Bourn AFB | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Bourn. On final approach, the airplane crashed for unknown reasons just short of runway. All five crew members were rescued, among them four were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Hunt,
Sgt F. R. Artman,
Sgt K. Nisbett,
Sgt F. B. Dauncey,
Sgt E. Goulden.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III at RAF Oakington

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1942 at 0245 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 417 Wellington III

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Registration:

X3642

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Bourn - Bourn

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The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 1930LT on March 9 on an operation to Essen. Approaching the target area, it was hit by enemy fire and the crew was able to return to base. Upon landing, the airplane crash landed and was damaged beyond repair. A crew member was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Ward,
Sgt Richards,
P/O P. H. Waterkeyn,
Sgt Gillett,
Sgt Skinner,
Sgt Wade.

Probable cause:

Hit by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 417 Wellington III

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X3656

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Bourn - Bourn

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The airplane departed RAF Bourn on an operation to Essen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Cyril William Luin,
Sgt Ronald Frank Lawrence,
Sgt Maurice William Fenwick,
F/Sgt Stanley James Brown,
Sgt Leslie Wilbur Calderhead,
Sgt Clwyd Parry.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Bourn

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

Operator:

Registration:

X9601

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Bourn - Bourn

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The airplane departed RAF Bourn on a local training exercise when it crashed almost immediately after takeoff due to partial instrument failure. The Wellington caught fire and was damaged beyond repair. There were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
Sgt Hunt +4.

Probable cause:

Partial instrument failure upon takeoff.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I near RAF Bourn: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 3, 1941 at 2230 LT

Type of aircraft:

Short S.29 Stirling

Operator:

Registration:

N6085

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Oakington - Oakington

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington on an operation to Brest. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a JU.88C and crashed near RAF Bourn. Five crew members were killed and two others bailed out from an altitude of 700 feet and landed safely.
Crew:
Sgt Jack Allan Marshall, wireless operator, †
S/L Donald Ian McLeod, pilot, †
F/Lt Sidney George Stock, air gunner, †
F/Sgt James Rankin Walker, flight engineer, †
F/Sgt Harold Watson, wireless operator, †
Sgt I. H. Hunter,
P/O J. R. Alverson.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near RAF Bourn: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941 at 2359 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

V5732

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Upwood - Upwood

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The crew departed RAF Upwood on a night training exercise. The pilot got lost and as the airplane ran out of fuel, he attempted an emergency landing when it crash landed in a field located near RAF Bourn. All three crew members were injured. The pilot died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt J. R. Perkins, †
Sgt A. J. Reid,
Sgt J. Gibbons.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.