White Waltham | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

After touchdown at RAF Wroughton, the single engine aircraft went out of control and came to rest upside down. Both crew members were slightly injured and the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near White Waltham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

V6263

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Liverpool - Lyneham

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The pilot departed Liverpool-Speke Airport on a flight to RAF Lyneham. En route, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near RAF White Waltham. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Crew:
F/O Robert Serge Loewenstein, pilot.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth in Beaconsfield

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1941

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth

Operator:

Registration:

DP850

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Schedule:

Broxbourne - White Waltham

MSN:

2185

YOM:

1931

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The pilot was completing a delivery flight from Broxbourne to RAF White Waltham. The engine failed in flight, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was uninjured.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

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

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1941

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth

Operator:

Registration:

BK846

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

White Waltham - Hawarden

MSN:

2073

YOM:

1930

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Upon landing, a landing gear collapsed. Both crewmen were unhurt and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Undercarriage collapsed on landing.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF West Raynham

Date & Time: Jan 3, 1941 at 1215 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

L1100

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

West Raynham - White Waltham

MSN:

8383

YOM:

1938

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The pilot departed RAF West Raynham on a ferry flight to White Waltham. Upon takeoff, the airplane stalled and crashed onto a hangar and was destroyed. The pilot was seriously injured.
Crew.
Cpt Carill Stanley Napier, pilot.

Probable cause:

The airplane could not get sufficient height and speed upon takeoff because the pilot took a too short run. This was aggravated by a loss of engine power because the throttles creeping back as friction adjusting nut had not been tightened up.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.5A Courier in Shenfield

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.5 Courier

Operator:

Registration:

X9345

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Shenfield - White Waltham

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1934

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The airplane swung on takeoff and collided with a car. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was later considered as damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9A in White Waltham: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1927

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.9

Operator:

Registration:

G-EBLH

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Stag Lane – White Waltham

MSN:

181

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The pilot, sole on board, departed Stag Lane on a training flight to White Waltham. On approach, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot F/O William Alan Foot was killed.