Avro 679 Manchester

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L7482

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Swinderby - Swinderby

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While on a training exercise out from RAF Swinderby, the crew encountered severe icing conditions and the aircraft's performances were seriously reduced. The crew decided to abandon the airplane and bailed out. While all seven crew members parachuted to safety, the aircraft crashed in a field and was destroyed.
Crew:
F/O Hedley Charles Cornick Goodyear, pilot,
Sgt Norman Percy Tutt, flight engineer,
P/O Hector Robertson, navigator,
P/O Graham John Gibbings, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Arthur Barker, wireless operator,
Sgt Wulliam Roy Jakeway, air gunner,
P/O Newton Bird, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Severe icing conditions.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I at RAF Scampton

Date & Time: Dec 1, 1942

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R5836

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Scampton – Scampton

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While on a local training exercise at RAF Scampton, the airplane stalled on landing and crashed. There were no casualties.
Crew:
P/O John Matthew Desmond +4.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I near RAF Lichfield: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1942 at 1245 LT

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R5780

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Plain, Valley

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Lichfield - Lichfield

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Lichfield AFB (Fradley)

Staffordshire

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Lichfield and later crashed into a tree whilst engaged in a beat-up of a pub known to the crew, coming down 3 km east northeast from the airbase. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Reginald Dudley Horner, pilot,
A2c Sidney Dobell,
F/O Leonard Forrester,
Ac1 Dennis William Hodges,
F/O Denis Michael Murphy,
F/O Roger Wyndham Wood.

Probable cause:

The pilot decided to perform an unauthorized low flight, causing the airplane to collide with a tree.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I at RAF Swinderby

Date & Time: Oct 18, 1942

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L7376

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Taxiing

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Military

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Swinderby - Swinderby

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While taxiing, the aircraft went out off control and collided with military equipment. All seven crew members escaped unhurt while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Loss of control caused by the failure of the braking system.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I at RAF Dunholme Lodge

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1942

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L7473

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Takeoff (climb)

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Shortly after takeoff from RAF Dunholme Lodge, while in initial climb, the airplane suffered an engine failure, stalled and crashed near the runway end. There were no casualties.

Probable cause:

Engine failure short after rotation.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I at RAF Scampton

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1942 at 1445 LT

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L7386

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The crew was performing a local training flight on behalf of the 57th Squadron. Following an uneventful mission, the pilot was returning to base when, on final approach, an engine caught fire. The airplane became unstable then stalled and crashed in an open field located few hundred metres short of runway. Upon impact, the undercarriage were sheared off and the airplane slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest. All four crew members escaped unhurt while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O M. E. Walsh, pilot +3.

Probable cause:

Engine fire on approach.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I at RAF Waddington

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1942

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L7521

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The crew was performing a local training flight at RAF Waddington. On final approach, the crew was forced to avoid an Oxford and doing so, one of the engine failed. The airplane stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. All crew members escaped with minor injuries.

Probable cause:

Engine failure on approach.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I at RAF Wigsley

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1942

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L7298

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