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

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N3660
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 crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Warboys. For unknown reasons, the airplane crashed on approach and was destroyed. A crew was injured.
Crew:
W/Cdr P. B. B. Ogilvie, pilot,
Sgt A. E. R. Bowler +5.

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

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1941 at 0410 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N6042
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2214LT on August 14 on an operation to Magdeburg. While returning to base the following morning, it diverted to RAF Graveley where it ran into an unmarked obstruction and came to rest. There were no casualties but the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O W. N. Crebbin,
Sgt W. R. Butterfield,
Sgt R. Ferguson,
Sgt R. W. Cotton,
Sgt J. McCarley,
Sgt T. J. Ryder,
F/S J. Lowe.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Ramsey St Mary's: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N6043
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury in the evening of August 14 on an operation to Hanover. After takeoff, the port inner engine lost power and the pilot was unable to maintain a safe altitude. The airplane crashed just north of Ramsey St Mary's. A wireless operator was killed and six other crew members were rescued.
Crew:
S/L J. Foulsham, pilot,
Sgt William Alford Conn, wireless operator, †
Sgt A. H. Hayes,
Sgt R. N. Chancelor,
Sgt E. J. Griffiths,
Sgt P. G. Osman,
Sgt D. F. Ferguson.
Probable cause:
Loss of engine power after takeoff.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near Wistow

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941 at 0110 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N4997
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Upwood - Upwood
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a night training exercise out from RAF Upwood. While returning to base, the pilot was unable to localize the flare path. As the airplane ran out of fuel, he attempted an emergency landing in a pasture located between the villages of Wistow and Bury. The airplane crash landed and was damaged beyond repair while all six occupants were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt A. W. Dorney,
Sgt R. T. Bartlett,
Sgt P. Jacobs,
F/Sgt L. Milletts,
P/O S. Philips,
Sgt W. Fletcher.

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

Date & Time: Jul 11, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N3661
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton on an operation to Lille. While returning to base, the undercarriage collapsed upon landing and the airplane was damaged beyond repair. All seven crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
P/O D. F. Lagatte,
Sgt J. D. Jeffrey,
Sgt R. B. Strachan,
Sgt G. K. Henson,
Sgt F. Smith,
Sgt H. G. Dickson,
Sgt V. N. Taylor.
Probable cause:
Failure of the undercarriage upon landing.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Wyton

Date & Time: May 24, 1941 at 1310 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z5948
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While completing a local training flight, the pilot mistakenly landed downwind, causing the airplane to overshoot and to crash past the runway end. A crew was injured and two others were unhurt.
Crew:
P/O G. F. Lowes,
P/O P. B. Ashby,
P/O G. H. Seeley.
Probable cause:
Crew error.

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

Date & Time: May 21, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N3644
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taxiing at RAF Wyton, the airplane suffered an undercarriage failure and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.
Crew:
F/L E. V. Best +4.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near RAF Warboys: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941 at 2110 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N3591
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Upwood - Upwood
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Upwood on a night training exercise. En route, control was lost and the airplane crashed near RAF Warboys. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Bertram Charles Rowland, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Douglas Graham, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the accident was the consequence of an engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Wyton

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2718
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a local training sortie at RAF Wyton. During takeoff, it failed to clear lighting cables on the airfield boundary and crashed. Two crew members were seriously injured.
Crew:
S/L R. G. C. Arnold,
P/O B. H. Tweedale,
Sgt H. Smith,
Sgt J. T. Darby,
Sgt J. T. Peters.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Keyston

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1940 at 1500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L4898
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Upwood - Upwood
MSN:
8913
YOM:
1939
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 exercise. En route, the airplane collided with a bird who came through the windscreen and injured the pilot. The crew made an emergency landing in a field and the airplane was damaged beyond repair. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt F. H. Miller,
Sgt J. E. Auten-Johnston.
Probable cause:
In-flight collision with a bird.