Crash of a Bristol 130 Bombay I off Gibraltar

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L5846
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Hampstead Norris – Gibraltar
MSN:
SH.39
YOM:
1939
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hampstead Norris on a transit flight to Gibraltar with a crew of four on board. On final approach to Gibraltar, both engines stopped and the airplane stalled and crashed into the sea some two km south of Gibraltar. All four crew members were quickly rescued and the airplane sank by a depth of about 40 metres.
Probable cause:
The subsequent investigation revealed that the pilot had very little knowledge of the aircraft’s fuel system and it was his mishandling of the fuel supply that caused fuel starvation and the subsequent accident.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Gibraltar

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T1853
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed for unknown reasons at Gibraltar Airport. A crew was injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt McRae,
F/Lt Horton,
F/Sgt Howe.

Crash of a Bristol 130 Bombay I in Gibraltar

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L5834
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
SH.27
YOM:
1939
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure upon landing at Gibraltar Airport. It veered off runway, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY Catalina off Gibraltar: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W8425
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Gibraltar - Gibraltar
Region:
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While on approach to Gibraltar Airport following a maritime patrol mission, the floatplane crashed into the sea. Three crew members were killed and six others were rescued.
Crew:
F/O John Lambton, air gunner, †
Sgt James Gould Summers, air gunner, †
P/O Robert Gordon Scott, †
Sgt J. E. Scott,
Sgt J. White,
Sgt P. G. Smith,
Sgt E. Wharton,
F/Lt R. W. Whittome,
Sgt J. Turnbull.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY Catalina off Gibraltar

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AH538
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Gibraltar, the floatplane was mistakenly shot down by friendly fire and crashed into the sea. All eight crew members were rescued, among them one was injured.
Crew:
Sgt J. B. Seymour,
F/Lt R. W. Whittome,
P/O R. G. Scott,
Sgt E. W. Mills,
Sgt E. Wharton,
Sgt J. Turnbull,
Cpl R. H. Baird,
Sgt J. F. Paterson.
Probable cause:
Mistakenly shot down by friendly fire.

Crash of a Bristol 130 Bombay I off Gibraltar

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L5837
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
SH.30
YOM:
1939
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Gibraltar, the airplane suffered an engine failure. The crew ditched the airplane some 30 km off Gibraltar. All four crew members were rescued and the airplane sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-1 Catalina off Gibraltar: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W8407
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Gibraltar while on a maritime patrol flight. Two crew members were killed and five others were rescued.
Crew:
F/Sgt James Hogarth Adamson, †
F/Lt Greville Vincent Nicholls, †
Sgt A. L. Mahon,
Sgt M. Joy,
Sgt D. H. Button,
LAC N. L. Holmes,
LAC R. C. Griffiths.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V into The Wash: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 4, 1940 at 1540 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N1485
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dishforth - Dishforth
MSN:
1625
YOM:
1939
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1636LT on December 13 on an operation to Kiel. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances into The Wash. Three crew members were killed and two others were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt Dennis Angell, pilot, †
Sgt Frank Thomas Allcock, wireless operator, †
P/O Michael Lomax Stedman, †
Sgt F. Waldren,
Sgt E. A: Grunsell.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.95 Hertfordshire in Great Britain

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
T5357
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
95001
YOM:
1938
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances, probably somewhere in England. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Martin 167 Maryland off Gibraltar: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1940 at 1700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
4
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Casablanca - Gibraltar
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Casablanca on a flight to Gibraltar, carrying four crew members. After it landed in El Polo Airfield in Campamento, on the Spanish territory, the crew realized he was not in Gibraltar, took off and headed south. On approach to Gibraltar, the aircraft was shot down by ground fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Jacques Le Forestier de Vendeuvre,
Lt Jean-Pierre Berger,
Lt Bertrand Jochaud du Plessis,
Lt Robert Weill.