26/01/1975 | XN311 | LS-311 | Whirlwind HAR9 | Lee-on-Solent Station Flt | The main rotors cut through the tai boom and smashed a hole in the cockpit roof during a crash landing after
engine failure at Peel Common just outside the airfield boundary at Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire. The two crew were
uninjured. After removal of spares it became a major component in a composite airframe along with parts from XN297 and XL880 and was allocated to A2643 at HMS Phoenix Fire School, Portsmouth |
27/01/1975 | XR454 | Whirlwind HAR10 | 84 Sqn | The main rotor cut through the tail boom during a forced landing near Mount Troodos, Cyprus after the engine had failed due to foreign object ingestion | |
12/02/1975 | XW901 | Gazelle AH1 | A&AEE | While operating from CFB Cold Lake for cold weather trials it impacted a frozen lake on Suffield Ranges, Alberta, Canada. The pilot had failed to recover the aircraft during a fast rate descent over snow covered terrain. Both crew were injured | |
14/02/1975 | XF274 | Meteor T7 | IAM | Crashed near to the tower at Farnborough, Hants after losing control during an asymmetric overshoot. Both crew were killed. Wreckage to the 'Black Museum' at Farnborough | |
26/02/1975 | XP166 | Scout AH1 | RAE | Badly damaged when the main rotor blades were struck by flying wooden debris at Farnborough, Hants. This resulted in damage to the entire dynamic system. It was not repaired and was allocated to the dump at Farnborough and later used for ground instruction there. Later re-registered G-APVL and privately owned at East Dereham, Norfolk | |
03/03/1975 | XV416 | H | Phantom FGR2 | 111 Sqn | Crashed into the River Witham shortly after take off from Coningsby, Lincs after engine failure. The crew ejected safely |
17/03/1975 | XT225 | R | Sioux AH1 | ARWF | Crashed into a hillside at Chilbolton, Hampshire during downwind emergency landing practice. One of the two crew were slightly injured |
24/03/1975 | XH618 | Victor K1A | 57 Sqn | XV156 collided with and removed the tail of the Victor during a simulated refuelling sortie with another Buccaneer while over the North Sea 95 miles east of Sunderland, Tyne & Wear. The Victor plunged out of control and the ‘g’ forces made it impossible for the crew to escape except for the captain who managed to reach the ejection handle with the fingers of one hand. The aircraft exploded as it reached cloud tops killing the other four crew. The captain was rescued from the sea by a merchant ship. The Buccaneer landed safely | |
24/03/1975 | XV156 | Buccaneer S2A | 208 Sqn | ||
27/03/1975 | XT840 | Sioux AH1 | 3rd RTR | The pilot over pitched the main rotors during a slow left hand turn Belize. Control was lost and the aircraft struck the ground heavily. The pilot was uninjured | |
09/04/1975 | XV776 | 14 | Harrier GR3 | 1 Sqn | Crashed near Ditton Priors, Shropshire after the engine main bearing failed. The pilot ejected |
14/04/1975 | XR762 | H | Lightning F6 | 11 Sqn | Spun into the Mediterranean Sea off Akrotiri, Cyprus during a tail chase. The pilot was killed |
15/04/1975 | XT242 | Sioux AH1 | ARWF/Blue Eagles | Crash-landed near Barton Stacey, Hampshire after the main rotor hit the ground during display training. To the Wessex Aviation Society and rebuilt using parts from XW179 (crashed 28/08/1979) | |
30/04/1975 | XX831 | W | Jaguar T2 | 226 OCU | Crashed at Lossiemouth, Grampian after loss of control during an inverted run over the airfield during a display practice. Caused by a fouled control column. The pilot ejected at 500ft and was slightly injured |
08/05/1975 | XS880 | R-046 | Wessex HAS1 | Ark Royal Station Flt | While acting as Plane Guard off HMS Ark Royal it ditched into the South Atlantic Ocean off Salvador, Brazil after the engine surged and then shut down. It rolled over but the crew were rescued safely |
16/05/1975 | XV800 | G | Harrier GR3 | 4 Sqn | The engine ingested a small bird shortly after a short take off from Wildenrath, West Germany. As the engine began to run down the aircraft only reached a maximum height of 100ft. The pilot ejected at 50ft and it crashed onto the airfield |
22/05/1975 | XW867 | CU-56 | Gazelle HT2 | 705 NAS | Flew into overhead power cables and crashed into Pendruffle Wood near Herodsfoot six miles south east of Liskeard, Cornwall. Both crew were killed. Wreckage to the AIU at lee-on-Solent |
30/05/1975 | XT547 | Sioux AH1 | 657 Sqn | After take off from Sennelager, West Germany the pilot realised that he would not clear some trees. He overpitched the main rotor while taking avoiding action and was forced to make a heavy forced landing | |
04/06/1975 | XT424 | 465 | Wasp HAS1 | 829 NAS HMS Juno Flt | Suffered an uncontrolled yaw to port and ditched next to HMS Juno in the Mediterranean Sea. The ship was en route from Gibraltar to Malta. The three crew were rescued safely. The helicopter was recovered and went to the AIU at Lee-on-Solent. Declared a write off and dumped at Fleetlands |
16/06/1975 | XW536 | E | Buccaneer S2B | 16 Sqn | XW536 crashed into the North Sea after colliding with XW528 (which landed safely) during a sortie from Karup, Denmark. The crew ejected safely |
16/06/1975 | XW528 | B | Buccaneer S2B | 16 Sqn | |
