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Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Empingham

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1942 at 2350 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1459
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
Empingham
Rutland
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham at 2347LT on an operation to Bremen. Three minutes later, while climbing, it crashed in Empingham, northeast of the airfield. All five crew members escaped unhurt.
Crew:
P/O J. L. Munro,
P/O F. G. Rumbles,
Sgt K. W. Knight,
Sgt P. E. Pigeon,
Sgt E. S. Speight.
Probable cause:
The accident was attributed to a lack of power, thus preventing the Wellington from climbing.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Empingham

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1942 at 1325 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD832
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Empingham
Rutland
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training mission when he was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The airplane crash landed near Empingham and was destroyed. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt H. Thorpe,
AC1 F. Hayton,
P/O R. P. Worthy.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Empingham: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1941 at 0600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE121
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
Empingham
Rutland
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham in the evening of September 11 on an operation to Rostock. While returning to base the following morning, it crash landed at 0600LT in near Isolation Camp, Empingham. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Neville Hamilton Pager, pilot, †
Sgt John Leonard Frederick Longmore, observer, †
Sgt Bailey,
Sgt Bowskill.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Empingham: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1941 at 2055 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE304
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
Empingham
Rutland
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham at 2052LT on a mine laying operation. Three minutes after takeoff, it suffered a double engine failure and crashed in Empingham, north of the airbase. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Reginald John Roake, pilot,
Sgt Bernard Hemmings, observer,
Sgt Eric Horton, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Eric Taft, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure after takeoff.
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