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Crash of a De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide in RAF Sywell

Date & Time: May 17, 1943
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide
Operator:
Registration:
X9457
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Portadown – Sywell
MSN:
6290
YOM:
1935
Location:
Sywell
Northamptonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching RAF Sywell, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. The aircraft crash landed in a field and was damaged beyond repair. All three occupants escaped uninjured.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Thrapston: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T1828
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Norwich - Norwich
Location:
Thrapston
Northamptonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Horsham St Faith (Norwich) on a training exercise. While cruising at an altitude of 3,000 feet just below the cloud base, the airplane collided with a RAF Beaufighter registered R2056. Both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in Thrapston. The observer was killed while the pilot bailed out and was injured. The pilot of the Beaufighter was also injured.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Harrison Swan, pilot,
Sgt George Yorke Larmour, observer. †

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Hinton-in-the-Hedges

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
K7109
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hinton-in-the-Hedges - Hinton-in-the-Hedges
Location:
Hinton-in-the-Hedges AFB
Northamptonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Hinton-in-the-Hedges when one of the engines failed on final approach. The airplane stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. Both crew members escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on final approach.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Chipping Warden: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
P2081
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Upper Heyford - Weston-on-the-Green
Location:
Chipping Warden
Northamptonshire
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 departed RAF Upper Heyford on a training exercise to Weston-on-the-Green. While performing an approach to RAF Chipping Warden, the airplane crashed for unknown reasons, killing both crew members.
Crew:
Sgt Joseph Rene Viau, pilot,
F/Sgt William John Hodge, observer.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Hinton-in-the-Hedges: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1942 at 1505 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L6809
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hinton-in-the-Hedges - Hinton-in-the-Hedges
Location:
Hinton-in-the-Hedges AFB
Northamptonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was engaged in a solo training flight at RAF Hinton-in-the-Hedges. One minute after takeoff, the airplane went out of control and crashed two miles northeast of the airfield. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Everard Smith, pilot.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Chipping Warden

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1942 at 0100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9931
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Chipping Warden - Chipping Warden
Location:
Chipping Warden
Northamptonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing a local training exercise at RAF Chipping Warden. While circling the airbase at night, it crashed northeast of the runway and was destroyed. All six crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt B. O. Gates,
Sgt R. M. Lawrence,
P/O R. E. Halliday,
Sgt D. H. M. Jacques,
Sgt S. Cox,
Sgt E. Mason.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Duddington: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1942 at 0615 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD752
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Duddington
Northamptonshire
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 a training exercise when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Duddington. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Douglas Bryan, pilot,
Sgt John Charles Bradshaw, wireless operator.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Sibbertoft: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5374
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
Sibbertoft
Northamptonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1732LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the evening, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Sibbertoft, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Eugeniusz Jerzy Baracz,
F/O Czeslaw S. Golacki,
Sgt Szeregowiec Zdzisław Kurowski,
Cpt Alfons Antoni Szymon Nowak,
Sgt Henryk Rozpara,
P/O Jan Siwiec.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Denton: 8 killed

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1941 at 2300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9799
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Harwell - Harwell
Location:
Denton
Northamptonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Harwell on a cross-country night training exercise. While cruising southeast of Northampton at an altitude of 800-1,000 feet, the airplane collided with a RAF De Havilland DH.82 registered N6968 and carrying a crew of two. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed between Denton and Paddington. Both aircrafts were destroyed and all 10 occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/O Charles Edward Beloe, pilot,
Sgt Harry Wright, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Alexander Nesbitt, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Samuel Loader, observer,
Sgt Arthur Gerald Johnston, wireless operator,
Sgt Derek Julius Marcus, wireless operator,
Sgt James Henry Mattingly, wireless operator,
Sgt Sydney George Parrott, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF in Wakerley: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L6761
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cranfield - Cranfield
Location:
Wakerley
Northamptonshire
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 departed RAF Cranfield on a night training exercise. For unknown reasons, the airplane crashed in a pasture located a mile southeast of Wakerley. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Colin Tremaine Martyn-Johns, pilot,
Sgt Benjamin Wright, radio operator.
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