
ZD469 |
59A |
Harrier
GR7A |
3
Sqn |
Badly
damaged by debris during a rocket attack on Kandahar airbase, Afghanistan. It
was returned to the UK for repair assessment and was deemed to be damaged
beyond economic repair. In 2008 it was allocated for Ground Instruction use
at Cottesmore. With the withdrawal of the Harrier fleet in December 2010 it was restored externally and, in April 2011, was placed on the gate at Wittering |