AAC Army Air Corps; AAR Air-to-air refuelling; AB Airbase; AF Air force; AFB Air force base; AGL Above ground level; ANG Air National Guard; AP Airport; BAe British Aerospace; CFIT Controlled ßight into terrain; CNK Cause not known; FOD Foreign-object damage; IAI Israel Aircraft Industries; JASDF Japanese Air Self-Defence Force; JMSDF Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force; MDC McDonnell Douglas MPA Maritime-patrol aircraft; NAS Naval air station; NG National Guard; PLA People's Liberation Army; PMTF Post-maintenance test-ßight; RAF Royal Air Force; RAAF Royal Australian Air Force; SAM surface-to-air missile; USAF US Air Force; USANG US Air National Guard; USMC US Marine Corps; USN US Navy; USS US Ship.
FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL'S annual listing of military accidents and incidents is as complete as possible, but it inevitably reflects varying national attitudes to the release of information on military operations. Some countries release no accident, attrition or safety-related information as a matter of policy, while others make available a great deal of data. Accident investigations for the majority of events during 1996 are not yet complete. The list, therefore, is only as information, not as a basis for statistical calculations or safety comparisons.
Sources
The information comes from a combination of Flight International's own sources and the database of Brassey's Global Military Aircraft Census (GLOBEMAC), which covers the strengths, organisation, disposition and past and future procurement planning of some 150 air forces and paramilitary air arms.
Brasseys, 33 John Street, London WC1N 2AT, England. Tel: +44 (171) 753 7777; fax +44 (171) 753 7794.
Source: Flight International
