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The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1825LT on an operation to Kiel. It returned early with serious radio problems and lacking power from the starboard inner engine. It overshot the runway then stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. All seven crew members were injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt J. L. Hartshorn, pilot,
Sgt J. A. T. Simpson,
Sgt A. M. Conner,
Sgt L. Neil,
F/Sgt O. W. Forland,
Sgt K. White,
F/Sgt J. B. Bell.

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Radio problems and lack of power on the starboard inner engine.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Langtoft: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1942 at 2330 LT

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Z8532

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The airplane departed RAF Wickenby at 1734LT to lay mines in the Hawthorne area. In the late evening, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Langtoft. Two crew members were killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt K. R. W. Simmonds, pilot,
Sgt K. Bowes, navigator,
F/Sgt John Percy Standfast, bomb aimer, †
Sgt G. W. Fisher, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Walter Yapp, air gunner. †

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II at RAF Pocklington

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1942 at 0347 LT

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R9449

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The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 2041LT on September 8 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it crashed upon landing and collided with a parked Halifax registered W1239. Both airplanes were wrecked and there were no casualties.
Crew:
Sgt J. B. Robinson,
Sgt M. W. Lofthouse,
Sgt R. Laughton,
Sgt L. C. Fantani,
Sgt H. Johnson,
F/Sgt C. M. Bowring,
Sgt E. K. Holmes,
F/O P. Smiddy.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II at RAF Pocklington

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1942 at 0020 LT

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BB197

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Training

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The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 0010LT on a local night training exercise. After landing 10 minutes later, the airplane started to veer to the right. The pilot-in-command over-corrected the swing, causing the airplane to veer sharply to the left. It ground looped, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. There were no casualties.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II at RAF Driffield

Date & Time: Aug 10, 1942

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Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

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BM821

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Takeoff (climb)

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Training

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Driffield - Driffield

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PAC.0445

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1941

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The crew departed RAF Driffield on a gunnery training sortie. Immediately after takeoff, at a height of 12 feet, the starboard engine failed. The airplane lost height, crash landed and came to rest. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt H. Walmasley,
Sgt A. Payne,
Sgt G. Wildig.

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Failure of the right engine just after liftoff.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Pocklington: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1942 at 0453 LT

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W7769

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Vickers 406 Wellington II

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The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 0037LT on an operation to Duisburg. At the end of the night, the crew was returning to base and initiated the approach. While circling the airfield for the second time in readiness for landing, an engine cut and the Halifax crashed into New Street, in Pocklington village. In those last few seconds, the bomber sheered a corner off a private house and then smashed into a school, bursting into flames. All eight crew members were killed. There were no injuries on the ground.
Crew:
P/O Robert Baker Albright, pilot,
P/O George Frederick Strong, pilot,
Sgt Maxwell Warnock Apperson, flight engineer,
F/Sgt William Charles Thurlow, navigator,
Sgt William Colloton, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Robert William Hexter, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Reid Owens, air gunner,
Sgt Albert James Western, air gunner.

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Engine failure on approach.

Crash of a Blackburn B-26 Botha I off Brough: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1942

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Blackburn B-26 Botha

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L6355

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The pilot, sole on board, was performing a demo flight at the Blackburn Aircraft facilities based at Brough Airfield. While completing a low pass, the twin engine airplane clipped the roof of a hangar, stalled and crashed into the Humber River. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
P/O James Francis Haley, pilot.

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Crew error.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Spurn Head

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1942

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Z8537

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