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1981
1981 - 0032.PDF
30 Date Type Country Service Unit Location FLIGHT International, 3 January 1981 S Remarks 14.10.80 Harrier GR.3 UK AF 3 Sqn Gutersloh, W.G. 15.10.80 17.10.80 23.10.80 27.10.80 28.10.80 29.10.80 4.11.80 7.11.80 11.11.80 12.11.80 12.11.80 13.11.80 13.11.80 14.11.80 17.11.80 18.11.80 18.11.80 18.11.80 20.11.80 20.11.80 1.12.80 1.12.80 9.12.80 12.12.80 C-130 Hercules F-104G Starfighter F-101 Voodoo F-106A Dart Harrier GR.3 F-4D Phantom C-130 Hercules Canberra B.2 Chipmunk T.10 C-141 Starlifter Phantom FGR.2 F-4E Phantom OH-58A Kiowa F-18 Hornet Nimrod MR.2 Gazelle HT.3 A-10A Thunder bolt II A-10A Thunder bolt II YAH-64A T-28D Trojan Sea Harrier FRS.1 Gazelle AH.1 Phantom FGR.2 Antonov An-26 Canada West Germany USA USA UK USA Venezuela UK UK USA UK USA USA USA UK UK \USA \USA \USA /USA UK UK UK USSR AF AF ANG AF AF AF AF AF A AF AF AF N N AF AF AF AF N A AF AF 111 FIS ADWC 4 Sqn 31 TFW 100 Sqn 62 MAW 29 Sqn 86 TFW NATC NATC Conv UNIT CFS 800 Sqn 23 Sqn Northern Quebec Between Cologne and Bruhl Ellington, Texas Tyndall AFB, Fla. North of Bitburg, W.G. CFB Cold Lake, Alberta Caracas AP, Venezuela Akrotiri, Cyprus Middle Wallop Cairo West AB, Egypt North Sea Caseda, Spain Patuxent River, Maryland Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Kinloss, Scotland Chetwynd, Shropshire Crashed off East Anglian coast Collision was over Itteringham, East Anglia Off California Off California English Channel Northern Ireland Into sea off Gt Yarmouth Angola/Namibia border 8 2 6 2 13 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 5 1 Technical defect in hover, pilot ejected but out of seat envelope as aircraft was roiling On search and rescue mission Texas ANG 1 Birdstrike during dissimilar air combat training with OV-10 Just after take-off On take-off for target-towing sortie Engine failure On approach at night Night training sortie Birdstrike. Not 52 TFW as previously reported 1 Pilot ejected after losing control 2 16 Multiple birdstrike on take-off 2 f Mid-air collision. One person on ground J injured. Helicopter winchman killed in 1 | rescue attempt. /Mid-air collision during formation 1\photographic sortie 1 Hit invincible's ski-ramp during low pass Passenger's bag snagged collective lever 2 Shot down by Angolan guerrilla forces Below The three-man crew of this Canberra B.2 were seriously injured in this accident at Marham, Norfolk, in June 1978. The rapid, asymmetric overshoot roll of the Canberra has proved fatal on many occasions; note the lorge amount of counter-swing rudder applied i UK MILITARY ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS BY TYPE JANUARY-DECEMBER 19, 1980 Type Number Beaver Buccaneer Bulldog Canberra Chipmunk Gazelle Harrier Hawk Hunter Jaguar Jet Provost Lynx Nimrod Pembroke Phantom Scout Sea Harrier Sea Heron Sea King Wessex Whirlwind UK MILITARY ACCIDENT/INCIDENT RECORD: JANUARY-DECEMBER 19,1980 Category Number RAF fixed wing RAF rotary wing RN fixed wing RN/RM rotary wing Army fixed wing Army rotary wing Fatalities RAF RN Army R. Marines Civilian 22 2 2 6 2 6 Total 40 14 3 4 3 0 24 :ZZ& Injuries RAF RN Army R. Marines Civilian
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