Zone
Hampshire

Crash of a Scottish Twin Pioneer CC.1 in Winchfield

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1960
Type of aircraft:
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer
Operator:
Registration:
XL557
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Odiham - Odiham
Location:
Winchfield
Hampshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight at RAF Odiham. The approach was completed in strong winds and with a relative low speed. On final, the left wing stalled and struck the ground. The airplane nosed down, struck the ground and crashed in a field located about 2,5 miles short of runway. All three crew members were unhurt while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Vickers 658 Viking Mk.1 at RAF Odiham: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Vickers Viking
Operator:
Registration:
VL266
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Odiham - Odiham
MSN:
171
YOM:
1948
Location:
Odiham AFB
Hampshire
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 mission at RAF Odiham, Hampshire. While flying in the vicinity of the airbase with one engine voluntarily inoperative, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field. Both crew members were killed, among them a RAAF Officer.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth at RAF Odiham

Date & Time: Dec 1, 1941
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Operator:
Registration:
AW117
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Castle Bromwich - Odiham
MSN:
7070
YOM:
1935
Location:
Odiham AFB
Hampshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Castle Bromwich on a transit flight to RAF Odiham. On approach, it went out of control and crashed short of runway. All three occupants were injured.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF near RAF Odiham

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1111
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hornchurch - Hornchurch
MSN:
8394
YOM:
1938
Location:
Odiham AFB
Hampshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hornchurch on a night patrol mission. En route, the radio failed and as the airplane ran out of fuel, the crew abandoned the aircraft that crashed near RAF Odiham. All three crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
F/O H. B. L. Hough +2.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Nonancourt: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1940 at 0630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3817
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Odiham - Odiham
Location:
Nonancourt
Eure
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed for unknown reasons in Nonancourt, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O Clive Robinson Wylie, pilot,
Sgt James W. Harris, observer,
Sgt Thomas Arthur Thomas, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Bayeux: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3818
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Odiham - Odiham
Location:
Bayeux
Calvados
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Odiham on a reconnaissance mission over Northern France. It was shot down over Bayeux by enemy fire and crashed. A crew was killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Benjamin Everton-Jones, pilot,
Sgt George William Taplin, observer,
Sgt F. V. W. Thake, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Odiham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L4836
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Odiham - Odiham
MSN:
8851
YOM:
1939
Location:
Odiham AFB
Hampshire
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 was completing a local solo training flight at RAF Odiham when an engine failed in flight. The aircraft crashed in a field near the airbase and was destroyed. The pilot Peter Francis Gordon Jameson was killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.
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