Talbenny AFB

The crew was performing a local training flight at RAF Talbenny. The approach was completed with the port engine unserviceable. The pilot overshot and initiated a turn to the left, probably for a second approach to land, when the airplane entered a dive from a height of 100 feet and crashed 1,5 km from the airbase. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Harold Empsall Tyas, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Fred Jesse Oliver, navigator,
F/Sgt Montagu Norminton Williams, radio operator,
F/Sgt Gordon John Rankmore, air gunner.

The crew departed RAF Talbenny on a cross country navigation exercise. While flying over Carmathenshire, both engines failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in an field and came to rest, bursting into flames. All six crew members escaped unhurt while the airplane was destroyed by fire.
Crew:
F/O Radina, pilot,
F/Sgt Sapak, flight engineer,
P/O Hairauek, wireless operator,
Sgt Hartis, navigator,
Sgt Halada, air gunner,
F/Sgt Pukbucik, air gunner.

The airplane departed Casablanca on a flight to RAF Talbenny with an intermediate stop at RAF Gibraltar-North Front. While descending to the destination airport, the engine n°4 caught fire. The fire was intense, causing the engine to detach and to fall into the sea. Shortly later, the engine n°3 failed. On final approach, control was lost and the airplane crashed on a hill located near the airbase. A crew member and 10 passengers were killed while 8 other occupants were injured. The airplane was destroyed.
Crew:
F/O Kenneth Charles Robert Maskell, copilot +3
Passengers:
Br Vivian Dykes,
Br Guy Milton Stewart.

The airplane departed RAF Talbenny on an anti-submarine patrol mission. After liftoff, while in initial climb, the airplane stalled and crashed in a field located 400 metres past the runway end, bursting into flames. All six crew members escaped unhurt while the airplane was destroyed by fire.
Crew.
F/Lt B. Liska, pilot,
Sgt J. Hadravek, copilot,
P/O Kubin, navigator,
P/O Urizl, wireless operator,
Sgt Veverka, air gunner,
Sgt Jedlicka, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Talbenny on a flight to RAF Northolt. On board were six crew members and nine passengers, all of them Czech nationals who were flying to London to celebrate the Czech National Day. On final approach to RAF Northolt, at a height of about 400-600 feet, the pilot initiated a steep turn to the left when the airplane stalled and crashed near the Ruislip Station, less than 2 km short of runway. The airplane crashed onto several houses and exploded on impact. All 15 occupants as well as six people on the ground, including four children, were killed.
Crew (311st Squadron):
P/O František Bulis,
F/Sgt John Bláha,
F/Lt Václav Haňka,
P/O Bedřich Gissübel,
F/Sgt František Doležal,
P/O Jebáček.

Passengers:
F/Sgt František Stoklásek,
Sgt František Paclík,
Sgt Bill Götzlinger,
Sgt Josef Čech,
F/Lt Václav Smart,
F/Sgt Josef Švec,
P/O Anthony Bunzl,
Sgt Vladimir Rájecki,
P/O Georges Strauss-Leemans.

Civilian casualties:
Phylis Street,
Molly Street,
Beryl Street,
Lily Reay,
Ruth Reay,
Marion Reay.

The airplane departed RAF Talbenny on an antisubmarine operation in the Celtic Sea. It was shot down by German fighters and was ditched into the sea some 20 km off Land's End. A crew was killed and five others were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt P. Friedlander, †
S/L J. Sejbl,
Sgt J. P. Stern,
F/Sgt B. Kubalik,
F/O K. Slama,
Sgt J. Bayer.

The crew was returning to base (RAF Wigsley) while performing a training exercise. Just after liftoff from RAF Talbenny, while in initial climb, the airplane stalled and crashed near the runway end. All seven crew members were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Sgt H. A. Phillips, pilot, +6.