Avro 652 Anson

The crew departed Prestwick at 0830LT on an observation exercice. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thick mist and heavy snow falls. In low visibility, the pilot deviated from the prescribed route. At an altitude of 1,000 feet, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located south of Glenariff. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Derek Paul Watson-Parker, pilot,
LAC Dennis William Whittaker, navigator,
LAC Herbert Arthur, Williams, navigator.
Passenger:
H. T. Jackson.

The crew departed RAF Hooton Park at 0800LT on a convoy mission. About an hour into the flight, weather conditions worsened with heavy snow falls. The airplane crashed on the foreshore some 6 km east of Rhyl. A crew member was seriously injured while three others were killed.
Crew:
F/O John Randall Garrett, pilot,
Sgt Harold Christopher Moorby, observer, †
LAC Thomas Christopher McClure, air gunner, †
AC1 Robert Beattie, wireless operator. †

The crew was engaged in a night training exercise and departed RAF Harwell in the evening. While cruising over Devon, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls. The twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located in Yolland Marsh, some 11 km west of Totnes. All five occupants were killed.
Crew (148th Squadron):
P/O Barry Cornelius Osborne Stevens,
AC2 Leslie James Wakely,
AC2 William Heron,
Sgt F. T. M. Smith,
Sgt L. C. Chenery.

The twin engine airplane departed Manston on a maritime patrol flight with three crew members on board. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea off Great Yarmouth. The crew (48th Squadron) fate remains unknown.

While on a night training mission, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing in a field for unknown reason. At the time of the accident, the visibility was poor. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew was performing a night training exercise when both engines failed due to a fuel exhaustion. The crew ditched the aircraft three km off the Eddystone Lighthouse, south of Plymouth. Both pilots were rescued while the aircraft was lost.

The crew was performing a night training exercise when both engines failed following a fuel exhaustion. Due to poor visibility caused by night and clouds, the crew was unable to locate his exact position so both pilots decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The Anson crashed in a field located in Castle Cary, Somerset, and was destroyed while both crewmen were uninjured.
Crew:
F/O Charles Sydney Harold Richardson,
P/O David John Bain.

The twin engine aircraft overshot and landed long. After touchdown, the aircraft failed to stop within the remaining distance, overran and collided with a concrete wall. All four crew members were injured while the aircraft was destroyed. Crew from the 269th Squadron.

The crew was performing a maritime patrol mission along the south coast of England. While cruising at low height in poor visibility due to foggy conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit a hill located in Saint Catherine's Down, north of Niton, Isle of Wight. A crewman was seriously injured while three other occupants were killed.
Crew (48th Squadron):
F/O Humphrey Brisbane Maunsell Pearson, pilot, †
Sg Follett Mattinson Pennell, navigator, †
AC1 Francis Herbert Rook, wireless operator and air gunner, †
LAC C. M. Ritter.

The crew was engaged in a night patrol flight and launched the mission in poor visibility due to snow falls. Shortly after take off, while climbing, the aircraft crash landed in a field located 4 miles east of Rhyl. Due to weather conditions, rescuers took seven hours to reach the scene. All four occupants were injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (502th Squadron):
H. C. Moorby,
R. Beattie +2.