Wymeswold AFB | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

Enroute, an engine failed and the crew was unable to feather the propeller. Due to strong drag, the captain could not maintain a safe height so he decided to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a field located 2 miles southeast of RAF Wymeswold. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 Dakota IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-3

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KJ931

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Flight

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Training

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Wymeswold - Wymeswold

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26102/14657

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1944

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The crew departed RAF Wymeswold for a routine training mission. It is believed that the airplane crashed somewhere into the North Sea as no trace of it nor the crew was found.
Crew (108th OTU):
F/Sgt Walter William Pinfold, pilot,
Sgt William Dean, navigator,
Sgt James Lindsay Cameron, wireless operator.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Breskens: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1943 at 0126 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Z1109

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Wymeswold to drop leaflets. At night, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Breskens. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Charles Carr Atkin, pilot, †
Sgt Clinton Gunning, observer,
Sgt Gerald Stanley Loveday, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Holden Roskell, air gunner,
Sgt Joseph Anthony Molloy, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Birchen Bank Moss: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1943 at 0145 LT

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R1011

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The airplane departed RAF Wymeswold at 1919LT on January 29. While cruising at night in limited visibility due to marginal weather conditions, the airplane crashed in a pasture located in Birchen Bank Moss. Three crew members were killed while two others were injured.
Crew (28th OTU):
F/O Anthony Winter Lane, pilot, †
P/O Charles Douglas Brown, bomb aimer, †
P/O Charles Leslie Grisdale, navigator,
Sgt Raymond Gerard Rouse, air gunner, †
Sgt Miller, wireless operator and air gunner.