Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle I in Val-d'Izé: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1944 at 0030 LT
Operator:
Registration:
P1501
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Brize Norton - Brize Norton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew left RAF Brize Norton on a supply mission to the French Resistance. While cruising by night, the twin engine aircraft was mistakenly shot down by the pilot of a RCAF fighter and crashed in an open field. All six occupants were killed.
Crew (296th Squadron):
W/O Bruce Stenning, pilot,
F/Sgt Edwin Raymond Abell,
F/Sgt Alan Francis Elwood,
F/Sgt Charles Alfred Hammond,
F/Sgt Frederick Norman Manton,
F/Sgt Ralph Cowham.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a RCAF fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle ST.II in Bournemouth

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
V1747
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bournemouth - Bournemouth
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taxiing, the brakes failed. The aircraft veered off taxiway and collided with a transformer. Nobody was hurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Brakes failure.

Crash of a Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle ST.II in Châteaudun: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
V1641
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bournemouth - Bournemouth
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft left Bournemouth-Hurn at 2112LT on 03MAR1944 on a parachute supply mission to the French Resistance. While approaching Châteaudun by night and at low height, the aircraft was shot down and crashed in a field. All five occupants were killed.
Crew:
Flight Officer C. J. Elmer,
Flight Officer J. H. Hood,
Flight Officer T. J. Adamson,
Sergeant E. J. Atkinson,
Sergeant J. Davies.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle I in Bournemouth: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1943 at 1115 LT
Operator:
Registration:
P1434
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bournemouth - Bournemouth
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training exercise from/to Bournemouth-Hurn Airport. On final approach, the right engine failed due to a lack of oil pressure. The captain abandoned the approach and started a go around. During the second attempt to land, the aircraft turn onto its back and crashed in a field located short of runway. Three crew members were killed while the fourth occupants was injured.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right engine caused by the collapsing of the cylinder number 4 due to a piston ring fracture.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle in RAF Hucclecote: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
V1708
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Hucclecote - Hucclecote
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a test flight on this second production series. 45 minutes after departure, the crew informed ground about oil pressure problem on the left engine that was feathered. On a single engine approach to RAF Hucclecote, while at a height of 100 feet in marginal weather conditions (rain falls and gusty winds), the aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames. All four crew members were killed.
Source: http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=141412

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle in Sicily: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
P1444
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in Operation 'Fustian' in Sicily. It failed to return to base and was lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O Robert Tope Hamer, pilot,
W/O James Jonathan Kunz, navigator,
F/Sgt Hugh Sloan, wireless operator,
F/Sgt James Berry, air gunner.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle I off Catania

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
P1521
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Goubrine AFB - Goubrine AFB
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in Operation 'Fustian', its purpose was to take paratroops and gliders with troops and equipment to the Primosole Bridge leading from the hills into the Catania region. In unclear circumstances, it crashed into the sea off the target and was lost. All five crew members were rescued.
Crew:
F/Lt Victor Graham Houchin, pilot,
F/O Peter Cozens Hunt, observer,
F/O George Edward Kempster, navigator,
F/O Colin Barby, wireless operator,
Sgt L. W. F. Cockman, air gunner.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle I at Goubrine AFB

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
P1466
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Goubrine AFB - Goubrine AFB
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in Operation 'Fustian', its purpose was to take paratroops and gliders with troops and equipment to the Primosole Bridge leading from the hills into the Catania region. While taking off from Goubrine AFB, the airplane stalled and crashed. All occupants escaped uninjured.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle I Off Catania

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
P1437
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Goubrine AFB - Goubrine AFB
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in Operation 'Fustian', its purpose was to take paratroops and gliders with troops and equipment to the Primosole Bridge leading from the hills into the Catania region. After its drop, the airplane turned back to base when it was shot down by Flak and was ditched into the sea off Catania. All four crew members were rescued.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle I into the Mediterranean Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
P1446
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Goubrine AFB - Goubrine AFB
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Goubrine AFB on a special mission of sabotage behind the enemy lines, operation coded 'Chestnut I'. It failed to return to base and is believed to have been shot down by friendly fire and probably crashed somewhere into the Mediterranean Sea, possible between Malta and Sicily. Lost without trace.
Crew:
W/Cdr Peter Rodriguez May,
F/Lt George Hood,
F/Lt John Clark,
F/Lt Terence Delancey Neill,
W/O Frank Holman Huntington Elliott.
Probable cause:
Shot down by friendly fire.