Crash of a Boeing B-29A-70-BN Washington B.1 near Amiens

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1951
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
FW555
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
MSN:
11721
YOM:
1944
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to his base in RAF Waddington following a NATO exercise to test western defenses at the East/West German border. En route, the engine number three failed and shortly later, the propeller blades were sheared off and hit the engine number four. The crew started an emergency descent of 20,000 feet and decided to divert to Amiens-Glisy Airfield for an emergency landing. Eventually, the airplane crash landed in a field located near Amiens. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair while all eight crew members were unhurt.
Crew (57th Squadron):
Cpt Gus Walker, pilot,
F/Lt Conley, copilot,
F/Sgt Martin, navigator,
Sgt Holt,
Sgt Pringle,
F/Lt Ford,
F/Lt Allison,
F/Lt Stan.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of an Avro 694 Lincoln B.2 near RAF Waddington: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
RF471
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from RAF Waddington, while in initial climb, the four engine aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field located 4 miles northwest of the airbase. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all seven crew members of the 61st Squadron were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. However, the assumption that the pilot in command suffered a loss of situational awareness or suffered an optical illusion was not ruled out.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Mt Roaches: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 3, 1945 at 1603 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NF908
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1430LT for a fighter affiliation exercise with an alternative of a one hour cross country navigation exercise, should the weather have been deemed suitable. About 90 minutes into the flight with the sun almost set (sun-set was 16:03) the aircraft descended through low cloud and snow showers and flew into the eastern side of the Roaches a few miles from the Staffordshire town of Leek and was completely destroyed by fire. The wreckage was found six days later and all 7 crew members were killed.
Crew (467th Squadron):
F/O Walter Vernon Wilfred Allamby, pilot,
Sgt Norman Lees, flight engineer,
F/Lt Jack Ivan Pritchard, navigator,
F/Lt Geoffrey James Dunbar, blomb aimer,
F/Sgt Richard Emonson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Thomas Edward Harold Wright, air gunner,
F/Sgt Cleveland Charles Watson, air gunner.
Source & photos:
http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/pages/peakdistrict/peakdistrictnf908.htm

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Lage Zwaluwe: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
LM223
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The aircraft left RAF Waddington at 1907LT on a bombing mission to Dortmund. While flying over The Netherlands, the bomber went out of control and crashed in a prairie in Lage Zwaluwe, north of Breda. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (463rd Squadron):
F/O Sydney John Staples, pilot,
Sgt A. Ledger,
F/O Cyril McCall,
W/O John Buxton Stinson,
F/S Norman George Hurst,
F/S Lawrence Arthur Davis,
Sgt Walter George McDonald Geikie.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Nieuwolda: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
LL892
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew left RAF Waddington in the evening on a bombing mission to Braunschweig. While overflying The Netherlands by night, the crew encountered unknown problems and the captain reduced his altitude in attempting an emergency landing. While flying at low height and while in flames, the bomber eventually went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion in a field located in Nieuwolda, east of Groningen. All seven crew members were killed and the aircraft was totally destroyed on impact.
Crew (463rd Squadron):
P/O Charles Schomberg, pilot,
F/L Hubert Petts, navigator,
F/P Leonard Calderwood, mid up gunner,
F/S James Harden, bomb aimer,
F/S Donald McDonald, tail gunner,
F/S Wilfred Millar, wireless operator,
Sgt Harry Steels, engineer.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in RAF Waddingto

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7540
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reason, the landing procedure was wrong. After touchdown, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining runway, overrun and came to rest. While all occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was wrecked.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in RAF Waddington

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7574
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from RAF Waddington, while in initial climb, the aircraft stalled and crashed onto a building located near the runway end. While the aircraft was destroyed, all seven crew members were injured.
Crew (467th Squadron):
Sgt C. C. Schomberg,
Sgt H. Steele,
F/Sgt L. R. Seton,
Sgt C. Gifford,
F/Sgt B. W. Fitzgerald,
Sgt H. A. Brown,
P/O L. J. Calderwood.
Probable cause:
Loss of control shortly after rotation caused by an engine failure.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Linde: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1943 at 0237 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W4838
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2240LT on May 29 on an operation to Wuppertal. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Linde. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O David William Erickson, pilot, †
Sgt John Grant, flight engineer,
Sgt Leonard Davies, navigator,
Sgt Cecil Rees, bomb aimer,
Sgt George Edward Chadfield, wireless operator, †
Sgt Edward Alec Thompson, air gunner, †
Sgt Robert Albert Francis Woods, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Castenray: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1943 at 0144 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
EE123
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2247LT on May 29 on an operation to Wuppertal. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Castenray. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Peter Grattan Holt, pilot, †
Sgt Ivor Tucker, flight engineer, †
Sgt Donald McColl, observer, †
Sgt David Eric Douglas Kimpton, navigator,
Sgt Walter Young, wireless operator, †
Sgt Raymond Tarlton Stoddart, air gunner, †
Sgt Harry Robinson, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III off Terschelling: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1943 at 0214 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ED723
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2241LT on May 23 on an operation to Dortmund. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down a the German fighter and crashed into the Waddenzee some 10 km off Terschelling. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James Leonard Drysdale, pilot,
Sgt John Finsterbush Lester, flight engineer,
F/O William Allan Marsden, navigator,
F/Sgt Horace William Enoch Hyett, bomb aimer,
Sgt Samuel Jones, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Sidney Bushill, air gunner,
P/O Francis Aloysius Doherty, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.