Ross and Cromarty

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Tain - Tain

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While circling in the vicinity of RAF Tain, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed 2 km northeast of the airfield. The crew escaped unhurt.

Crash of a Blackburn B-26 Botha I off RAF Evanton

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1942

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Blackburn B-26 Botha

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L6189

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Evanton - Evanton

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7864/36

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1940

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The crew was performing a training sortie out of RAF Evanton. While returning to base, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed into the Cromarty Firth. All four crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Lac R. H. B. Searle +3.

Probable cause:

Engine failure on approach to base.

Crash of a Blackburn B-26 Botha I off Balintore

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Blackburn B-26 Botha

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Registration:

L6384

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Flight

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Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I

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While engaged in a training flight, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed into the sea off Balintore. All crew members were rescued.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I at RAF Tain

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1942 at 1515 LT

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L9570

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Landing (descent or approach)

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The airplane was engaged in a local training flight at RAF Tain when it suffered un undercarriage failure upon landing and was damaged beyond repair. There were no injuries among the crew.

Probable cause:

The undercarriage collapsed upon landing.

Crash of a Percival P.10 Vega Gull off RAF Evanton

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Percival P.10 Vega Gull

Operator:

Registration:

W9375

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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K.90

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1938

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The airplane crashed in the Cromarty Firth off RAF Evanton shortly after takeoff from HMS Fieldfare. The pilot was injured.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow II in Nigg

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1941

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K7022

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The airplane lost the upper fin in flight, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing some 3 miles east of Nigg. While the aircraft was wrecked, all four crew members were uninjured.

Probable cause:

Loss of the upper fin in flight.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Craig: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1941 at 0445 LT

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Registration:

P4996

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Mountains

Schedule:

Dishforth - Dishforth

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1718

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1845LT on February 26 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following morning, it strayed off track and impacted the slope of a hill located three miles east of Craig, Scotland. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/C Gerald Thomas Toland, pilot,
Sgt George Alexander Forsyth, pilot,
P/O Donald Henry Gates, observer,
Sgt Goerge Russell Armstrong, wireless operator,
Sgt Morman Leslie Lane, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow II in RAF Evanton

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow

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Registration:

K7018

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow

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Evanton - Evanton

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The crew was performing a night training exercise in RAF Evanton. For unknown reason, the aircraft landed long and after touchdown, was unable to stop within the remaining runway. It overrun and came to rest in a ravine. Both occupants were injured.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow I at RAF Evanton

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1940

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K6948

Flight Phase:

Taxiing

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Military

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