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Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in RAF Limavady

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7064
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On touchdown at RAF Limavady, an undercarriage collapsed. The aircraft slid on runway before coming to rest. All five crew members were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Undercarriage collapsed on landing.

Crash of a Vickers 429 Wellington VIII into the Lough Foyle: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 2, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
HX467
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a navigation training exercise when he encountered poor weather conditions. In heavy snow falls, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed into the Lough Foyle off Magilligan Point. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Kenneth Raymond James Pennington, pilot,
Sgt Albert Douglas Hammond, pilot,
F/O Alexander Ernest Tyler, navigator,
Sgt James Daniel Cooper, wireless operator,
Sgt John Charles William Hook, wireless operator,
Sgt Herbert Smith, air gunner.

Crash of a Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress into the Lough Foyle

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
41-24516
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Gander - Prestwick
MSN:
3201
YOM:
1942
Region:
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Gander Airport on a transatlantic flight to Prestwick, carrying 11 crew members. About an hour after takeoff from Gander, an engine failed and its propeller was feathered. The captain decided to continue, flying on three engines although, flying on three engines, the increased power would increase fuel consumption. Midway across the North Atlantic, a second engine failed and its propeller was also feathered, increasing the load on the remaining two engines. With fuel exhaustion, the pilot ditched the airplane into the Lough Foyle off Magilligan Point, northeast of Londonderry, after a third engine started to overheat. All 11 occupants, nine crew members and two passengers, were rescued by locals. The airplane sank and was lost. Its wreckage, almost intact, was recovered in 2001.
Crew:
Cpt Curtis Melton +8.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Limavady

Date & Time: May 23, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
P4835
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Limavady - Limavady
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was engaged in a local solo training flight at RAF Limavady. During the takeoff roll, the tire on the right main gear burst. The airplane swung on runway then the right undercarriage collapsed. The pilot escaped unhurt.
Crew:
F/Sgt Noilectre, pilot.
Probable cause:
The right tire burst upon takeoff, causing the right main gear to collapse.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I near RAF Ballykelly: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 30, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AW271
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Ballykelly - Ballykelly
MSN:
9949
YOM:
1941
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local test flight at RAF Ballykelly. The goal of the mission was to test the parachute extraction system. While in a circuit in the vicinity of the airbase, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a field. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Richard William Gilbert Holdsworth, pilot,
F/Lt Archibald Duncan Livingstone, pilot,
F/Sgt Stanley Frederick Chadwick, observer.
Probable cause:
Loss of control after a parachute got entangled in the tail.

Crash of a Ford 5 at RAF Limavady

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X5000
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
5-AT-107
YOM:
1931
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll at RAF Limavady, the three engine airplane ran into a ditch and was damaged beyond repair. There were no injuries among the occupants.