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Published Ministry of Defence Service Inquiries (SIs), Board of Inquiries (BOIs) and Military Aircraft Accident Summaries (MAAS) and other inquiry reports.

• Updated: 26 February 2026

Links to military aircraft accident summaries (MAAS) available in The National Archives for the period 1979 to 2007.

• Updated: 1 December 2015

Following a full RAF BOI into the causes of a serious military aircraft accident, a Military Aircraft Accident Summary is presented to Parliament.

• Updated: 23 March 2003

Military aircraft accident summary: aircraft accident to RAF Hercules XV179

• Updated: 8 November 2006

Excavation of crashed military aircraft within the United Kingdom.

• Updated: 21 November 2023

The Military Aviation Authority is an independent organisation responsible for regulating air safety across defence. MAA is part of the Ministry of Defence and the Defence Safety Authority .

• Updated: 15 April 2021

Military Aviation Authority (MAA) guidance to personnel from across the defence air environment on how to report air safety concerns.

• Updated: 1 November 2022

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) carries out low flying for training across the UK - low flying areas (LFAs), tactical training areas (TTAs)

This ‘Masters’ level suite of modules provides understanding and appreciation of military aircraft systems, safety, airworthiness policies and procedures.

• Updated: 27 September 2024

The report of the Service Inquiry following the YAK52 G-YAKB aircraft accident close to Boscombe Down, Wiltshire

• Updated: 15 June 2017