Crash of a Boeing B-29A-70-BN Washington B.1 near Amiens

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
FW555
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
MSN:
11721
YOM:
1944
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to his base in RAF Waddington following a NATO exercise to test western defenses at the East/West German border. En route, the engine number three failed and shortly later, the propeller blades were sheared off and hit the engine number four. The crew started an emergency descent of 20,000 feet and decided to divert to Amiens-Glisy Airfield for an emergency landing. Eventually, the airplane crash landed in a field located near Amiens. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair while all eight crew members were unhurt.
Crew (57th Squadron):
Cpt Gus Walker, pilot,
F/Lt Conley, copilot,
F/Sgt Martin, navigator,
Sgt Holt,
Sgt Pringle,
F/Lt Ford,
F/Lt Allison,
F/Lt Stan.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of an Avro 694 Lincoln B.2 near RAF Waddington: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
RF471
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from RAF Waddington, while in initial climb, the four engine aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field located 4 miles northwest of the airbase. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all seven crew members of the 61st Squadron were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. However, the assumption that the pilot in command suffered a loss of situational awareness or suffered an optical illusion was not ruled out.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Mt Roaches: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 3, 1945 at 1603 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NF908
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1430LT for a fighter affiliation exercise with an alternative of a one hour cross country navigation exercise, should the weather have been deemed suitable. About 90 minutes into the flight with the sun almost set (sun-set was 16:03) the aircraft descended through low cloud and snow showers and flew into the eastern side of the Roaches a few miles from the Staffordshire town of Leek and was completely destroyed by fire. The wreckage was found six days later and all 7 crew members were killed.
Crew (467th Squadron):
F/O Walter Vernon Wilfred Allamby, pilot,
Sgt Norman Lees, flight engineer,
F/Lt Jack Ivan Pritchard, navigator,
F/Lt Geoffrey James Dunbar, blomb aimer,
F/Sgt Richard Emonson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Thomas Edward Harold Wright, air gunner,
F/Sgt Cleveland Charles Watson, air gunner.
Source & photos:
http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/pages/peakdistrict/peakdistrictnf908.htm

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Lage Zwaluwe: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
LM223
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The aircraft left RAF Waddington at 1907LT on a bombing mission to Dortmund. While flying over The Netherlands, the bomber went out of control and crashed in a prairie in Lage Zwaluwe, north of Breda. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (463rd Squadron):
F/O Sydney John Staples, pilot,
Sgt A. Ledger,
F/O Cyril McCall,
W/O John Buxton Stinson,
F/S Norman George Hurst,
F/S Lawrence Arthur Davis,
Sgt Walter George McDonald Geikie.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Nieuwolda: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
LL892
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew left RAF Waddington in the evening on a bombing mission to Braunschweig. While overflying The Netherlands by night, the crew encountered unknown problems and the captain reduced his altitude in attempting an emergency landing. While flying at low height and while in flames, the bomber eventually went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion in a field located in Nieuwolda, east of Groningen. All seven crew members were killed and the aircraft was totally destroyed on impact.
Crew (463rd Squadron):
P/O Charles Schomberg, pilot,
F/L Hubert Petts, navigator,
F/P Leonard Calderwood, mid up gunner,
F/S James Harden, bomb aimer,
F/S Donald McDonald, tail gunner,
F/S Wilfred Millar, wireless operator,
Sgt Harry Steels, engineer.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in RAF Waddingto

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7540
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reason, the landing procedure was wrong. After touchdown, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining runway, overrun and came to rest. While all occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was wrecked.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in RAF Waddington

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7574
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from RAF Waddington, while in initial climb, the aircraft stalled and crashed onto a building located near the runway end. While the aircraft was destroyed, all seven crew members were injured.
Crew (467th Squadron):
Sgt C. C. Schomberg,
Sgt H. Steele,
F/Sgt L. R. Seton,
Sgt C. Gifford,
F/Sgt B. W. Fitzgerald,
Sgt H. A. Brown,
P/O L. J. Calderwood.
Probable cause:
Loss of control shortly after rotation caused by an engine failure.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Den Helder: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W4110
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
While approaching The Netherlands, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the North Sea some 20 km off Den Helder. All seven crew members were killed.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I in RAF Waddington

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1943 at 1100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7286
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Swinderby - Swinderby
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft left RAF Swinderby at 0916LT on a navigation training sortie. While cruising at an altitude of 1,000 feet, the right engine caught fire. The captain decided to divert to RAF Waddington to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed and came to rest. All seven crew members (1660 OCU) were unhurt.
Probable cause:
The flame traps burned in flight, causing the engine to catch fire.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Hawnby Hill: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ED481
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew left RAF Waddington on a bombing mission to Hamburg. Following an uneventful mission, the crew was returning to his base when his was instructed by ground to divert to RAF Leeming. Later, the aircraft run out of fuel and crashed at Hawnby Hill, near Northallerton. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Frank Goheen Nelson, pilot,
Sgt Allan McKeen, flight engineer,
Sgt George Francis Done, navigator,
Sgt Alan Arthur Frederick Williams, navigator,
Sgt Henry Summers Jones, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Arthur William Butcher, air gunner,
Sgt Walter George Murton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.