Croughton AFB | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

It is believed that the airplane crashed near RAF Croughton while completing a training exercise. Three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt R. R. Buckley,
Sgt D. V. Markall,
Sgt S. F. W. Phillips,
Sgt A. F. Rawford.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Croughton: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Registration:

P5314

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Croughton - Croughton

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The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Croughton. On final approach, the airplane was shot down by a JU.88 and crashed south of the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Nicholaas Petrus Van der Merwe, pilot,
Sgt Derek Alfred John Paine, observer,
Sgt John Howard Ixer, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Leagas, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I at RAF Croughton: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1941 at 2300 LT

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

Operator:

Registration:

N5074

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

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Yes

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Croughton - Croughton

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The airplane was completing a local night training exercise at RAF Croughton. On approach, it was shot down by a German fighter and crash landed near the airbase. The copilot was killed and four other crew members were injured.
Crew.
F/Sgt Philip Charles Maries, pilot,
P/O Johannes Carolus Bosch, copilot, †
Sgt Ronald Stanley John Hubbard, observer,
Sgt E. A. J. Hook, observer,
Sgt W. Holland, observer.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1940 at 1700 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

Operator:

Registration:

P1180

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

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Croughton - Croughton

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The pilot departed RAF Croughton on a local solo training flight. After takeoff, he initiated a turn to the left when the airplane impacted trees and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot P/O David Michael March was killed.