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Nil injuries to the two crew ( Student and Instructor) 28 January 1989 Royal Air Force Sea King HAR3 XZ585 double engine failure during approach to landing site at Creag Meagaidh in the Scottish Highlands. Crashed. Minor injuries to 4 crew and passengers including 1 groundcrew, 2 film crew and four members of Lochaber MRT.
2 January EE335 a Gloster Meteor F.3 of 74 Squadron dived in to ground at RAF Warwell, one killed. [9] 2 January 1946 KH836 a North American Mustang F.4 of 303 Squadron crashed on takeoff from RAF Turnhouse. [9] 3 January MG445 an Avro Anson T.1 of 5 Air Navigation School, flew into high ground near Laxey, Isle of Man, four killed. [9]
The pilot ejected successfully but suffered serious injuries. 2 May 1999 United States Marine Corps: AV-8B Harrier II Crashed into the Adriatic Sea whilst returning to USS Kearsarge from a training mission, after the pilot ejected. [171] 9 July 1999 No. 4 Squadron RAF: Harrier GR7 ZD345 Crashed 5 miles SW of Boston, Lincolnshire.
It took rescuers 2 1/2 hours to work their way up a steep hillside to reach the wreckage. They reported three bodies were burnt. The air force withheld the identities of the dead pending notification of next of kin. [181] C-45H, 52-10957. The plane was coming in for a refueling stop when it struck the 4,785-foot high ridge.
Commander John Rodgers, Naval Aviator No. 2, Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, on a flight from NAS Anacostia, Washington, D.C., crashes in the Delaware River near the Naval Aircraft Factory dock, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when his aircraft suddenly nose-dives and receives injuries from which he dies on the same day.
But his injuries, more serious than at first thought, eventually forced his retirement from NASA. The aircraft was sent back to the manufacturer, where it underwent extensive repairs and modifications. It returned to Edwards Air Force Base in February 1964 as the X-15A-2, with a longer fuselage and external fuel tanks. 11 November
The helicopter was on a mission in a region that had been badly damaged during the most recent earthquake. All four crew members were taken to hospital, three of them with serious injuries. [36] 29 March A US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed at Forward Operating Base Atgar in the Zabul province of Afghanistan. [37] 31 March
A piece of the airframe that came loose while the aircraft was inverted was found to be the starboard wing leading edge slat. [39] September 2 – Canadian International Air Show (Toronto, Ontario) – Seven Royal Air Force crew members were killed when their Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR.2P stalled during a low altitude turn and crashed into Lake ...