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The aircraft was performing an ambulance flight with one patient, two accompanists and a crew of two. After touchdown, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and hit a ditch before coming to rest on its nose. All five occupants were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The four engine aircraft left Frankfurt-Main Airport at 1312LT Bound for RAF Burtonwood. Following an uneventful flight, the crew started the descent from the north and went through thick clouds when the airplane hit the slope of the Stake House Fell Hill located near Garstang, about 55 km north of RAF Burtonwood. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed.

On final approach to Glasgow-Renfrew Airport, while completing an ambulance flight from Benbecula, the aircraft crashed on a golf course. All four occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew had taken off from RAF Lindholme near Doncaster during the night of the 20th December for a Night Familiarization exercise, this was to have been largely local flying. At just after midnight on the 21st the aircraft was heard flying east over Tintwistle in low cloud, followed by the sound of it crashing. The aircraft burst into flames and was more or less gutted by fire. One of the crewmen had survived the crash and was found alive by the first local residents to reach the crash site but he died shortly afterwards. The recorded details of the crash are very brief but they state that the aircraft was meant to remain in the area around Lindholme but had strayed too far towards the west without the pilot becoming aware. He had begun his let down procedure when the aircraft flew into the hill.
Crew (230th OCU):
F/Sgt Jack Sherwood Thompson, pilot,
F/Lt Peter Maurice Maskell, navigator,
F/Sgt Robert Smith, signaller,
F/Sgt Vincent Graham, flight engineer,
Sgt William Allen Love, signaller,
F/Lt Thomas Iowerth Johnson, instructor,
F/Sgt David William Henry Harris, instructor.
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The aircraft was ferried to RAF Tarrant Rushton for maintenance. While descending from the northeast, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. In low visibility, the pilot started the approach when the four engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in flames on a hilly terrain located in Conholt, about 38 miles northeast of RAF Tarrant Rushton. A crew member was seriously injured while seven other occupants were killed. It was determined that the aircraft was off course at the time of the accident.

An undercarriage failed upon landing at RAF Heathfield. The aircraft slid for several yards before coming to rest. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

On approach to Douglas-Ronaldsway Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and was unable to land. In thick fog, the pilot made several attempts to land, without success. As the weather conditions were better in Liverpool, he decided to divert. While descending to Speke Airport, both engines stopped simultaneously. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing but the aircraft crashed into the Mersey, about 3 miles north of the airport. A passenger was rescued while eight other occupants were killed. The aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew:
John Higgins, pilot,
Noel Clucas, radio operator.

Crashed on approach for unknown reason 5,5 miles from the airfield. There were no casualties.

The aircraft left RAF Scampton in the morning with two other similar aircraft. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and the visibility was reduced. In such conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Bleaklow Stones (633 meters high) located 4 miles northeast of Glossop, in the Peak District National Park. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 13 occupants were killed. On board was a sack containing the sum of £ 7,000 dedicated for the payroll of the RAF Scampton personal. The bag was found intact among the debris.

Went out of control and came to rest while taxiing for takeoff at Newtownards. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.