Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Gibraltar: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1942 at 2108 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
HD948
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Gibraltar-North Front Airport, while climbing to a height of about 100 feet, the airplane suffered an engine failure, lost height and crashed into the sea. Two crew members were killed and three others were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt S. F. Gardner, pilot,
Sgt C. A. Butt,
Sgt Kenneth George Gleave,
Sgt Peter Claude Shipman, †
Sgt Ronald Charles Simmons. †
Probable cause:
Failure of the starboard engine's constant speed unit.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle I off Gibraltar: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
P1451
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:
Shortly after takeoff from Gibraltar-North Front Airport, while climbing at night, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Francis Bartkiewicz,
W/O Joseph Julius De Marco,
F/Sgt Denison Charles Henderson,
F/Sgt Grant Lawrence Henning,
F/Lt Gordon Webster Thorougood,
F/Sgt Leo Clifford Webster.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Gibraltar

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
41-7856
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4355
YOM:
1942
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed on takeoff from Gibraltar-North Front Airport and was damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.
Probable cause:
The airplane was overloaded.

Crash of a Consolidated LB-30 Liberator II in Gibraltar: 14 killed

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
AL516
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Luqa - Gibraltar
MSN:
014
YOM:
1941
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
34
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane departed Luqa on a flight to England with an intermediate stop in Gibraltar. On board were various crew of RCAF, RAF and RAAF as well as few civilians including military wives and two children. Upon arrival at Gibraltar-North Front Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. It is believed that the airplane overshot the runway so the captain decided to go around when the aircraft stalled and crashed into the sea. Fourteen people, including eight civilians (among them two children) were killed and 26 other people were rescued, among them few were injured.
Crew:
W/O Rupert Henry Davey,
F/O Edwin Herbert Glazebrook,
P/O John William Williams,
F/Sgt Charles Edward Mutch,
F/Lt Erik Lawson Hetherington,
Sgt David William James Spencer.
Passengers killed:
Mr. Edward James Rowe,
Mrs Hannah Eunice Rowe,
Mrs Elizabeth Pricilla Sheldon,
Mrs Mabel Hucklebridge,
Mrs Isabella Josephine Aston,
Mr Simon Aston,
Mrs Edna Patricia Chase,
Mr Thomas Chase.
Passengers who survived:
W/Cdr A. H. Donaldson,
W/O Gordon Henry Taylor Farquharson,
F/Lt Rae Walton,
F/Lt Arthur Ford Roscoe,
F/Sgt D. A. Bye,
F/Sgt A. W. Varey,
F/Sgt E. L. Mahar,
F/Sgt I. Watson,
F/Sgt J. McCulloch,
F/Sgt L. G. Pow,
P/O G. W. R. Frampton,
P/O E. J. Sanders,
P/O George Frederick Beurling,
P/O F. D. Thomas,
P/O L. S. Reid,
P/O C. F. Bush,
F/O F. R. Johnson,
F/O A. S. Yates,
F/O C. A. M. Barbour,
F/O J. G. W. Farmer,
F/O J. A. H. Pinney,
Sgt E. J. Booker,
Sgt K. R. Mitchell,
Sgt F. W. Clewley,
Mrs D. W. Spencer,
Mrs J. Neighbours.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I off the Isle of Man

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7960
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Irish Sea, off the Isle of Man. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Gibraltar: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
G-AGCI
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Gibraltar - Gibraltar
MSN:
2716
YOM:
1942
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Gibraltar-North Front Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed. They were performing a test flight following a maintenance operation.
Crew:
Sgt Samuel D. J. Cunrock,
P/O Philip R. Dean,
Cpt Charles G. K. Browne,
P/O Ronald S. Mallett.

Crash of a Short S.25 Sunderland off Gibraltar: 11 killed

Date & Time: Aug 22, 1942 at 0235 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W4029
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Gibraltar - Gibraltar
Region:
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to base at Gibraltar following a convoy mission. During a night approach, the seaplane hit the water surface, exploded and disintegrated some 1,000 metres offshore. A crew member was seriously injured while 11 other occupants were killed. Two bodies were found on 3rd and 9th of September only.
Crew (202nd Squadron):
P/O Colin Arthur Rimmington, pilot, †
Sgt Frederick d'Arcy Scott, pilot, †
F7Sgt James Michael Corcoran, pilot, †
Sgt Ernest Frederick Chaplain, flight engineer, †
P/O Kenneth Gordon Gray, observer,
Sgt George Form, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Cecil John Barrington, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt John Simpson Hay, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Alan Morgan, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Cecil James Lee, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Harold Wallis, air gunner, †
Sgt Keith Adams. †

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the Bristol Channel: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8861
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Cottesmore on a cross country exercise to South Wales. The airplane failed to arrive at destination and is believed to have crashed in the Bristol Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Victor George Carter,
Sgt Jerome Gordon Wood,
F/Sgt Donald Frederick Glinz,
F/Sgt William Ross Howard,
F/Sgt Harry Robinson Williams.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Gibraltar: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z7294
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Gibraltar - Luqa
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Gibraltar on a ferry flight to Luqa. Shortly after takeoff, one of the engine failed. The crew decided to return for an emergency landing but on final approach, the airplane stalled and crashed into the sea. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
P/O Andrew Thomas Lawson-Tancred, pilot,
Sgt D. R. McKinnon, observer,
Sgt Robert Sangster, wireless operator. †
Passenger:
Cpl William Harry Wallett. †
Probable cause:
Engine failure after takeoff. It is believed that on approach, the crew mistakenly raised the landing gear and mispositioned the flaps.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in the Bristol Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M2+FK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
3606
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in an operation to England when it crashed in unknown circumstances in the Bristol Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Uffz Martin Richter, pilot,
Oblt Günter Dollmann, observer,
Uffz Gustav Sieger, radio operator,
Ogefr Siegfried Primke, air gunner.