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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II at RAF Wyton

Date & Time: May 5, 1943 at 0430 LT
Operator:
Registration:
JB897
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Gransden Lodge - Gransden Lodge
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Gransden Lodge at 2143LT on April 4 on an operation to Dortmund. While returning to base the following night, the airplane ran out of fuel and while trying to land in misty weather conditions, it collided with trees and crash landed in a field near the airbase. All seven crew members were rescued, among them four were slightly injured.
Crew:
F/O W. Weiser, pilot,
Sgt T. Geary,
F/O G. B. Ellwood,
P/O R. E. Baker,
Sgt F. D. Mayou,
F/Sgt L. Colburn,
F/O H. C. Banks, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II at RAF Graveley

Date & Time: May 5, 1943 at 0315 LT
Operator:
Registration:
JB957
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Gransden Lodge - Gransden Lodge
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Gransden Lodge at 2149LT on April 4 on an operation to Dortmund. After being badly shot about by the German Flak, the crew returned to base but diverted to RAF Graveley where the airplane crash landed and was destroyed. All seven crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
P/O J. C. Harty, pilot,
Sgt W. N. Tatham, flight engineer,
F/Sgt B. L. Miller,
Sgt J. E. Patterson,
F/Sgt R. A. Carney,
Sgt N. H. A. Taylor,
Sgt F. E. MacKay, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Badly shot about by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II at RAF Graveley: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 5, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
DT489
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Graveley - Graveley
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Graveley at 2207LT on April 4 on an operation to Dortmund. While returning to base the following night, it crashed on approach to base and was destroyed. Six crew members were killed and an air gunner was seriously injured.
Crew:
P/O Joseph Albert George Cobb, pilot, †
Sgt Frederick Ronald Beech, flight engineer, †
F/O Samuel Albert Coles, navigator, †
Sgt Stanton Eric Arthur Russell, air bomber, †
Sgt John Desmond Collinge, wireless operator, †
Sgt Charles Harold Fisher, air gunner, †
Sgt James Howden Robertson, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II at RAF Graveley

Date & Time: Feb 4, 1943 at 0127 LT
Operator:
Registration:
W7923
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Graveley - Graveley
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Graveley at 1847LT on February 3 on an operation to Hamburg. It was hit by the German Flak which damaged the undercarriage mechanism. On return to base, the airplane crash landed wheels retracted. All seven crew members escaped uninjured while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
F/O J. C. Thomas, pilot,
Sgt D. C. Young,
P/O G. H. F. Carter,
Sgt R. Martin,
Sgt E. R. R. Terraine,
Sgt J. H. Barry,
P/O J. W. Freeman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Badly shot about by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I at RAF Warboys

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1943 at 0617 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W4853
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 0055LT on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base in the morning, it crashed upon landing and was destroyed by a post crash fire. All seven crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
W/O H. F. M. Taylor, pilot,
Sgt R. C. Drinkwater,
Sgt J. R. Hood,
Sgt B. H. Gooding,
F/Sgt J. McCrum,
F/Sgt H. W. Hawksley,
Sgt W. O. Woolnough, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Warboys

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1943 at 1659 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9333
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Upwood - Warboys
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Upwood on a training flight to RAF Warboys. On approach, the pilot encountered limited visibility due to fog. On final, the airplane impacted the ground and crashed in an open field, coming to rest upside down. Both crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt R. M. Leeming, pilot +1.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III at RAF Warboys

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942 at 0125 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X3822
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 2000LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. It was badly shot about during the course by three German fighters. The crew was able to return to England but the airplane crashed upon landing at base and was destroyed by a post crash fire. All five crew members escaped with minor injuries.
Crew:
Sgt G. A. Proudfoot,
Sgt B. Couchman,
P/O R. F. Tinkler,
Sgt A. F. Duke,
Sgt W. S. G. Belton.
Probable cause:
Badly shot about by German fighters.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Ramsey St Mary's

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1942 at 1900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z6352
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Upwood - Upwood
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Upwood on a cross country training flight. The airplane crash landed for unknown reasons in Ramsey St Mary's and was wrecked. Two crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt T. Mair, pilot,
Sgt J. P. Robinson, observer,
Sgt J. Lawson, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I at RAF Wyton

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1942 at 0445 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W7504
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 2230LT on July 26 on an operation to Hamburg. It was damaged by the German Flak and on return to base, it overshot the runway and crashed. All eight occupants evacuated safely. At the time of the accident, the visibility was very poor.
Crew:
P/O E. C. Patterson,
P/O J. F. Brown,
Sgt Oswin,
F/Sgt Gilson,
F/Sgt Lawrence,
Sgt Payne,
Sgt Hawthorne,
P/O Williams.
Probable cause:
Damaged by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Wyton

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1942 at 2000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V6238
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Warboys - Wyton
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane landed heavily on one wheel at RAF Wyton. The pilot attempted to go around when the port engine cut and the Blenheim crash landed. The pilot was injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur Harvey Rew, pilot.