Leek | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The aircraft was performing a demo flight from RAF Fairford with a crew of six and two British journalists. Enroute, while cruising in marginal weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of a hill located 8 miles east of Leek. The aircraft was destroyed and all 8 occupants were killed.
Crew (47th Squadron):
S/Lr Donald Don McIntyre, pilot,
F/Lt Ernest Smith, navigator,
W/O Gordon Victor Chapman, bomb aimer,
W/O Richard Sydney Kearns, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Kenneth Charles Pettit, wireless operator,
Sgt William Thomas Sherry, glider pilot.
Passengers:
David William Savill,
Joseph John Reardon.
Source:
http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/pages/peakdistrict/peakdistrictrt922.htm

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Mt Roaches: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 3, 1945 at 1603 LT

Type of aircraft:

Avro 683 Lancaster

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NF908

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Flight

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Training

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Mountains

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Waddington - Waddington

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1430LT for a fighter affiliation exercise with an alternative of a one hour cross country navigation exercise, should the weather have been deemed suitable. About 90 minutes into the flight with the sun almost set (sun-set was 16:03) the aircraft descended through low cloud and snow showers and flew into the eastern side of the Roaches a few miles from the Staffordshire town of Leek and was completely destroyed by fire. The wreckage was found six days later and all 7 crew members were killed.
Crew (467th Squadron):
F/O Walter Vernon Wilfred Allamby, pilot,
Sgt Norman Lees, flight engineer,
F/Lt Jack Ivan Pritchard, navigator,
F/Lt Geoffrey James Dunbar, blomb aimer,
F/Sgt Richard Emonson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Thomas Edward Harold Wright, air gunner,
F/Sgt Cleveland Charles Watson, air gunner.
Source & photos:
http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/pages/peakdistrict/peakdistrictnf908.htm

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I near Leek: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Short S.29 Stirling

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Registration:

N6075

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Training

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Mountains

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Oakington - Oakington

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington on a cross country exercise. While cruising over the region of Biddulph, the captain reduced his altitude to show the house of Mr. Dolphin to the other members of the crew. Shortly later, the aircraft went through a cloudy area and impacted the slope of the Merrytown Low, near Leek. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Roderick Urquhart Morrison, pilot,
F/Sgt John Richard Griffin, observer,
F/Sgt James Frederick Hirst, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt Thorstein Enevold Helgesen, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt Leo Joseph Regimbal, air gunner,
F/Sgt John Ellis Williams, flight engineer,
F/Sgt William Anthony George Atkins, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Edgar Dolphin.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80A Puss Moth near Leek: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1934

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth

Operator:

Geoffrey H. Turner

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G-AAZN

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Private

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Plain, Valley

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Heston – Barton

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2043

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1930

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While flying at low altitude in foggy conditions, the aircraft hit the ground and crashed in a wheat field located in Rough Stone Farm, between the villages of Bradnop and Ipstones, Staffordshire. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.