Cambridgeshire

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Upwood - Upwood

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8910

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1939

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Captain / Total flying hours:

1262

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The pilot departed RAF Upwood at 1625LT on a local solo training flight. After takeoff, he reported a loss of power on the right engine then the airplane crashed near the airbase and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot escaped unhurt.
Crew:
F/Lt Robert Henry Moore, pilot.

Probable cause:

Loss of power on the right engine after takeoff.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Cambridge: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 3, 1943

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Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

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V3888

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Takeoff (climb)

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Training

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Cambridge - Cambridge

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Shortly after a night takeoff from Cambridge Airport, while in initial climb, one of the engine failed. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing but the aircraft hit a tree and crashed onto a house. The pilot was killed while there were no casualties on the ground.
Crew (5th FPP):
P/O Irene Arckless, pilot.

Probable cause:

Engine failure after takeoff.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I near RAF Bassingbourn: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1942 at 1220 LT

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W7585

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Flight

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Test

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Bassingbourn - Bassingbourn

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The crew was performing a local test flight at RAF Bassingbourn. While circling in the vicinity of the airbase, the airplane suffered an engine fire and crashed near the airfield. Three crew members were killed and the pilot was seriously injured. He died two days later from injuries sustained. S/L Ashill, who was accompanying the crew for air experience, was the Squadron's Padre.
Crew:
F/Lt Charles Brian Ordish, pilot,
Sgt Francis Charles Jackson, flight engineer,
S/L Denis Edward Guy Ashill, chaplain,
Lac James Douglas Hunt.

Probable cause:

Engine fire in flight.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I at RAF Bourn

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1942 at 0125 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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BF380

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Bombing

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Bourn - Bourn

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The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 1650LT to lay mines in the French waters off Bayonne. The following night, it returned to base on three engines and crashed on final approach, approximately 1,5 km north of the airbase. All seven crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt A. S. Forbes, pilot,
Sgt K. A. Porteous,
Sgt N. S. Craddock,
Sgt G. Howard,
Sgt E. Mossman,
Sgt P. Sharman,
Sgt P. Ward.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I at RAF Bourn

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1942 at 2120 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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BF356

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Bourn - Bourn

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The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 1645LT to lay mines in the Nectarines area. During the operation, the exactor unit failed on the port outer engine. This was followed, while landing at base, by a loss of power from the port inner engine. The bomber overshot the runway and crashed at 2120LT against trees bordering the airfield. No serious injuries reported.
Crew:
W/Cdr S. W. B. Menaul, pilot,
S/L K. D. Faulkner,
P/O R. W. Turner,
Sgt J. McGrane,
F/Sgt P. R. Smith,
F/Sgt D. E. Seeley,
Sgt B. W. Willbourne,
Sgt T. J. Caveney, air gunner.

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Failure of the exactor unit on the port outer engine and loss of power on the port inner engine.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I near RAF Oakington: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1942 at 2229 LT

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BF399

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The crew was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Oakington. While circling in the vicinity of the airbase, the pilot lost control of the airplane while trying to avoid a collision with another RAF Stirling. Five crew members were killed and one was seriously injured. He died two days later from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt Raymond Herbert John Broady, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Oswald Dibben, flight engineer,
Sgt George Trueman Jobson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Robert James McWilliam, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander McIsaac, air gunner,
Sgt Charles Thomas Rogers, air gunner.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Holme

Date & Time: Nov 24, 1942 at 1720 LT

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While performing a training exercise, weather conditions deteriorated. The crew made a wheels up landing in Holme and escaped with minor injuries. The airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Sgt P. J. Buck, pilot +4.

Probable cause:

Emergency landing due to poor weather conditions.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I at RAF Bourn

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1942 at 1755 LT

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BF384

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Bombing

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