Abbotsinch AFB

The crew was performing a training flight out from RAF Abbotsinch. While cruising at low height in thick clouds, the twin engine aircraft impacted a hill located in Whittlemoor Dam, near Howwood. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and both crew members from the 269th Squadron were killed. According to an eyewitness, it seems the crew was trying to locate an airfield to land in poor visibility when the accident occurred.
Crew:
Sgt William Alexander Sutherland,
Cpl Robert Hunter.

The crew was performing a SAR mission after a De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly owned by the Daily Express newspaper was missing since a day. In limited visibility due to low clouds, the aircraft impacted the top of a hill, slid for few dozen metres and came to a halt near Leadhills. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all four crew members from the 269th Squadron were able to walk away to the nearest village to find help.

The aircraft was being ferried from Hendon to Abbotsinch Airfield up the east coast of England. It is thought that it took a route commonly used at the time which involved flying up the North-East coast of England and using airfields on the route to refuel. During the stretch from Driffield to Usworth, the pilot lost his bearings in fog and flew into a hillside close to Dromonby Grange Farm located near Carlton-in-Cleveland. The aircraft was badly damaged and the pilot injured. The accident was heard by local people who were soon on the scene. He was treated at the scene by Dr. S. T. Pybus of Stokesley before being taken to the Station Sick Quarters at Thornaby Airfield where he spent two days. He was then transferred to a military hospital where he spent a further twenty five days before being released. Avro 504 K1982 was built to contract 90666/31 by A.V. Roe Ltd in Manchester and delivered to Kenley on 9th July 1931. It was issued to 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron on 12th May 1932. Following the incident detailed above the wreckage was removed to Thornaby Airfield where it was struck off charge on 1st December 1936 as damaged beyond economical repair.
Crew:
F/O James Galt MacIntyre.
Source:
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/preww2/k1982.html

The crew was completing a local training flight out from RAF Abbotsinch. While circling in the vicinity of the airfield, the airplane suffered an engine failure, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest upside down. Both crewmen were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.