Training

On final approach to Ellington AFB, an engine failed. The aircraft belly landed one mile short of runway and came to rest in a field. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew was performing a local training flight at RAF Marham. While completing a low pass over the runway at a height of 50 feet, the twin engine aircraft nosed down and crashed onto a barrack. All four crew members were killed. The cause of the loss of control was not determined.
Crew:
F/L Anthony Gerard Quinton Brand,
Sgt George William Wright,
LAC James Moffat,
LAC William Regan.

Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing both crew members.
Crew:
Maj Martin Wilmots,
1st Lt Hayt.

Source & photo:
http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/Airspeed Oxford/airspeed_oxford frontpage.htm

The crew was performing a local training sortie at RAF Strubby. During initial climb, the aircraft went into a steep nose up attitude. The tail stalled and the aircraft crashed. Three crew members were killed while five other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

The aircraft left RAF Kinloss at 1800LT on March 13 for a night navigation training exercise. Some 6 1/2 hours after leaving Kinloss, the crew reported that they were approximately 60 miles to the North of Cape Wrath. After this point there was no further radio contact with aircraft, as by the following morning the aircraft had failed to return to base or land at another airfield a search was initiated. This was carried out by numerous aircraft from airfields in Scotland but there were no sightings. On the 17th March as report was received that a red flash had been seen in the Torridon area around the time the aircraft disappeared. An aerial search of the Torridon mountains was carried out and the burnt out wreckage of air aircraft was spotted high on the northern side of Beinn Eighe at the top of the cliffs of the Triple Buttress. Ground units set out to attempt to reach the site to confirm that is was the missing Lancaster but could not reach the site due to deep lying snow and further poor weather, together with a lack of suitable equipment. It was the end of March before members of the RAF Mountain Rescue Team from Kinloss were able to reach the wreck to begin the task of recovering the bodies of the crew. The recovery of the last missing airmen was not carried out until August 1951 when enough snow had melted to uncover his body.
Crew (120th Squadron):
Fl/Lt Harry Smith Reid, pilot,
Sgt Ralph Clucas, copilot,
Sgt Robert Strong, navigator,
Sgt Peter Tennison, signaller,
Sgt James Naismith, signaller,
Sgt Wilfred D. Beck, signaller,
Sgt James W. Bell, signaller,
Sgt George Farquhar, signaller.
Source and photo:
http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/scotland/avro-lancaster-tx264-beinn-eighe/

The crew was performing a local training sortie at RAF Turnhouse. After touchdown, the twin engine aircraft encountered difficulties to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest into a ditch. Both crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

While performing a training flight, the aircraft suffered an engine failure and fire. All crew members bailed out and were rescued while the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field located 2,5 miles east of Zamora.

The crew was engaged in a local training sortie at RAF Swinderby. While descending to the airfield, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and was unable to locate the runway. In such conditions, the pilot in command decided to abandon the approach and attempted a go around. Few minutes later, while completing a second attempt to land, the pilot could not distinguish the approach lights and lost control of the aircraft that crashed two miles short of runway. The airplane was destroyed and both crew members were killed.

The aircraft with two commercial licensed pilots as sole occupants took off from Baragwanath Airfield for the purpose of pilot familiarization on with the aircraft. After a short period of single-engined flying with the star board propeller feathered, two landings and take-offs were performed successfully. During the approach for the third landing with the landing gear extended and locked and with flaps in the 60° position, a noise was heard on the port side. The pilots associated the noise with the undercarriage and decided to go round again with 85 - 90 mph IS, the throttles were opened with the propellers set in fine pitch. There was no response from the port engine. Height was being lost so the undercarriage lever was placed in the up position and the port propeller feathered. The ASI fellt to 70 - 80 mph. The flaps were raised to 20° and the aircraft sank and yawed to the left. Shortly after clearing some trees, the aircraft stalled and struck the ground with the starboard engine under full power.
Photos:
http://www.dehavilland.co.za/DH104_Dove_cn_04087.htm

The crew was performing a local training sortie at RAF Swinderby. On final approach, the pilot in command decided to abandon the landing and attempted a go around. The aircraft climbed to a height of 250 feet when it stalled and crashed in a huge explosion near the runway end. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all three crew members were killed.