Avro 679 Manchester

The airplane departed 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) escaped unhurt.

The crew was engaged in a gunnery exercise out from RAF Fulbeck. 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 base, he attempted 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.

The airplane suffered an engine failure after takeoff from RAF Wigsley and crash landed, bursting into flames. There were no fatalities.

The crew was engaged in a local training flight at RAF Wigsley. Following several circuits and touch and go maneuvers, the airplane took off again at 1458LT. While climbing, the left engine failed and caught fire. The pilot made an emergency landing in an open field located in Saxilby. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all seven crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Jack Russell, pilot,
Sgt Jack Lazenby, flight engineer,
Sgt Richard Wright, navigator,
Sgt Nick Golden, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Dow, wireless operator,
Sgt Wally Bark, air gunner,
Sgt Ron Marston, air gunner.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.