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The crew was completing a training mission when he lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed nearby Aberdeen-Dyce Airport. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr James Alonzo Dixon, pilot,
Sgt Anthony Charles Sallis, observer.

Probable cause:

Loss of control after an engine nacelle detached in flight.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Belhelvie: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 23, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Registration:

Z6181

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Mountains

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Aberdeen - Aberdeen

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The crew departed Aberdeen-Dyce Airport on a SAR mission. Few minutes after takeoff, while flying at low height in poor weather conditions, the airplane impacted hilly terrain in Belhelvie, some 8 km northeast of Dyce Airfield. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Edgar James Morrow, pilot,
Sgt William Oswald White, wireless operator,
P/O Lloyd George Dennis Thomas, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I off Aberdeen

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1942 at 1005 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I

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Registration:

L9581

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 0217LT to attack the Tirpitz. While returning to base, it suffered a loss of power on the port inner engine and was ditched some 4 miles off Aberdeen. The crew had been in difficulty for several hours due to severe icing and w/t failure. All crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt J. W. R. Harwood,
Sgt Patey,
Sgt Young,
Sgt Smardon,
Sgt Scott,
Sgt Petch,
Sgt Norbert David Roche, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Emergency landing following loss of engine power.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Braemar: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1942 at 1250 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R1646

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Training

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Mountains

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on a training exercise. In unknown circumstances, it impacted the slope of a mountain located near Braemar. The wreckage was found three days later in a snow covered hilly terrain. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O James Williamson Thomson, pilot,
Sgt Robert James Jackson, pilot,
Sgt Michael Henry John Kilburn, pilot,
F/Sgt Harry Joseph Kelley, observer,
Sgt Beaumont Churchill Dickson,
Sgt Roy Alistair Milliken,
Sgt John Bernard Riley, wireless operator,
Sgt William Morphet Greenbank, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Aberdeen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

P4845

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Wick - Aberdeen

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9360

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1939

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The pilot departed Wick Airport on a transit flight to Aberdeen. On final approach to Dyce Airport, he encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. The airplane descended too low until it impacted a stony wall and crashed about five miles north of the airport. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot died the following morning from injuries sustained.
Crew:
P/O John George Dunlop, pilot.

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

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Registration:

AD744

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2150LT on September 6 to lay mines off Oslo. While returning to base the following night, it ran out of fuel and crashed 8 miles southwest of Banff. All four crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt R. J. Robinson,
Sgt H. L. Sanderson,
Sgt J. C. Price,
Sgt W. Mossop.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 near Stonehaven: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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8L+HK

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Mountains

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1247

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The airplane was completing a maritime patrol flight along the east coast of Scotland when it flew into high ground west of Stonehaven. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Hermann Zeitsch, pilot,
Uffz Karl Löffler, radio operator,
Lt Walter Both, observer,
Uffz Werner Drexhage, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off RAF Fraserburgh: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

V6323

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on a local training mission with three crew members on board. In unknown circumstances, it crashed into the sea some 2,5 miles north of RAF Fraserburgh, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Eric William Ashwood,
Sgt William Roy Meaker,
Sgt Philip Richard Sutton.

Crash of an Avro 652A Anson I off Collieston: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1941 at 0840 LT

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

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Registration:

R9817

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Yes

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The crew was completing a ferry flight to Aberdeen. While approaching Dyce Airport from the sea, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea off Collieston. A crew was found alive while three other occupants were never found.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Mitchell Cutting, †
Sgt Thomas Arnold Edwards, †
Sgt Andrew Chalmers White, †
Sgt M. Frost.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Aberdeen: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

Operator:

Registration:

P5082

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse

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1790

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1658LT on October 28 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base at night, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea, about 20 miles east of Aberdeen. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Joseph Abrahams,
F/L Richard Antony Barnwell,
Sgt Harry Edward Danks,
Sgt Thomas Henry Pegram,
Sgt Maurice Rose.

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