Incidents and Accidents
| Date | Incident | Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 March 1969 (1969-03-26) | A Gnat hit trees while joining formation during a practice at RAF Kemble | one fatality. | |
| 16 December 1969 (1969-12-16) | Two Gnats crashed, one at Kemble and the other in a field new Chelworth | The pilots both ejected safely although a fire warning from air traffic was intended for only one of the aircraft. | |
| 1969 (1969) | A Gnat crashed short of the RAF Fairford runway. | ||
| 20 January 1971 (1971-01-20) | Two Gnats collided during the cross-over manoeuvre | four fatalities | |
| 17 May 1980 (1980-05-17) | A Hawk hit a yacht mast at an air show in Brighton, Sussex | The pilot ejected safely. | |
| 24 March 1984 (1984-03-24) | A Hawk hit the ground at RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, while practising a loop. | The pilot was ejected from the plane by the force of the impact and suffered serious injuries. | |
| 1986 (1986) | A Hawk rammed into the back of another on a runway. | ||
| 1987 (1987) | A Hawk crashed into a house in the neighbouring village of Welton, Lincolnshire while practising. | Nobody was killed and both pilots ejected safely. | |
| 24 June 1988 (1988-06-24) | A Hawk crashed whilst attempting to take off, and the fuel tanks exploded. | The pilot ejected safely. | |
| 1988 (1988) | Flt Lt Neil MacLachlan died practising a "roll back" at RAF Scampton. | ||
| 17 October 1998 (1998-10-17) | Flt Lt R. Edwards landed short of the runway after a practice run at the Red Arrows then home base, RAF Cranwell, and ejected safely at low altitude. | ||
| 9 September 2003 (2003-09-09) | A Hawk overshot the runway while landing at Jersey Airport in advance of an air display. | The pilot ran the jet into a gravel pile and little damage was sustained. | |
| 2007 (2007) | The wingtip of a Hawk hit the tail of another during a practice flight near RAF Scampton. | ||
| 23 March 2010 (2010-03-23) | Two Hawks were involved in a mid-air collision. | The synchro pair were practising one of their manoeuvres when the two aircraft collided. One pilot landed his plane safely, but the other (Flt Lt Mike Ling) ejected and suffered a dislocated shoulder. The incident took place during pre-season training in Crete. | |
| 20 August 2011 (2011-08-20) | A Hawk crashed near Bournemouth Airport following a display at the Bournemouth Air Festival. | Flt Lt Jon Egging, pilot of Red 4, died in the accident. An investigation into the incident is currently under way. | |
| 8 November 2011 (2011-11-08) | Pilot Flt Lt Sean Cunningham, was ejected from his aircraft while it was on the ground at RAF Scampton and subsequently died from his injuries. | An investigation into the incident began shortly afterwards. |
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