Bristol 152 Beaufort

Landing (descent or approach)

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Registration:

L4444

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Flight Type:

Test

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Kemble - Kemble

MSN:

8305

YOM:

1939

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The crew was completing a local test flight at RAF Kemble. On final approach, one of the engine failed. The airplane stalled and crashed in a field. Both occupants, a RAF pilot and a civil mechanic were killed.
Crew:
F/O William Russell Kelly, pilot,
Mr. K. Mills. mechanic.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1942 at 1523 LT

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N1172

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Leuchars - Leuchars

MSN:

9207

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Leuchars at 1315LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching enemy ships, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John G. Morrison, pilot,
F/S Arthur B. Johnson, observer,
Sgt Ernest Shepherd, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Thomas Pugh, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I near Rodeo: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1942 at 1315 LT

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W6473

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Phoenix - Abilene

MSN:

9478

YOM:

1940

Location:

Rodeo

New Mexico

Country:

United States of America

Region:

North America

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The crew was engaged in a series of demo flights in the US. En route from Phoenix to Abilene, the left engine failed and later fell off. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in a desert area located between Rodeo and Lordsburg, bursting into flames. A crew was killed and three others were slightly injured. The airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Crew:
S/L N. K. Lloyd, pilot,
F/Lt P. A. Kimpton, navigator, †
Cpl J. R. Berth-Jones, rigger,
AC1 R. West, fitter.

Probable cause:

The crankshaft of the port engine failed in flight, causing severe vibration and fire. The engine later fell off.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I near Tingwall: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 20, 1942

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Registration:

L4514

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Leuchars - Leuchars

MSN:

8375

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Leuchars on an operation off the Norwegian coast. Approaching the target area, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and decided to return to base. Doing so, the airplane went through an area of severe icing when the engines got iced. It crashed near Tingwall and was destroyed. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Arthur Blanchflower, observer, †
P/O Tom Thornley Braithwaite Stoker, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur James Woolsey, wireless operator, †
Sgt W. H. Bond, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Icing conditions.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Cape Espichel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 18, 1942

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Registration:

W6474

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Flight Type:

Military

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Estremadura - Lisbon District

MSN:

9479

YOM:

1940

Location:

Cape Espichel

Country:

Portugal

Region:

Europe

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The airplane was en route from UK to Gibraltar when it probably crashed in the sea off Cape Espichel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O William Austin Thornton, pilot,
F/O Ernest Peter Brinkworth, navigator,
Sgt Andrew Lawrence Brigstocke, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Norman Byron Bohling, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off RAF Chivenor: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 1, 1942 at 1031 LT

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Registration:

L4445

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Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Chivenor - Chivenor

MSN:

8306

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1939

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The crew was completing a local training sortie at RAF Chivenor. While circling in the vicinity of the airbase at low altitude, the airplane impacted the water surface and crashed in the River Taw. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
P/O Rafe Sherme Brimacombe, pilot, †
P/O Reginald Allan White, navigator, †
Sgt P. Scott, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the primary cause of the crash was the aircraft hitting the water of the River Taw, causing the port propeller to come off. A secondary cause was the stalling of the port wing during an attempt to carry out a forced landing due to:
a) the pilot attempted to reach the aerodrome with insufficient power or height to do so and
b) the use of flaps in the final stages of the approach.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort II into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942

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Registration:

AW273

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Thorney Island - Thorney Island

MSN:

9951

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island at 1610LT on 'Operation Fuller'. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the North Sea, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Thomas Ivor Mathewson, pilot,
F/O William Henry Stephens, observer,
F/Sgt Ronald Ernest Howett, wireless operator,
Sgt Eric Young, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort II off Schouwen-Duiveland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942

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Registration:

AW278

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Schouwen-Duiveland Island

Schedule:

Thorney Island - Thorney Island

MSN:

9956

YOM:

1941

Location:

Zeeland

Country:

Netherlands

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island at 1420 on 'Operation Fuller'. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed off the Schouwen-Duiveren Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Arthur John Heneage Finch, pilot,
F/Sgt Albert Henry Leeds Jackson, observer,
Sgt David Yule Fyfe, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas McNeill, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Scheveningen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942

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L9877

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