Summary: RAF flight safety film beginning with an introduction from a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight pilot at RAF Coningsby. The theme of the film is 'the unchanging demands of flight safety', with reference to the causes of accidents during the Second World War.
Description: A squadron leader describes the differences in perception between civilian and military pilots when reporting near-collisions ('air misses') for investigation, and gives advice on how military pilots can avoid causing alarm to the pilots of light aircraft and helicopters. A ground towing accident involving a Hawk aircraft at RAF Chivenor is reconstructed, followed by an explanation of a narrowly-avoided accident involving an explosive system fitted to a Tornado F3 aircraft at RAF Leeming. Photos of an aircraft damaged in a similar accident at RAF Coningsby are shown, including shots of facial injuries sustained by the airman involved. Finally a fatal accident that occurred in May 1988 in West Germany is reconstructed; an RAF Tornado GR1 aircraft hit the ground, killing both crew, and the events leading up to the crash are explained by a group captain.
