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Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF near Ventnor: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L6686
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ford - Ford
Location:
Ventnor
Isle of Wight
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Ford on a maritime patrol flight. While returning to base, it ran out of fuel. Two crew members bailed out over the sea off Ventnor but drowned in the rough swell. The pilot continued and the airplane crash landed near Ventnor. The pilot was rescued.
Crew:
Sgt R. S. Loveridge, pilote,
F/Sgt Alexander Newman, observer,
F/Sgt George Southall, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off the Isle of Wight: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
X3063
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton on an operation to Mannheim. It is believed that it crashed off the Isle of Wight. No trace was found.
Crew:
F/Lt Anthony Terence Nicholas Scoltock,
Sgt James Henry Tiedeman,
Sgt Alexander Milne Wood,
Sgt Edwin Samuel Rimes.

Crash of a Blackburn B-26 Botha I off Ryde

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1940 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Blackburn B-26 Botha
Operator:
Registration:
L6111
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lee-on-Solent - Lee-on-Solent
MSN:
7860/8
YOM:
1939
Location:
Ryde
Isle of Wight
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a mine laying practice flight out from RAF Lee-on-the-Solent and took off in the morning. While cruising between Ryde and Gosport, the pilot encountered technical problems and decided to ditch the aircraft off Ryde, Isle of Wight. All four occupants found refuge in a dinghy then the aircraft sank by a depth of 22 meters.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Saint Catherine’s Down: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
K6246
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Thorney Island - Thorney Island
Location:
Niton
Isle of Wight
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a maritime patrol mission along the south coast of England. While cruising at low height in poor visibility due to foggy conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit a hill located in Saint Catherine's Down, north of Niton, Isle of Wight. A crewman was seriously injured while three other occupants were killed.
Crew (48th Squadron):
F/O Humphrey Brisbane Maunsell Pearson, pilot, †
Sg Follett Mattinson Pennell, navigator, †
AC1 Francis Herbert Rook, wireless operator and air gunner, †
LAC C. M. Ritter.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth in Sandown: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1939
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-AAAL
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Sandown - Sandown
MSN:
809
YOM:
1929
Location:
Sandown
Isle of Wight
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff, bursting into flames. The student pilot was injured and the instructor Adam Karollyi was killed.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF off the Isle of Wight: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 7, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Fairey III
Operator:
Registration:
S1400
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing an exercice over The Channel when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances off the coast of the Isle of Wight. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Philip Herbert Agard-Butler,
John Adair Hunter.

Crash of a Westland Wessex off The Needles: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1935 at 1805 LT
Type of aircraft:
Westland Wessex
Operator:
Registration:
G-ADEW
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Guernsey - Bournemouth
MSN:
WA.1899
YOM:
1935
Location:
The Needles
Isle of Wight
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Prior to departure from Guernsey to Bournemouth, the pilot encountered difficulties with the port engine but was eventually able to start the flight. While overflying The Channel, the port engine failed. The pilot decided to continue to Bournemouth but was unable to maintain a safe altitude. He eventually decided to ditch the aircraft some 3-4 miles off The Needles, on the west part of the Isle of Wight. The passenger was rescued by the crew of the ship named 'SS Stanmore' while the pilot and the aircraft were never found.
Crew:
W. H. Ogden. †
Passenger:
C. F. Grainger.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine in flight.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth off Seaview

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1933
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-ABUJ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
2219
YOM:
1932
Location:
Seaview
Isle of Wight
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances few hundred yards off Seaview, Isle of Wight. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Shanklin

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Wight Aviation
Registration:
G-AAFT
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
J8379
Location:
Shanklin
Isle of Wight
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Shanklin. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Cowes

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Popular Flights
Registration:
G-AAEM
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Cowes - Cowes
Location:
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane was engaged in a local plaisance flight. Shortly after takeoff from Cowes-Somerton Airfield, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. All three occupants were injured.
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