Swanton Morley AFB

Landing (descent or approach)

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T1887

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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The airplane was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Swanton Morley when it crash landed due to hydraulic failure near the airfield. There were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
Sgt C. C. A. Fuchs, pilot.

Probable cause:

Hydraulic failure.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Swanton Morley

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1941 at 0200 LT

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AD934

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1830LT on October 22 on an operation to Mannheim. While returning to base the following night, the crew diverted to RAF Swanton Morley where the airplane crashed on approach. All four crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt J. Mowatt,
Sgt S. Brown,
Sgt T. R. Riddell,
Sgt G. Rex.

Probable cause:

A thick coating of ice on the pilot's windscreen was a contributory factor.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Swanton Morley

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1941

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L1342

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Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley

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8625

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1938

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The crew was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Swanton Morley when the airplane collided with a second Bristol Blenheim registered P6954 and carrying a crew of three. Both airplanes crashed in the vicinity of the airbase and were destroyed. Both crew were injured while two crew members were killed and a third was injured in the second airplane.
Crew:
F/Lt P. R. Barr,
F/Sgt Bennett.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Swanton Morley: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1941

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P6954

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Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley

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9464

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1940

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The crew was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Swanton Morley when the airplane collided with a second Bristol Blenheim registered L1342 and carrying a crew of two. Both airplanes crashed in the vicinity of the airbase and were destroyed. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured. On the second airplane, both crew were injured.
Crew:
P/O Michael Forster, pilot, †
F/Sgt Eric Ernest Sturgeon, observer, †
F/Sgt J. Rennie.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Swanton Morley

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1941 at 1450 LT

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Z7371

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Takeoff (climb)

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Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley

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The pilot was completing a local solo training flight at RAF Swanton Morley. Almost immediately after takeoff, the airplane went out of control and crashed. The pilot escaped uninjured.
Crew.
Sgt W. V. Hinds.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off The Hague: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1941

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V6039

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley at 1122LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea, about 12 km northwest off The Hague. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald West Taylor, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Frederick George Withrington, observer,
Sgt Selwyn Sparkes, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Scheveningen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1941

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Z7439

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley at 1122LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Scheveningen. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Victor Gordon Farrow, pilot,
Sgt Edwin Cyril Saunders, observer,
F/Sgt Oswald Harry Robinson, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Scheveningen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1941 at 1300 LT

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V5502

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley at 1127LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Scheveningen. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Anthony Aloysius McDonald Scott, pilot,
Sgt Ronald George James Dewin, observer,
F/Sgt Patrick Conlon, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1941

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Z7486

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