Crash of Avro 683 Lancaster III in RAF Fulbeck: 21 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1945 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PB463
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Fulbeck - Syerston
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
21
Circumstances:
Shortly after lift off, the aircraft went out of control and crashed on a depot. All six crew members were killed and 15 people on the ground as well.
Crew (49th Squadron):
F/O G. F. Elkington, pilot,
F/S C. I. Walker, flight engineer,
F/S L. W. Evans, navigator,
F/S J. W. Petch, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/O H. Macaulay, bombardier,
F/S M. J. C. Garrett, air gunner.
Those killed on the ground were:
AC2 George Henry Brenchley,
AC1 Robert John Clewley,
F/O George Frank Elkington,
F/S Leonard William Evans,
F/S Maurice John Clive Garrett,
SGT Cyril Lesley Hammond,
CPL Haydn Spencer Hancox,
F/O Hugh Macaulay,
LAC Leonard Masterman,
F/S John William Petch,
LAC Frank Plumtree,
LAC James William Rogers,
F/S Cyril Ivan Walker,
F/L Geoffrey Wimpenny,
LAC William Wright.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster near Åseral: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PB691
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Fulbeck - Fulbeck
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The aircraft was flying in formation with another RAF Lancaster registered PB461. While cruising over the south part of Norway, the aircraft went out of control and crashed on the slope of a wooded hill. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (189th Squadron):
F/Lt G. B. White,
Sgt J. B. Clayton,
F/O H. L. Shepherd,
F/O E. A. Underwood,
Sgt W. A. Gamble,
F/O A. W. Heughan,
Sgt N. Summers.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I in Fishtoft Drove

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1943 at 1540 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7391
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Fulbeck - Fulbeck
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a gunnery exercise from RAF Fulbeck. En route, while cruising at an altitude of 1,200 feet, the starboard engine failed. As the captain was unable to maintain a safe altitude and could not return to his base, he decided to attempt an emergency landing in Fishtoft Drove, north of Boston. The aircraft came to rest in a field and was damaged beyond repair while all six crew members were unhurt.
Probable cause:
Failure of the starboard engine.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near RAF Fulbeck

Date & Time: Oct 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V4033
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Waddington on a solo training exercise. En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the pilot was instructed to bail out. He abandoned the airplane that entered a dive and crashed east of RAF Fulbeck. The pilot was uninjured.
Probable cause:
Aircraft abandoned due to poor weather conditions.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near RAF Fulbeck

Date & Time: Oct 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V4034
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Waddington on a solo training exercise. En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the pilot was instructed to bail out. He abandoned the airplane that entered a dive and crashed west of RAF Fulbeck. The pilot was uninjured.
Probable cause:
Aircraft abandoned due to poor weather conditions.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near RAF Fulbeck: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1941 at 2245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R6107
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Cranwell - Cranwell
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was approaching RAF Cranwell when it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Fulbeck, west of the airfield. A crew was killed and a second was injured.
crew:
F/Lt Desmond Eernest Crosbie Trench, pilot, †
F/O D. M. Egan.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near RAF Fulbeck

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1941 at 0330 LT
Operator:
Registration:
T4213
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
MSN:
1886
YOM:
1940
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1830LT on February 11 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, the crew abandoned the airplane that crashed near RAF Fulbeck. All five crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
P/O R. M. Carrapiett,
Sgt W. F. Keatley,
Sgt R. M. Bell,
Sgt W. A. Fullerton,
Sgt P. C. Morgan.