Crash of a Vickers 648 Varsity T.1 in RAF Swinderby: 3 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
WF373
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Swinderby - Swinderby
MSN:
532
YOM:
1951
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
On final approach to RAF Swinderby, at a height of 200 feet, the pilot-in-command decided to attempt a go around and increased engine power. The airplane reached the altitude of 400 feet when the right engine failed. Out of control, it dove into the ground and crashed in a field short of runway. Three crew members were killed while the fourth occupant was seriously injured.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the right engine failure remains unclear but the assumption that the engine drowned due to an excessive and brutal power increase is not ruled out.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford T.2 in RAF Dalcross

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PG953
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dalcross - Dalcross
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training sortie. After touchdown, the pilot-in-command decided to make a go around, increased engine power and pull the control column. Just after liftoff, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed, slid for several yards, went through a perimeter fence and came to rest. While both pilots were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Casa 352 near Murcia: 3 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T.2-138
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Murcia - Murcia
MSN:
29
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight out from Murcia-San Javier AFB. In unknown circumstances, the three engine aircraft crashed in a field located between Los Alcázares and El Carmoli, about 7 km southwest of the airbase. Three crew members were killed while five others were injured.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Barrackpore

Date & Time:
Operator:
Registration:
HJ880
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Barrackpore - Barrackpore
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While flying in the vicinity of the Barrackpore Airport, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a small lake located about 1,2 km northeast of runway 20 threshold. All three crew members were rescued while the aircraft was lost. The crew was engaged in a local training flight in Barrackpore at the time of the accident.

Crash of a Vickers 607 Valetta C.1 in RAF Abingdon

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VW827
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Abingdon - Abingdon
MSN:
388
YOM:
20
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training sortie at RAF Abingdon. After takeoff, the pilot shot down the left engine and feathered the propeller (simulation of an engine failure). Shortly later, the right engine lost power due to magneto issue. The crew then shot down the right engine and feathered the propeller as well. The crew elected to restart the left engine, without success. He then attempted an emergency landing in a prairie located near the airfield. While both pilots were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure due to magneto issue.

Crash of an Avro 694 Lincoln B.2 in RAF Scampton

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
SX928
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Scampton - Scampton
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training sortie on behalf of the 230th OCU. After touchdown, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando in Wheeler-Sack AAF: 4 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
44-77508
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wheeler-Sack - Wheeler-Sack
MSN:
32904
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
32
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The aircraft and its crew were taking part to a combined training mission out of Wheeler-Sack AAF and was the ninth airplane to depart in a formation of 17 similar aircraft. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the aircraft went out of control and crashed on the apron, damaging two other aircraft, a Fairchild C-82A Packet registered 44-23017 and a Ryan L-17B Navion registered 48-1064. The C-46 was destroyed and all four crew members were killed while the other occupants were injured.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan in Bünyan: 2 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
6829
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Malatya – Kayseri
MSN:
3222
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training mission from Malatya-Borenköy AFB to Kayseri. While approaching from the east, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Bünyan, about 30 km from the airport. Both pilots were killed.

Crash of a Beechcraft CT-128 Expeditor in Carman: 3 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1478
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Winnipeg - Winnipeg
MSN:
A-653
YOM:
1951
Location:
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Captain / Total flying hours:
6000
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Winnipeg Airport at 1100LT with a crew of three on board, two pilot students and one instructor. En route, the weather conditions worsened with fog, low ceiling and wind. While returning to its base and flying at a height of 400 feet, the twin engine aircraft struck one of the tower's steel guy wires which sent the plane crashing into the CBC Tower (570 feet high). Out of control, the aircraft crashed in flames 300 yards away in a snow covered field. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Charles Chow-Leong, instructor,
P/O Peter F. Harvey,
P/O Edward Scanlan.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson XI in RAF Shawbury

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PH551
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Shawbury - Shawbury
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reason, the pilot-in-command landed too long. After touchdown, he decided to raise the undercarriage. The aircraft sank on its belly and slid for several yards before coming to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.