Lincolnshire

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North Coates - North Coates

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414-2649

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1941

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Shortly after takeoff from RAF North Coates, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Arthur William Goulding, pilot,
F/Sgt John Clarke Harris, observer,
Sgt William John Thomas Flagg, wireless operator,
Sgt Raymond George Edward Whale, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Loss of control after liftoff following an aerial breaking and its insulation material jamming the rudder.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Eagle: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 13, 1942 at 0153 LT

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AD783

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Plain, Valley

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Wigsley - Wigsley

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The airplane departed RAF Wigsley at 2243LT on a mine laying operation. The following night, the crew encountered engine trouble and decided to return to base. While descending to base, the airplane went out of control and crashed in Eagle, southwest of Lincoln. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Bernard Kennedy, pilot,
Sgt Vernon James Hopwood, observer,
Sgt William Leonard Kelly, wireless operator,
Sgt George Arthur Metcalfe, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Engine trouble.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Coningsby

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1942 at 1820 LT

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AE425

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Coningsby - Coningsby

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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1820LT on an operation to Mannheim. Almost immediately after takeoff, at a height of just 40 feet, the left engine failed. The airplane swung violently and crashed into trees. All four crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O Horner,
Sgt Walker,
Sgt Hutcheson,
Sgt Porter.

Probable cause:

Failure of the left engine after liftoff.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I at RAF Skellingthorpe

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1942 at 1440 LT

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Avro 683 Lancaster

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L7542

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Skellingthorpe - Skellingthorpe

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On final approach to RAF Skellingthorpe, the captain misinterpreted the wind sock's position. During the last segment, he realized he was approaching the wrong runway and decided to make a sharp turn to land on another runway more suitable according to the wind component. This caused the airplane to struck violently the runway surface. Upon impact, it lost its undercarriage and slid for several yards before coming to rest. All eight crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair. Brand new, it accumulated six flying hours only. First accident involving an Avro 683 Lancaster.
Crew (44th Squadron):
F/Sgt D. F. Nicholson +7.

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Misinterpretation of the wind sock on part of the captain.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Scampton

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1942

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L4125

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Handley Page H.P.53 Hereford

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane struck a large bank of frozen snow and crashed upon takeoff. There were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
Sgt Reid +3.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.53 Hereford near RAF Cranwell

Date & Time: Jan 29, 1942

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L6100

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Vickers 406 Wellington II

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Cranwell - Cranwell

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The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Cranwell. While in the circuit, one of the engine failed and the airplane crash landed in a pasture. There were no injuries among the crew and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

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Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II at RAF Binbrook: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 26, 1942 at 1815 LT

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W5585

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 1815LT on an operation to Hannover. At liftoff, the left engine failed. The airplane lost height, impacted the ground and crashed against a concrete pillbox. Fifteen minutes after the crash, the load of bombs exploded. Four crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Anthony Gordon Walker, pilot, †
F/Sgt James Alexander Fleming, observer, †
Sgt Herbert Ernest Godson, wireless operator, †
Sgt Arthur Henry Coupe, air gunner, †
Sgt J. D. McKnight,
Sgt K. Scholes.

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Failure of the port engine upon takeoff.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Pinchbeck: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 26, 1942 at 0540 LT

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P1186

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Plain, Valley

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Cottesmore - Cottesmore

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The airplane departed RAF Cottesmore on a night high level bombing exercise with a crew of four on board. In the early morning, it entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed less than a mile north of Pinchbeck. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Joseph Mitchell Marok, pilot,
P/O Walter Hugh Lynch, observer,
P/O Sydney Stanley White, observer,
Sgt Edward O’Connell, wireless operator and air gunner.

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The cause of the accident could not be determined.

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

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1942 at 1715 LT

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