Zone
Hampshire

Crash of a Douglas DB-7 Boston I in Crowborough: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
BB912
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middle Wallop - Middle Wallop
Location:
Crowborough
East Sussex
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 departed RAF Middle Wallop on a navigation training exercise. While flying at low height, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field in Crowborough. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Harry Wilson, pilot,
F/Sgt James Terrence Blackwell, wireless operator.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7 Boston II in Shavington: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 21, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
AX915
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middle Wallop - Middle Wallop
Location:
Shavington
Cheshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Middle Wallop on a solo training sortie. The airplane collided with the cable of a barrage balloon and crashed in Shavington. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
P/O Reginald Claude Hyett, pilot.
Probable cause:
Collision with the cable of a barrage balloon.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF in Stockbridge: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1940 at 2130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8369
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Middle Wallop - Middle Wallop
Location:
Stockbridge
Hampshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middle Wallop at 2045LT on a night interception patrol mission. Few minutes later, the crew reported engine problems and elected to return. On approach to RAF Middle Wallop, with landing gear and flaps down, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a field located near Stockbridge, about six km southeast of the airfield. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Eric Orgias, pilot,
AC2 Reginald Irving Payne, radio operator,
Sgt Laurence Robert Karasek, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine problems.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF in Witheridge: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L6782
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middle Wallop - Middle Wallop
Location:
Witheridge
Devonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middle Wallop on a routine navigational exercice. While cruising at night, it crashed in unknown circumstances in a field located near Witheridge. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Cyril Haigh, pilot,
LAC Albert Lawrence Austin, observer,
Sgt John Gordon Bewley Fletcher, wireless operator and air gunner.
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