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Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Wishaw

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1941 at 0445 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
T4322
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
MSN:
1955
YOM:
1940
Location:
Wishaw
Lanarkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1835LT on February 11 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it ran out of fuel and was abandoned by the crew over Scotland. It crashed in Wishaw, southeast of Glasgow, and was destroyed. All five crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt H. J. Walters,
Sgt A. Sayner,
Sgt D. G. Halliday,
Sgt T. J. Thurling,
Sgt G. B. Boreham.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF in Newbigging

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Fairey III
Operator:
Registration:
K1752
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leuchars - Leuchars
MSN:
F.1451
YOM:
1931
Location:
Newbigging
Lanarkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Leuchars on a solo training flight. En route, he encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The single engine aircraft crash landed near Newbigging, northeast of Dundee, Scotland. The pilot was unhurt.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Leadhills

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
K6252
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Abbotsinch - Abbotsinch
Location:
Leadhills
Lanarkshire
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 performing a SAR mission after a De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly owned by the Daily Express newspaper was missing since a day. In limited visibility due to low clouds, the aircraft impacted the top of a hill, slid for few dozen metres and came to a halt near Leadhills. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all four crew members from the 269th Squadron were able to walk away to the nearest village to find help.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
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