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Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Halton

Date & Time: Jan 5, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8741
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Halton - Halton
Location:
Halton AFB
Buckinghamshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
An engine failed just after takeoff. The pilot attempted an emergency landing in a field where the airplane crashed before coming to rest in a hedge. All three occupants were slightly injured.
Crew:
P/O Ian Stapledon +2.
Probable cause:
Engine failure after takeoff.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Horsenden Manor: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P1267
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Upper Heyford - Upper Heyford
Location:
Horsenden Manor
Buckinghamshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Upper Heyford on his first solo training sortie. While flying in poor visibility, he lost his bearings then the control of the aircraft that crashed in Horsenden Manor. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
P/O Charles Douglas Stevenson, pilot.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Stony Stratford

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8868
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bicester - Bicester
Location:
Stony Stratford
Buckinghamshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was forced to make an emergency landing in Stony Stratford. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and both occupants were injured.
Crew:
P/O T. C. McGillivray,
Sgt E. Evans.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Widmer End: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1939 at 1157 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
L4203
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cottesmore – Heston
Location:
Widmer End
Buckinghamshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on a training flight from RAF Cottesmore to Heston, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in Widmer End. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Musgrave, pilot,
S/L Nigel Hope, observer,
AC2 Daniel O’ Regan, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Lindsay Thom, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Ludgershall: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1939 at 1900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1275
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bicester - Bicester
MSN:
8558
YOM:
1938
Location:
Ludgershall
Buckinghamshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Bicester on a night solo training exercice. En route, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in Glebe Farm near Ludgershall. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth Charles Harvey Jacobs.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly in Little Hampden

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1939
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly
Operator:
Mutual Finance
Registration:
G-AEXN
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
7559
YOM:
1937
Location:
Little Hampden
Buckinghamshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Croydon, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. The aircraft crash landed in a field located in Little Hampden, north of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. All four occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Aston Abotts

Date & Time: Oct 27, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1182
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Andover - Andover
MSN:
8465
YOM:
1938
Location:
Aston Abotts
Buckinghamshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a training sortie out from RAF Andover, the airplane suffered an engine failure. The pilot attempted an emergency landing in an open field in Aston Abotts. All three crew members were uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Sgt Ernest Folley +2.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Caudron C.286/8 Phalène in Amersham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Caudron C.280 Phalène
Operator:
Albert André Keim
Registration:
F-AMMR
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hatfield – Amersham
MSN:
6815.7
YOM:
1933
Location:
Amersham
Buckinghamshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On approach to Amersham, the single engine airplane collided with a power line and crashed upside down. A passenger was killed and bot other occupants were injured.
Crew:
Albert André Keim, pilot.
Passengers:
Francis Henry Berkeley, †
Leslie Lewis.

Crash of a Boulton & Paul P.75 Overstrand in Swanbourne: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Boulton & Paul P.75 Overstrand
Operator:
Registration:
K4564
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bicester - Bicester
MSN:
19
Location:
Swanbourne
Buckinghamshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While flying in foggy conditions, the airplane impacted ground and crashed in Swanbourne. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Arthur McLester Watson,
AC1 Lawrence Rice.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth in Aston Clinton

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth
Operator:
Brooklands Air Taxis
Registration:
G-ACDU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2142
YOM:
1933
Location:
Aston Clinton
Buckinghamshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crashed in a wheat field located in Aston Clinton. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
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