Huntingdonshire

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N6040

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The airplane crashed upon landing at RAF Wyton while engaged in a local training exercise. There were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
P/O S. P. Edgehill +3.

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

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941

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N3667

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton on an operation to Nuremberg. Returned early with defective pitch and fuel mixture controls on the port engines and crashed while trying to land at base. There were no injures.
Crew:
F/L I. R. Ryall,
P/O C. B. Ordish,
Sgt D. Phillips,
Sgt Fisher,
Sgt Howard,
Sgt D. Clarke,
Sgt Surette,
F/O Martin.

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Defective pitch and fuel mixture controls on the port engines.

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

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1941

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N3660

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The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Warboys. For unknown reasons, the airplane crashed on approach and was destroyed. A crew was injured.
Crew:
W/Cdr P. B. B. Ogilvie, pilot,
Sgt A. E. R. Bowler +5.

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

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1941 at 0410 LT

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N6042

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Graveley AFB (Huntingdon)

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Oakington - Oakington

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Huntingdonshire

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2214LT on August 14 on an operation to Magdeburg. While returning to base the following morning, it diverted to RAF Graveley where it ran into an unmarked obstruction and came to rest. There were no casualties but the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O W. N. Crebbin,
Sgt W. R. Butterfield,
Sgt R. Ferguson,
Sgt R. W. Cotton,
Sgt J. McCarley,
Sgt T. J. Ryder,
F/S J. Lowe.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Ramsey St Mary's: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1941

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N6043

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Alconbury - Alconbury

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The airplane departed RAF Alconbury in the evening of August 14 on an operation to Hanover. After takeoff, the port inner engine lost power and the pilot was unable to maintain a safe altitude. The airplane crashed just north of Ramsey St Mary's. A wireless operator was killed and six other crew members were rescued.
Crew:
S/L J. Foulsham, pilot,
Sgt William Alford Conn, wireless operator, †
Sgt A. H. Hayes,
Sgt R. N. Chancelor,
Sgt E. J. Griffiths,
Sgt P. G. Osman,
Sgt D. F. Ferguson.

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Loss of engine power after takeoff.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near Wistow

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941 at 0110 LT

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Avro 652 Anson

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N4997

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The crew was engaged in a night training exercise out from RAF Upwood. While returning to base, the pilot was unable to localize the flare path. As the airplane ran out of fuel, he attempted an emergency landing in a pasture located between the villages of Wistow and Bury. The airplane crash landed and was damaged beyond repair while all six occupants were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt A. W. Dorney,
Sgt R. T. Bartlett,
Sgt P. Jacobs,
F/Sgt L. Milletts,
P/O S. Philips,
Sgt W. Fletcher.

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

Date & Time: Jul 11, 1941

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N3661

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton on an operation to Lille. While returning to base, the undercarriage collapsed upon landing and the airplane was damaged beyond repair. All seven crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
P/O D. F. Lagatte,
Sgt J. D. Jeffrey,
Sgt R. B. Strachan,
Sgt G. K. Henson,
Sgt F. Smith,
Sgt H. G. Dickson,
Sgt V. N. Taylor.

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Failure of the undercarriage upon landing.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Wyton

Date & Time: May 24, 1941 at 1310 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Z5948

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While completing a local training flight, the pilot mistakenly landed downwind, causing the airplane to overshoot and to crash past the runway end. A crew was injured and two others were unhurt.
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P/O G. F. Lowes,
P/O P. B. Ashby,
P/O G. H. Seeley.

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Crew error.

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

Date & Time: May 21, 1941

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N3644

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Taxiing

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