Mount Farm AFB | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

En route from RAF Mount Farm to RAF Sawbridgeworth, the airplane crashed for unknown reasons in West Woodhay. The pilot, sole on board, was injured.
Crew:
P/O Frederick Edward James, pilot.

Crash of a Vickers 290 Wellington I in RAF Mount Farm: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 18, 1942 at 1325 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 290 Wellington I

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Registration:

L4265

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Mount Farm - Mount Farm

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Two pilots and one instructor were performing a local training exercise on behalf of the 15 Army Training School. After liftoff, the airplane encountered difficulties to gain height, hit the tail of a parked Lockheed Hudson, stalled and crashed near the runway end, bursting into flames. Both pilots were killed and the gunner was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Harvey Riedy, pilot, †
F/Sgt Charles Gordon Wiley, pilot, †
Sgt W. J. D. Carter, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Poor judgment on part of the crew who was not sufficiently trained and experienced, causing the loss of control of the aircraft just after liftoff.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Barville: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Registration:

R1783

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Mount Farm at 1905LT on Operation 'Nickel' consisting of leaflets dropping. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Barville, 18 km east of Lisieux. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Albert Edward Rathbone Beverley, pilot,
Sgt Wallace Howell Box, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Alexander Rutherford, observer,
F/Sgt William Scott Barclay, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald Archibald Cameron, wireless operator,
Sgt William Michael McGarry, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Évreux: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Registration:

R1275

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The airplane departed RAF Mount Farm at 1910LT on Operation 'Nickel' consisting of leaflets dropping. It crashed in unknown circumstances near Évreux. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Charles Spragge, pilot, †
Sgt Courtenay Leatham Humphrys, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Ashton Tredenick, observer, †
Sgt Thomas John Snell, wireless operator, †
Sgt Peter Beresford Tomes, wireless operator, †
Sgt Edward James Waldron, air gunner. †

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Mount Farm

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

Operator:

Registration:

L7816

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Mount Farm - Mount Farm

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On approach to RAF Mount Farm, while on a local training flight, the airplane stalled and crashed in a field. All four crew members from 15th OTU were uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.