Crash of a Beechcraft D18S in Twenthe: 2 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft D18
Operator:
Registration:
PH-UBV
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Leeuwarden - Twenthe
MSN:
A-0106
Location:
Twenthe AFB (Enschede)
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training flight from Leeuwarden with a program at Twenthe AFB consisting of touch and goes. While approaching with one engine voluntarily inoperative, the instructor requested the crew to make a go around when the aircraft stalled, crashed in a field and came to rest upside down in flames. Two crew were killed while the third occupant was seriously injured.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan near Petrópolis: 5 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Campo dos Afonsos - Campo dos Afonsos
Location:
Petropólis
Rio de Janeiro
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
During a training sortie from Campo dos Afonsos AFB, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of the Pico do Couto (1,776 meters high) located near Petrópolis. All five crew members were killed.

Crash of an Avro 685 York C.1 in RAF Brize Norton

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Avro 685 York
Operator:
Registration:
MW168
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Brize Norton - Brize Norton
MSN:
MW168
YOM:
1945
Location:
Brize Norton AFB
Oxfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll, directional control was lost. The crew tried to take over but the aircraft overran, went through a railroad and came to rest. All five crew members were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Loss of control on takeoff caused by a loss of power on engine number two.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I into the Shannon River

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
MG902
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Shannon
Munster
Country:
Ireland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training sortie when he lost his orientation due to the deterioration of the weather conditions, and was unable to locate his position. Due to fuel shortage, the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing and eventually tried to ditch the airplane off Shannon Airport. The twin engine aircraft crash landed in the Shannon River and sank. All three crew members were quickly rescued.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson in Dar es-Salaam

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Government of Tanganyika
Registration:
G-AIIC
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Dar es-Salaam - Dar es-Salaam
YOM:
1946
Location:
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam Region
Country:
Tanzania
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training mission in Dar es-Salaam Airport when he was forced to make an emergency landing for unknown reason. The twin engine aircraft crashed near the airport and was damaged beyond repair. Both pilots were slightly injured.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford in Barton-upon-Humber: 1 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
LB475
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Goxhill - Goxhill
Location:
Goxhill AFB
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On approach to RAF Goxhill, the twin engine aircraft was misaligned with the runway and the pilot decided to make a go around. The aircraft stalled and crashed in a field located in Barton-upon-Humber, northwest of the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, an officer of the French Armée de l'Air, was killed.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
EG192
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Leuchars - Leuchars
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew left RAF Leuchars on a training mission over the North Sea, on behalf of the General Reconnaissance School. While flying about 144 km east of Dundee, radar contact was lost with the aircraft that crashed into the sea. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford in Sandridge: 1 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
RR336
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Sandridge
Hertfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While performing a training flight at low height, the twin engine aircraft collided with a RAF De Havilland DH.60 Tiger Moth II registered T7615 and carrying a crew of two. Both aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field located one mile west of Sandridge. Both aircraft were destroyed and all three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax VII in RAF Dishforth: 3 killed

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax VII
Operator:
Registration:
PP362
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Dishforth - Dishforth
Location:
Dishforth AFB
North Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training sortie. On approach to RAF Dishforth with the engine number three voluntarily out of service, the crew realized that he was misaligned with the runway and decided to make a go around. The aircraft gained altitude, flew over the airbase and continued to the north when, shortly later, he went out of control and crashed in a field located 5 miles north of the airbase. The captain was seriously injured while all three other occupants were killed.
Crew (1332 HTCU):
W/O Sydney Albert Loosley, pilot,
F/Sgt F. J. Porritt, navigator, †
W/O A. Gallagher, flight engineer, †
Sgt M. H. Hewlett, wireless operator. †
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the loss of control could not be determined with certainty.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina in Corpus Christi NAS

Date & Time:
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
08530
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Corpus Christi - Corpus Christi
Location:
Corpus Christi NAS
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing at Corpus Christi NAS and came to rest in flames into the sea. Crew fate remains unknown.
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