Nottinghamshire | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

While returning to base following an operation, the airplane crashed on approach and was destroyed. Two crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt R. W. Dreyer,
F/Sgt J. R. Dillon,
P/O C. Cresswell,
Sgt K. J. Page.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Clifton

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1942 at 1440 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AT186

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Balderton - Balderton

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The pilot was completing a solo bombing practice when the airplane crashed in Clifton and was destroyed. The pilot was uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt M. Marment.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth in Nottingham

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1942

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth

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DD821

Flight Phase:

Taxiing

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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White Waltham - Nottingham

MSN:

2220

YOM:

1932

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After landing at Nottingham-Tollerton, the airplane was taxiing to parking when it was caught by strong winds and crashed on its nose. Both occupants escaped unhurt and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Wigsley: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1942 at 1300 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Registration:

P5326

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Test

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Wigsley - Wigsley

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The crew was engaged in a local test flight at RAF Wigsley. Upon takeoff, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed. A crew was killed and a second was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Keith Alexander Andrews, pilot, †
Sgt E. G. Miflin, navigator.

Probable cause:

Engine failure upon takeoff.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Wigsley

Date & Time: Mar 11, 1942 at 0050 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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P2085

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Yes

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Wigsley - Wigsley

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The airplane departed RAF Wigsley at 1926LT on March 10 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it landed on the starboard wheel only. This caused the Hampden to swerve violently onto nearby rough ground, where the undercarriage collapsed. There were no injuries.
Crew:
Sgt E. H. Busfield,
Sgt Waites,
Sgt Gower,
Sgt Biggin.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Colston Bassett

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1942 at 1125 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L6804

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The pilot departed RAF Upwood on a solo training exercise. While cruising in very bad weather conditions at an altitude of 1,000 feet, an engine failed. The pilot climbed to 3,200 feet then abandoned the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in Colston Bassett, bursting into flames. The pilot was uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Geoffrey David Jessup, pilot.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Anston

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1942 at 0208 LT

Type of aircraft:

Short S.29 Stirling

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W7461

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The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 1823LT on January 15 an operation to Hamburg. It experienced an engine failure over the target area and on return, the crew met very poor visibility. Due to fuel exhaustion, the captain ordered his crew to bail out and later attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed one mile southwest of Anston and was written off. All eight crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
F/O William George Barnes, pilot,
Sgt Baker, copilot,
Sgt Townsend, flight engineer,
Sgt Cyril William Dellow, observer,
Sgt Heron, observer,
Sgt Leonard Charles Collins, wireless operator,
Sgt Cook, air gunner,
Sgt Richard Thomas Patrick Gallagher, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Engine failure and fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Clipstone: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 424 Wellington IV

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Z1265

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1745LT on January 15 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base the following night, it encountered severe icing conditions and crashed in Clipstone. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Jan Bak,
P/O Stefan Berdys,
Cpl Franciszek Chylewski,
Sgt Pawer Konrad Krenzel,
Sgt Marian Wajceech Lagodzinski,
Maj Wacław Mosiewicz.

Probable cause:

Icing.

Crash of a Vickers 290 Wellington I in Edwinstowe

Date & Time: Jan 1, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 290 Wellington I

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L4212

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The crew encountered poor weather conditions and attempted an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in an open field located in Edwinstowe and was damaged beyond repair. All occupants escaped uninjured.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II at RAF Newton

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

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Registration:

P1087

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Newton - Newton

MSN:

PAC.18

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1940

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The pilot was completing a solo training flight at RAF Newton. While landing alongside with a Fairey Battle, a wing impacted the runway surface and the airplane crash landed. The pilot was injured.
Crew:
F/O L. Kulakowski, pilot.