Hampshire

The crew was completing a local training mission at RAF Odiham, Hampshire. While flying in the vicinity of the airbase with one engine voluntarily inoperative, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field. Both crew members were killed, among them a RAAF Officer.

Owned by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the twin engine aircraft was involved in a calibration flight on behalf of the Civil Aviation Authority and was carrying two inspectors from the CAA and two crew members. They were performing a calibration of the ILS system at Gatwick Airport when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the city of Petersfield, about 33 miles southwest of Gatwick. All four occupants were killed.

The seaplane landed hard, bounced and eventually plunged into the sea and sank off RAF Calshot. Both pilots were killed while three others crew members were injured. The aircraft was lost. The crew was completing a training sortie on behalf of the 236th OCU.

The crew (5 pilots and engineers) was conducting a test flight on behalf of the British Ministry of Supply. En route, the engine number three oversped and its propeller was feathered. Shortly later, both engines number one and four failed. In such conditions, the crew decided to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed on its belly in a waterlogged field located in Chilbolton. While all five crew members were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew was performing a local training mission from RAF Farnborough, consisting of asymmetric landing exercices. In flight, the crew lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field in Winchester, about 27 miles southwest of RAF Farnborough. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt R. F. Smail, pilot,
W. N. Plews, flight engineer.

The aircraft was carrying 11 people (five engineers from Short Brothers and six BOAC crew members) who were performing a test flight. Upon landing in the Solent, just prior to touchdown, the seaplane was caught by strong winds, hit the water surface and sank off Netley, southeast of Southampton, Hampshire. All 11 occupants were quickly rescued while the aircraft was lost.

On landing, the aircraft overturned and came to rest upside down. The pilot, sole on board, was unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Approach and landing were completed by night. After touchdown, the aircraft collided with a pony. The aircraft came to rest and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties among the occupant of the aircraft while the animal was killed.

The crew was performing a circular training flight at RAF Stoney Cross. On final approach, he decided to abandon the landing procedure and started a go around with one engine willingly inoperative. With insufficient speed, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a huge explosion near the runway end. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and both occupants were killed.

In the early hours of February 13th, 1946, VB885, an almost new Sunderland took off from RAF Calshot on a ferry flight to Karachi. Immediately after takeoff, an engine failed and the pilot decided to return to Calshot. The first attempt at landing was aborted and the aircraft went round for another approach. However, in the dark and with apparently poor visibility, the pilot apparently misjudged his rate of descent and at 0448LT, after a flight lasting 22 minutes, the aircraft crashed into the sea 100 yards off Lee-on-The-Solent. All ten crew were killed.
Crew (302nd FTU):
P/O K. Dollin, pilot,
F/O R. B. Couchman, copilot,
F/Sgt Hamish Ian Sandison,
F/Sgt R. M. Anderson,
Sgt H. Barker,
Sgt G. Granger,
Sgt M. O'Donoghue,
Sgt H. O'Keefe,
F/Sgt L. E. Snook,
F/Sgt R. C. Stevens.
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