Binbrook AFB

During the takeoff roll, after about 100 yards, a slight swing to the left developed, which the commander (who was the handling pilot) corrected by partially retarding the power on engines n°3 and 4, and by the use of rudder. Full power was then re-applied on all engines, but the aircraft started to swing to the right. The pilot throttled back engine n°1 and 2, together with the application of rudder, but these actions were not immediately effective. The aircraft did not resume a straight course until it was on the grass to the right of the runway. Knowing that the B17 had been operated from grass runways, the commander elected to continue with the take-off. However, after some 400-500 yards the aircraft swung further to the right, by which time the speed was 90-95 mph. The commander then became aware that the aircraft's path was obstructed by a tree and a pile of gravel. The left wing tip struck the tree and the n°4 propeller struck the gravel. The aircraft yawed to the right, crossed a hollow in the ground and landed in a cornfield beyond. The fuselage broke in two and a fire erupted. All 10 occupants were rescued, among them five were injured, two seriously. The aircraft was totally destroyed by fire.

The crew was performing a training flight from RAF Binbrook to RAF Leeming. On touchdown, the tail wheel detached. The airplane swung on runway and went out of control before coming to rest. While both crew members were uninjured, the airplane was considered as damaged beyond repair. Strong cross winds were blowing at the time of the accident.

The crew was completing a local training sortie at RAF Binbrook. After completing several approaches with one engine inoperative, the crew started a new approach when, on final, control was lost. The airplane stalled and hit the ground about 150 yards short of runway threshold. It slid for several yards and eventually collided with two other RAF Avro Lincoln parked on the tarmac. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and the captain was killed while all five other occupants were injured. It is believed that the loss of control was caused by an insufficient approach speed.

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook in the evening of December 17 on an operation to Cloppenburg. The following night, it failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Frederick Andrew Couper, pilot,
F/O John Williams, flight engineer,
P/O Peter Rowland Ackernley, observer,
F/Sgt L. Edwin Francis McKenna,
P/O Sidney Charles McLellan,
P/O William Turner Pickles,
F/Sgt Arthur Taylor, air gunner.

Shortly after takeoff from RAF Binbrook, while on a local training exercise, one of the ailerons jammed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed landed in a field near the airbase. All seven crew members were rescued, among them two were injured.
Crew:
P/O E. M. Pyzalski,
Sgt P. G. Williams,
F/O H. R. Astbury,
Sgt S. Kondras,
Sgt R. Ronjszewski,
Sgt S. Losinski,
Sgt J. Gaworski.

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2003LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. In the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Texel Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Herbert Howard Lloyd Pryce, pilot,
F/Sgt Alfred Thomas James Barnicott,
Sgt James Walter Gunning,
Sgt Clifford Owen Howard,
F/Sgt William Francis Keatley.

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0025LT on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Barrien, some 15 km south of Bremen. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Hubert Richard Feast, pilot,
Sgt Frank Logan, observer,
Sgt William Arthur Thompson, navigator,
Sgt John Bishop, wireless operator,
F/Sgt George Henry Waters, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0022LT on an operation to Bremen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt A. E. Harrison,
P/O E. F. Thomas,
Sgt Brian Pearson Lunn,
Sgt E. H. Riding,
Sgt W. F. Higson.

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2031LT on September 8 on an operation to Frankfurt. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Nackenheim, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt William Charles Budd, observer,
Sgt Howard Flavell, air gunner,
F/O Charles Henry Doyle Moseley,
F/Sgt Ronald Gerard McCauley,
F/O Herbert James Thomson.

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0059LT on an operation to Duisburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Gordon Brefny Littlejohn, pilot,
F/Sgt Ford Ross Carruthers,
F/Sgt Stanley Marsden,
Sgt George Leonard Marshall,
F/Sgt Fred Hall Wilson.