Grantham AFB

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Spitalgate - Spitalgate

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PAC.219

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1941

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The crew departed RAF Spitalgate on a night training exercise. While cruising over the city of Grantham, the airplane collided with a German Air Force Junkers JU.88. Both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed. The Oxford crashed at Dysart Road in Grantham and the JU.88 crashed near Barrowby, west of Grantham. All five crew members in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
Cpl Samuel John Edwards, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Daye Graham, pilot.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II near RAF Grantham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1941

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Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

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P1079

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Cranwell - Cranwell

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PAC.0010

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1939

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The twin engine airplane departed RAF Cranwell on a local training exercise. For unknown reasons, it stalled, collided with trees and crashed near RAF Grantham. A crew was killed and a second was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Charles Vernon, pilot, †
LAC H. W. Adams.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I near RAF Grantham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1941

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Avro 679 Manchester

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L7315

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Grantham - Grantham

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The crew was engaged in a training mission at RAF Grantham. While circling in the vicinity of the airbase, the airplane suffered an engine failure. The pilot ordered the wireless operator to bail out and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in a field. The pilot was killed while the wireless operator was rescued.
Crew:
P/O Cyril George Colborne, pilot, †
Sgt J. Wilson, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

An engine caught fire in flight due to a conrod failure.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Edlington

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1940

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Avro 652 Anson

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N5144

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Plain, Valley

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Grantham - Grantham

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The pilot was on a training flight and attempting a dummy landing on a field near Edlington in bad visibility as part of this. As he attempted to apply power to both engines to climb away from this dummy landing the starboard engine failed due to lack of fuel, the aircraft swung because of the power being applied only to the port side engine. The pilot attempted to land in the next field but struck a tree after undershooting the field and crashed near Clifton, close to Edlington.
Crew (12th SFTS)
LAC Dugald Robertson MacGregor, pilot.
Source:
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york40/n5144.html

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Ground accident of an Avro 504N at RAF Grantham

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1935

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K1822

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Taxiing

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Spartan Three Seater I/II

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Grantham - Grantham

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K1822

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While taxiing at RAF Grantham, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that collided with another RAF's aircraft registered K2417. The pilot was slightly injured while both aircraft were destroyed.

Crash of a Spartan Three Seater I in Little Ponton: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1933

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G-ABWV

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Positioning

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Mountains

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Yapton – Grantham

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1932

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While approaching Grantham, the pilot encountered low visibility due to foggy conditions. Too low, the airplane impacted a hill and crashed. The George B. Watson was killed.

Crash of an Avro 504N near RAF Grantham: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1930

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K1059

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The crew was performing a local training flight out from RAF Grantham. In unknown circumstances, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a pasture, killing both occupants.
Crew:
F/Lt James Stanley Blomfield,
LAC Cyril Williamson.

Crash of an Avro 504N at RAF Grantham

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1930

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J9267

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The crew departed RAF Grantham for a local training mission. Shortly after liftoff, the engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

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Engine failure shortly after takeoff.

Crash of an Avro 5094N at RAF Grantham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1928

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