| 06/05/2006 | XZ614 | Lynx AH7 | 847 NAS | The aircraft was at 1,650ft on a local area reconnaissance sortie over the city of Basa, Iraq. The aircraft was struck by a hostile MANPADS (man-portable air defence system) missile and was engulfed in flames. After plummeting to the ground it crashed onto a reinforced concrete rooftop killing all five on board. Hundreds of apparently jubilant Iraqis swarmed to the crash scene, sparking violent clashes with British troops who went to the crash scene. They came under small arms and mortar fire before firing live rounds in return | |
| 24/05/2006 | XV206 | 206 | Hercules C1 | LTW | Ran over an Anti Tank mine that had been placed on the runway the previous night when landing at Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan following a flight from Kabul-Khwaja Rawash Airport. This started a fire in the No.1 engine which quickly spread. Despite attempts by the fire crews the aircraft was consumed by fire and only the tail section was left intact. All the 26 occupants were safely evacuated from the plane. |
| 13/07/2006 | ZG512 | Harrier GR9 | 1 Sqn | While en-route to the International Air Tattoo at Fairford the pilot was asked to carry out an overshoot at Kidlington Airfield, Oxfordshire by the ATC there. He was forced to eject after he misjudged a tight turn when trying to avoid flying over Blenheim Palace resulting in loss of control. The aircraft was fully laden with fuel but was being flown as a lightweight with the incorrect flap and jet settings. It crashed onto the A4260 road at Tackley, five miles north east of the airfield and was destroyed. It struck a car on the road injuring the driver. The pilot was taken to hospital with minor injuries | |
| 02/09/2006 | XV230 | 30 | Nimrod MR2 | 120 Sqn | All 14 crew were killed when the aircraft crashed near the village of Chalaghor, 10 miles from Kandahar, Afghanistan. It was supporting NATO led Operation Medusa against the Taliban and crashed in the southern Afghan province after a fire broke out in the rear fuselage following a mid-air refuelling at 20,000 ft. The pilot was attempting an emergency lading at Kandahar but the aircraft broke up at 3,000 ft. The crew of 14 consisted of 12 RAF men from 120 Squadron and two special forces signallers relaying intelligence gathered to troops on the ground. A fuel leakage in the bottom of the fuselage caught fire. The fire quickly spread and lead to several explosions which caused the aircraft to break up. It had been operating out of Oman at the time of the accident |
| 15/11/2006 | XX226 | 226 | Hawk T1 | FRADU | The pilot aborted take off from Yeovilton, Somerset at rotate speed after an hydraulic warning. It was damaged when it took the barrier at 80kts after attempting to stop on a wet runway. To Shawbury for store and, with the rundown in the T1 fleet announced in 2010, it was declared CAT 5 |
| 24/11/2006 | ZG711 | O | Tornado GR4 | 2 Sqn | Both crew were forced to eject during a bombing run on Holbeach Range, Lincolnshire following a bird strike. The aircraft crashed onto mud flats in the Wash. The crew were rescued from the water by helicopter and taken to Kings Lynn Hospital. Neither was badly injured. The wreckage was scattered for about a mile across tidal mud flats |
| 15/12/2006 | XX172 | 172 | Hawk T1 | FRADU | Suffered a major bird strike but managed to make a safe emergency landing at Yeovilton, Somerset. To Shawbury for store and, with the rundown in the T1 fleet announced in 2010, it was declared CAT 5 |
