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 at 2316LT on July 8 on an operation to Cologne. It was badly damaged by the German Flak and subsequently crash landed at 0345LT at RAF Hawkinge with its wheels still retracted. No injuries reported among the crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt J. Goulevitch, pilot,
Sgt R. W. Scarr, flight engineer,
Sgt Halstead, navigator,
Sgt A. G. Elwing, bomb aimer,
Sgt H. Gorrell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt E. H. Anderson, air gunner,
F/Sgt P. L. Jones, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2329LT on July 3 on an operation to Cologne. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Clifford Edwards, pilot,
Sgt Alan Edwin Tytherleigh, flight engineer,
F/O Walter Frank Spier, navigator,
F/Sgt Cyril Francis Joseph Truscott, bomb aimer,
Sgt Charles Young, wireless operator,
Sgt William John Rees, air gunner,
F/Sgt Lancelott James Frazer, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 1719LT on a local training exercise. At 1749LT, while on final approach to base, it undershot the runway and collided with an obstruction. All crewmen escaped unhurt and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O Cairns +4.

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2336LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and later abandoned by the crew. Out of control, it crashed in Alken and was destroyed. All 7 crew members parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Gordon Stooke, pilot,
Sgt Colin William Broadbent,flight engineer,
Sgt Clarence Reginald Craven, navigator,
Sgt Norman Frank Conklin, bomb aimer,
Sgt Dennis Thomas Toohig, wireless operator,
Sgt Frank Bernard Shaw, air gunner,
Sgt Stanley Roderick Nowlan, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2315LT on June 22 on an operation to Mülheim. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Leonard Eric Harrison, pilot,
Sgt Jack Sidney Callcut, flight engineer,
F/Sgt William Henry Bartlett, navigator,
F/O Robert Jarvis Heffernan,
Sgt Stanley Kenneth Brown, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth Albert Charles Cotton, air gunner,
F/Sgt Ronald John Lockrey, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0009LT on an operation to Krefeld. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Mönchengladbach. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Alfred Walter Teerman, pilot, †
P/O Hugh Jenkin Trafford, flight engineer, †
Sgt Arthur Leslie Thomas Hosking, navigator, †
Sgt Harry Thomson, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Edwin O'Neil Cassell, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Hetherington, air gunner, †
Sgt Bernard Desmond O'Neill, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2302LT on June 16 on an operation to Cologne. Over Germany, it was badly damaged by the German Flak and the following morning, while returning to base, the crew reported hydraulics issues and attempted to divert to RAF Elsham Wolds for an emergency landing. The airplane crashed on approach, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt David John Duthie Strath, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Thomas Harman, flight engineer,
Sgt Donald Samuel Gent, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Leslie Maxwell McDonnell,
F/Sgt John Clement Plummer,
Sgt William Brodie, air gunner,
F/Sgt Noel Oliver Boyd Flitcroft, air gunner.