Avro 679 Manchester

The crew was engaged in a training exercise. During the takeoff roll, one of the engine failed. Pilots applied brakes but the airplane did not decelerate as expected. They immediately initiated an emergency braking procedure and, in order to prevent the airplane from overshooting the runway, decided to retract the landing gear. The airplane slid on its belly for few dozen metres before coming to rest. All seven crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Sgt J. Clifford, pilot +6.

During the takeoff roll at RAF Wigsley, the bomber swung then veered off runway and came to rest. There were no fatalities.
Crew:
P/O Anthony Walters, pilot,
Sgt C. Firth, pilot.

The crew was performing a local training exercise at RAF Swinderby. On final approach, an engine caught fire and failed. The airplane crash landed short of runway and was destroyed. All crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
P/O James Leslie Cooper, pilot,
Sgt Terence Peter Murphy, pilot +3.

The airplane departed RAF Wigsley at 1645LT on a cross country navigation exercise. Less than two hours later, one of the engine caught fire, forcing the crew to return to base. On final approach, the airplane stalled and crashed short of runway, bursting into flames. All seven crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Crew (1654 HCU):
Sgt William Hedley Eager, pilot,
Sgt T. D. Viggers,
Sgt H. T. Petts, navigator,
Sgt T. H. James,
Sgt F. R. Stone, wireless operator,
Sgt G. E. Hunnington,
Sgt Arthur Jones.

The crew was performing a local training flight at RAF Swinderby. While in the circuit and conducting landings, one of the engine caught fire. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed near the River Brandt, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and three others were injured. The airplane was destroyed by fire.
Crew:
F/Lt Jack Martindale Whitwell, pilot, †
Sgt Robert Davies, flight engineer, †
Sgt H. M. Scott,
Sgt W. J. Robinson,
Sgt B. R. Traves,
Sgt Arthur James Brooks, air gunner, †

The crew was performing a local training flight at RAF Wigsley on behalf of the 1654 HCU. After touchdown, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest, bursting into flames. All seven crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was destroyed by fire.

Almost immediately after takeoff, one of the engines caught fire. The crew decided to land promptly while the landing gear have just been retracted. The airplane belly landed and skidded for few hundred metres before coming to rest. All seven crew members escaped uninjured while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
S/L Rupert Gordon Westley Oakley, pilot,
Sgt George Stanley Cole, copilot +5.

The crew departed RAF Winthorpe to demonstrate feathering procedures, during which the port engine was shut down. While cruising at an altitude of 5,000 feet, the pilot attempted to restart the engine but the port propeller failed to unfeather. The crew was forced to divert to RAF Wickenby where the airplane overshot and crashed into a ditch, causing the starboard undercarriage to collapse. All five crew members escaped unhurt and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
W/O E. Knight, pilot +4.

The crew departed RAF Winthorpe to demonstrate feathering procedures, during which the port engine was shut down. The pilot attempted to restart the engine at 5,000 feet, but was forced to crash-land at RAF Wickenby after the port propeller failed to unfeather. After landing, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overshot the runway and came to rest in a ditch, causing the starboard undercarriage to collapse. The crew escaped unhurt and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
W/O E. Knight, pilot +4.

The crew departed RAF Wigsley at 1425LT on a local test. The purpose of the mission was to demonstrate the feathering procedures. Around 1500LT, as the port propeller failed to disengage from the feathered position, the instructor ended the exercise and decided to return to base. On approach, the undercarriage refused to lower and remained jammed in the wheel well. The bomber collided with a tree and crash landed in an open field located in North Scarle, about 2 km south of the airfield, bursting into flames. The wireless operator was killed and six other crew members were injured.
Crew:
F/Lt Philip John Stone, pilot,
Sgt Matthew William Hanley, flight engineer,
Sgt Marshall Young Smith, bomb aimer,
Sgt Patrick Brook, wireless operator, †
Sgt W. C. Brearley,
Sgt F. A. John,
Sgt R. F. Lee.