Saxilby | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The crew was engaged in a local training flight at RAF Wigsley. Following several circuits and touch and go maneuvers, the airplane took off again at 1458LT. While climbing, the left engine failed and caught fire. The pilot made an emergency landing in an open field located in Saxilby. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all seven crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Jack Russell, pilot,
Sgt Jack Lazenby, flight engineer,
Sgt Richard Wright, navigator,
Sgt Nick Golden, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Dow, wireless operator,
Sgt Wally Bark, air gunner,
Sgt Ron Marston, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Failure of the left engine.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Saxilby: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1942 at 2359 LT

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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P2120

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Upwood - Upwood

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The airplane departed RAF Upwood on a navigation sortie. While cruising at an altitude of 10,000 feet in clouds, the pilot lost control of the airplane that entered a dive. During the descent, a crew member was able to bail out before the airplane crashed in an open field. Three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William Henry Parr, pilot, †
F/Sgt David Charles Macnab, observer, †
F/Sgt Kenneth Gilbert McKee, wireless operator, †
W/O N. D. Mullins, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Loss of control in flight.