Aberdeen-Dyce

Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, an engine failed. The captain decided to make an emergency landing and the aircraft crash landed in a field located 3 km from the airport. All 11 occupants escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

While flying by night over the North Sea, the aircraft was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter. The captain reduced his altitude in an attempt to ditch the aircraft. Unfortunately, the Dakota hit a cliff on Hållö Island and crashed. A passenger and a crew member who were in the rear of the cabin to prepare a dinghy were thrown out of the cabin and survived while all 13 other occupants were killed.

The aircraft christened 'Gladan' left Aberdeen-Dyce Airport at 2023LT bound for Stockholm-Bromma. At 2341LT, eleven minutes after the last radio contact, while cruising at an altitude of 5,100 meters, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 70 km west of Hirsthals, Denmark. No trace of the aircraft was found.

The airplane departed Aberdeen-Dyce Airport on a navigation exercise with a crew of four on board. While flying in the vicinity of RAF Fraserburgh, it suffered an engine failure. The pilot in command attempted an emergency landing in a field located in Rosehearty. While all four occupants escaped unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew was completing a training mission when he lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed nearby Aberdeen-Dyce Airport. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr James Alonzo Dixon, pilot,
Sgt Anthony Charles Sallis, observer.

The crew departed Aberdeen-Dyce Airport on a navigation training exercise. En route, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field in Sunderland. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
Sgt George Stanley Brocklington, pilot, †
Sgt James Dallas Moller, wireless operator, †
Sgt A. C. Sallis.

The crew departed Aberdeen-Dyce Airport on a maritime patrol flight. While flying along the Norwegian coast, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Egersund. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Philip Herbert Foster, pilot, †
F/Sgt John Murray Jamieson, wireless operator, †
P/O Alfred Neil Briggs, air gunner.

The crew departed Aberdeen-Dyce Airport on a SAR mission. Few minutes after takeoff, while flying at low height in poor weather conditions, the airplane impacted hilly terrain in Belhelvie, some 8 km northeast of Dyce Airfield. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Edgar James Morrow, pilot,
Sgt William Oswald White, wireless operator,
P/O Lloyd George Dennis Thomas, wireless operator.

The airplane departed Aberdeen-Dyce Airport on a flight to Belfast-Nutts Corner Airport. While cruising over Scotland in poor weather conditions, it impacted the slope of Mt Tarmangie located in the Ochil Mountain Range, some 2 miles northwest of Glendevon. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and all five occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was poor due to low clouds.
Crew (120th Squadron):
Sgt Roland William Magson, pilot,
F/O James Wood Rae, pilot,
Sgt David Clark, observer,
Sgt Robert Henry Dear, flight engineer,
Sgt Douglas James Bartell, wireless operator.

The pilot departed Wick Airport on a transit flight to Aberdeen. On final approach to Dyce Airport, he encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. The airplane descended too low until it impacted a stony wall and crashed about five miles north of the airport. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot died the following morning from injuries sustained.
Crew:
P/O John George Dunlop, pilot.