| 23/04/2008 | ZJ943 | DK | Typhoon FGR4 | 11 Sqn | The pilot selected undercarriage down when on approach to NAS China Lake, California but a fault in the undercarriage selector switch failed to lower it. The pilot did not notice the cockpit indications for an unsafe undercarriage and it landed wheels up. Returned to the UK and stripped for spares at Coningsby |
| 23/05/2008 | ZG751 | HI | Tornado F3 | 111 Sqn | While deployed to Finland as part of exercise 'ADEX 2008' it made a nose wheel up landing at Rissala, after the nose undercarriage would not fully lower. The crew escaped unhurt. With the rundown of the Tornado fleet it was not repaired and was cut up at Leeming early 2010 |
| 29/05/2008 | ZJ247 | 47 | Squirrel HT2 | 660 Sqn | Struck power lines and crashed near Kingscott, north Devon. One crew member was killed at the scene, the other died later in hospital. The helicopter had been part of a two ship formation with a Lynx operating from Middle Wallop |
| 16/06/2008 | ZD408 | 37A | Harrier GR9 | NSW | Crashed into a field near to the village of Ashwell, Rutland during a sortie from Cottesmore. The pilot ejected safely. A loss of engine oil lead to engine seizure and fire, attributed to engine oil filler cap not being secured |
| 20/08/2008 | XX320 | Hawk T1A | Red Arrows | The aircraft was on delivery from Shawbury to Cranwell, Lincolnshire and was on approach to land. The pilot reported three greens to confirm the undercarriage was down and locked. However, it was not down and the aircraft belly landed. It slid across the airfield ripping off the wings and ran into a car park close to the Control Tower. Both crew ejected safely | |
| 04/09/2008 | ZJ177 | Apache AH1 | Operation Herrick | Crashed after control was lost during take off from the Edinburgh Forward Operations Base, Helmand, Afghanistan. The accident was not the result of enemy action. By early 2011 it was stored at Wattisham awaiting a decision on repair |
