Crash of an Avro 652 Anson C.12 in RAF White Waltham

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PH668
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
White Waltham - White Waltham
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training flight during which he should perform a low pass with one engine inoperative. On final approach, while at an altitude of 500 feet with the right engine out, the crew realized he could not reach the runway in such conditions. So the captain decided to make an emergency landing in a field but on ground, as the aircraft was unable to stop rapidly, he raised the undercarriage and the aircraft came to halt in flames. While both crew members were able to vacate the cabin quickly and were unhurt, the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII in Lod

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1948
Registration:
G-AJPJ
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
White Waltham – Lod
MSN:
1336
YOM:
1945
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Lod Airport, the aircraft stalled and crashed short of runway. All three crew members were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It appears that two engines were inoperative at the time of the accident, maybe following fuel starvation ? Israel authorities reported that the aircraft was on a delivery flight from the UK and that nor the crew nor the operator received any permission to land in Israel.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth in Eaton Bray

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1947
Registration:
G-ABYP
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
White Waltham – Eaton Bray
MSN:
2233
YOM:
1932
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Eaton Bray aerodrome, the single engine aircraft stalled and crashed in flames. Both occupants, among them the pilot and owner Joan Nayler, were quickly rescued and uninjured. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Source & photos: http://www.onthewire.co.uk/bray4.htm

Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth in Deepcut

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
AV975
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Husbands Bosworth - White Waltham
MSN:
7013
YOM:
1934
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was en route from RAF Husbands Bosworth to White Waltham when the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls. Over Deepcut, south of Camberley, the airplane developed engine problems, lost altitude and crashed onto a building, bursting into flames. All three occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
Loss of engine power while flying in snow falls.

Ground accident of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth at RAF White Waltham

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
DP854
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Shawbury - White Waltham
MSN:
2166
YOM:
1931
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed RAF Shawbury on a training flight to RAF White Waltham, carrying one instructor and two pilots under training. While taxiing at RAF White Waltham, the airplane collided with a parked lorry and came to rest. All three occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth at RAF Dumfries

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
ES918
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Prestwick – White Waltham
MSN:
2156
YOM:
1931
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Prestwick to White Waltham, the crew encountered technical problems with the brakes and decided to divert to RAF Dumfries. The aircraft crashed upon landing and was damaged beyond repair. Both crew members were uninjured.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor at RAF White Waltham

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-AGAY
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2894
YOM:
1938
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane, originally owned and operated by DDL, was seized by the British Army on 9 April 1940 and re-registered G-AGAY. It was supposed to be registered DX117 but this registration was attributed to a Bristol 152 Beaufort. It crashed for unknown reasons while landing at RAF White Waltham and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly in Brooklands

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
AV993
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Brooklands - White Waltham
MSN:
7519
YOM:
1936
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed upon takeoff from Brooklands Airport while on a ferry flight to RAF White Waltham. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth in South Marston

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
AX870
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
White Waltham - South Marston
MSN:
2045
YOM:
1930
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing at South Marston Airfield, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and collided with a parked tar-sprayer vehicle. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

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

Date & Time: May 10, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
BK867
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
White Waltham - Aston Down
MSN:
7200
YOM:
1935
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was on a delivery flight from RAF White Waltham to RAF Aston Down when it crashed upon landing. All three crew members escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.