19/06/1975 | XT164 | Sioux AH1 | 664 Sqn | Force-landed onto Hawley Common near Farnborough, Hampshire after failure of the main rotor tie rod counter weight. Both crew were uninjured | |
29/06/1975 | WB562 | F | Chipmunk T10 | 7 AEF | Lost control during aerobatics and crashed onto the disused airfield at Winthorpe, Notts. Both crew were killed |
29/07/1975 | XV360 | Buccaneer S2A | 237 OCU | Lost control and crashed into the North Sea off Covehithe, Norfolk. Both crew ejected | |
31/07/1975 | WZ832 | Grasshopper TX1 | MGSP | Written off at Halton, Buckinghamshire | |
21/08/1975 | XM871 | GL-400 | Wessex HAS3 | 737 NAS | Whilst on a CASEVAC flight from HMS Plymouth a loud thud was heard followed by loss of tail control. The pilot attempted to reach HMS Glamorgan but was forced to ditch into the Indian Ocean one mile from the ship. All on board were rescued |
09/1975 | XN775 | B | Lightning F2A | 92 Sqn | Declared a write off at Gutersloh, West Germany after failure to overcome a severe fuel leak problem. To 8448M at Gutersloh as a decoy |
03/09/1975 | XS103 | D | Gnat T1 | CFS | Both aircraft landed back at Leck, West Germany after colliding during a formation flight. XS103 suffered severe damage to its nose and was declared a write off |
03/09/1975 | MM6774 | F-104S Starfighter | AMI | ||
12/09/1975 | XX557 | 03 | Bulldog T1 | Glasgow UAS | Crash-landed at Callender, Central Scotland after hitting trees. Cockpit allocated to Turnhouse as ground instruction |
17/09/1975 | XP112 | R-047 | Wessex HAS1 | Ark Royal Station Flt | Ditched into the English Channel off Plymouth, Devon near to HMS Ark Royal after an engine fire warning light illuminated. It remained afloat and the crew were able to escape safely but it sank while under tow |
18/09/1975 | XV580 | Q | Phantom FG1 | 43 Sqn | Crashed near Forfar, Tayside after loss of control during a Battle of Britain show formation practice. The crew ejected safely |
23/09/1975 | WE993 | Prefect TX1 | CGS | Crashed at Halton, Buckinghamshire | |
29/09/1975 | XN780 | G | Lightning F2A | 92 Sqn | Suffered a fire during ground runs at Gutersloh, West Germany. Allocated to an airfield decoy as 8663M |
30/09/1975 | XT849 | Sioux AH1 | 659 Sqn | The pilot over pitched the aircraft while in the hover at Kellinghausen, West Germany. The main rotors struck the ground and the aircraft landed heavily on soft ground. Both crew escaped safely | |
14/10/1975 | XM645 | Vulcan B2 | 9 Sqn | Approach to Luqa, Malta by the Co Pilot was too steep and too fast. The port undercarriage was torn off when it struck the undershoot area and this fell onto the runway. The aircraft then struck the runway hard, which started a fire, and bounced back into the air. The pilot took control and attempted to gain height so that the rear crew members could evacuate the aircraft. The plane then exploded and the captain ordered the aircraft to be abandoned and the two pilots ejected. The rear crew were unable to open their escape hatch as the undercarriage had to be retracted to do this. With all hydraulics gone this could not be achieved. The aircraft fell onto two areas of the village of Zabbar killing five rear crew plus a woman on the ground. The pilot had previously abandoned Vulcan XM610 on 8th January 1971 | |
16/10/1975 | XS106 | 36 | Gnat T1 | 4 FTS | Crashed onto farm land at Llanrwst, Gwynedd after loss of control during a spin. The crew ejected safely |
28/10/1975 | XR571 | 23 | Gnat T1 | 4 FTS | Declared a write off after a ground accident at Valley, Anglesey. Allocated to Brampton gate as 8493M |
31/10/1975 | XP984 | Hawker P1127 | RAE | Crashed from a low altitude at Bedford after the pilot lost directional control in a cross wind. He escaped without injury and the aircraft was allocated to A2658 at Manadon | |
12/11/1975 | WH919 | Canberra B2 | 231 OCU | Badly damaged in a ground accident. To 23 MU at Aldergrove but was declared a write off | |
17/11/1975 | XV695 | PW-303 | Sea King HAS1 | 819 NAS | No2 engine failed during a night sonar dunking sortie during exercise 'Ocean Safari' and whilst operating eight miles from HMS Hermes in the North Sea. As it climbed away a massive oil leak from the main gear box occurred. It ditched, rolled over and sank but not before the crew escaped safely. It was not recovered |
24/11/1975 | XV405 | Phantom FGR2 | 228 OCU | Crashed into the sea off Skegness, Lincs after the crew ejected following loss of control | |
01/12/1975 | XT113 | Sioux AH1 | 666 Sqn | Landed heavy after running out of fuel while in the hover over the dispersal in Belize. Broken up for spares at the base camp | |
01/12/1975 | XV788 | 11 | Harrier GR3 | 1417 Flt | Crashed into the sea off Belize after the pilot ejected following a technical failure. Possibly due to ingesting a pelican that caused engine failure |
17/12/1975 | XV463 | R | Phantom FGR2 | 41 Sqn | Crashed into the Solway Firth off Silloth, Cumbria after loss of control. Both crew were killed |
18/12/1975 | XW195 | Sioux AH1 | 659 Sqn | Crashed following a wire strike at Crossmaglen, Northern Ireland | |
18/12/1975 | XT818 | Sioux AH1 | 662 Sqn | The aircraft entered an uncontrolled spin after the pilot became disorientated in cloud and fog when returning to base at Hillsborough, Northern Ireland. It struck power lines and crashed to the ground killing one of the crew and severely injuring the other |