Northumberland

En route to RAF Ouston on a flight from RAF Turnhouse, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing following a fuel exhaustion. The airplane crash landed in Stagshaw Bank, about two miles north of Corbridge. Both crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew was performing a training flight out from RAF Thorney Island. While cruising at an altitude of 13,000 feet, the aircraft went out of control, entered a spin and dove into the ground. At an altitude of 1,500 feet, the airplane disintegrated in the air and eventually crashed in a field located in Falstone. All five crew members were killed.

Suffered an undercarriage failure while taking off from RAF Acklington. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Ten minutes after his departure from Newcastle Airport, the pilot encountered severe icing conditions and the leading edge were contaminated with ice. At an altitude of 3,200 feet and while in a flat attitude, the twin engine aircraft hit the ground and crashed in fire. All eight occupants were seriously injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

The crew was completing a training sortie from RAF Scone. En route, he encountered poor weather conditions and the pilot-in-command decided to reduce his altitude in an attempt to establish a visual contact with the ground. The airplane hit the ground with its left wing then a tree with its right wing, rotated and crashed in a field. All five crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew left RAF Scampton to take part to a combined exercice with the British submarine christened HMS Sirdar, on behalf of the 120th Squadron. While flying at low height and simulating an aerial attack, the pilot-in-command completed a steep turn when the airplane stalled and crashed into the sea about 11 miles off Berwick-upon-Tweed. Two pilots were rescued while 11 other occupants were killed.

While flying in low visibility due to heavy snow falls, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located in the Cheviot Hills, near Hazeltonrig, north of Rothbury. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (4th AGS):
Sgt Zawalinski, pilot,
LAC H. Carter, radio operator,
LAC K. Bradley, air gunner,
LAC Donald Campbell, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 1935LT on March 29 on an operation to Bochum. While returning to base the following night and approaching the coast of Northumberland, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea some 40 km east of RAF Acklington. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Basil Martyn, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Benjamin,
Sgt Norman Sidney Farr,
F/Sgt Leonard William Hayward,
Sgt John Clifford Donaldson, air gunner.

Due to the deterioration of the weather conditions with low ceiling, operations were suspended in the morning at RAF Tranwell. But the Air Vice Marshall was paying a visit, so it was decided to give demonstration flights. While on approach to land, at an altitude of 1,200 feet, the airplane collided with a second RAF Blackburn B-26 Botha registered W5154 and that was carrying four crew members. Involved in the same demonstration exercise, this airplane had just took off when the collision occurred. Both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed near the airbase. All nine occupants in both airplanes were killed, among them four Dutch cadets.
Crew:
P/O George Rowan Jackson, pilot,
Sgt Edward Hall, air gunner,
Cdt Rudi Van den Bron,
Cdt Arie Willem Van Egmond,
Cdt Bernardus Eduardus Van Ordorp.

Due to the deterioration of the weather conditions with low ceiling, operations were suspended in the morning at RAF Tranwell. But the Air Vice Marshall was paying a visit, so it was decided to give demonstration flights. After takeoff, while climbing to an altitude of 1,200 feet, the airplane collided with a second RAF Blackburn B-26 Botha registered W5137 and that was carrying five crew members. Involved in the same demonstration exercise, this airplane was approaching to land when the collision occurred. Both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed near the airbase. All nine occupants in both airplanes were killed, among them four Dutch cadets.
Crew:
Maj Stanisław Zygmunt Zarski, pilot,
Ac1 Tomasz Rzeznikiewicz,
Lac Frank Lester Beresford, air gunner,
Cdt Daniel Johannes Kooij.