Acklington AFB

Suffered an undercarriage failure while taking off from RAF Acklington. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

While descending to RAF Coleby Grange, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Winter Hill, less than 40 feet from the summit. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was seriously injured.
Crew (410th Squadron):
F/Lt Martin Anthony Cybulski.
Source:
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While on a test flight out from RAF Leeming, the crew encountered poor visibility, got lost and diverted to RAF Acklington. Ready to return to base, the airplane took off but flew into high tension cables, crashed and burst into flames. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was seriously injured.
Crew:
P/O Richard Scott Austin, pilot, †
F/Sgt William Stuart, pilot, †
Sgt Peter Williams Bryant, wireless operator, †
Sgt R. Whitlock, wireless operator.

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1921LT on September 2 on an operation to Brest. While returning to base in the late evening, the crew was recalled an instructed to divert to RAF Acklington. On approach in poor weather conditions, the pilot descended too low when the airplane impacted trees and crashed one mile short of runway. Four crew members were killed and a fifth was injured.
Crew:
P/O Andrew Allison Law, pilot, †
F/Sgt Wallace Howard Trewin, pilot, †
Sgt Charles Oliver Steggall, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robert Lawrence Ward, observer, †
P/O Edward Dmitri Comber-Higgs.

The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1217LT on an anti-shipping operation. It collided with the mast of a ship and diverted to RAF Acklington where it crashed while attempting an emergency landing. A crew was killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Laurence Cash, observer, †
F/Lt D. R. Gibbs,
Sgt S. V. Pascoe.

The airplane suffered an engine failure upon takeoff and crashed onto a hedge at RAF Acklington. It was damaged beyond repair and the pilot, sole on board, was uninjured. He was performing a delivery flight.

The airplane departed RAF Acklington at 2140LT on a night patrol flight. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, it went out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Goodwin, pilot,
Sgt George Edward Shepperd, observer,
AC2 John Patrick McCaul, wireless operator and air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton in the morning to bomb Germans ships mooring off the Norwegian coast. In the afternoon, the crew was returning when he encountered poor weather conditions. On final approach to RAF Acklington, the airplane ran out of fuel and crashed on a church located a mile short of runway. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
P/O James Melville Dundas Irvine, pilot,
Sgt Edward Marshall, pilot,
Sgt Samuel Hainey Potts, †
AC1 Edward Henry Humphry. †

On final approach to RAF Acklington, the airplane impacted the ground and crashed short of runway. All five crew members escaped with minor injuries.