Zone
Yorkshire

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Catfoss

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
K7087
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Catfoss - Catfoss
Location:
Catfoss AFB
Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the airplane ground looped after landing, lost its undercarriage and was damaged beyond repair. There were no injuries.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Catfoss

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1183
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Catfoss - Catfoss
MSN:
8466
YOM:
1938
Location:
Catfoss AFB
Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Catfoss on a local solo training flight. Just after liftoff, the airplane went out of control and crashed. The pilot escaped uninjured.
Crew:
P/O R. Rose, pilot.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Catfoss: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1149
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Catfoss - Catfoss
MSN:
8432
YOM:
1938
Location:
Catfoss AFB
Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Catfoss. Upon takeoff, the starboard engine failed and the airplane crashed near the boundary fence. A crewman was killed and the second one died the next day from injuries sustained.
Crew:
W/O Charles Douglas Mace, pilot instructor,
Sgt Thomas Woodward, pilot.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right engine upon takeoff.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV on Texel Island

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1941 at 0540 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T1945
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Catfoss - Catfoss
Location:
Texel Island
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Catfoss on a solo training exercise. While cruising at night, he got lost over the sea and belly landed his aircraft on Texel Island. The pilot became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Melville Harrison Gifford, pilot.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near Conisborough

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
N4893
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Catfoss - Catfoss
Location:
Conisborough
South Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was performing a solo training flight out from RAF Catfoss. An engine failed in flight, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing in a field. On final, the twin engine aircraft impacted trees and crashed. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth John Austin Reed, pilot.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.
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