Abbotsinch AFB

En route from the Isle of Man to RAF Abbotsinch, the twin engine aircraft encountered heavy turbulences, went out of control and crashed on the slope of a mountain. The pilot F/Lt Barney Barclay was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

This air-ambulance Dominie, a military variant of the civilian Dragon Rapide, was being used on Saturday, 30th August 1946 to transport a seriously ill patient from Abbottsinch, Glasgow to Rochester, Kent for treatment. The aircraft was due to land at RNAS Stretton near Warrington, probably to re-fuel but flew into bad weather on the first half of the flight. While flying at around 2,500 feet the aircraft flew into high ground on Broad Crag, part of the Scafell range and all on board were killed in the crash. The wreckage was located the following morning by an Anson crew searching for the aircraft, the RAF Mountain Rescue team searching for the site reported the weather to be severe when they carried out their search with the bodies being located and recovered by Sunday evening.
Crew:
Lt Sidney Kenneth Kilsby, pilot,
P/O Harold John Clark.
Passengers:
Cdr William Tudor Gwynne-Jones,
Leslie Howard Watkinson, attendant,
Charles Robert Allwright, patient.
Source:
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/x7394.html

The aircraft departed RAF Abbotsinch in the morning on a cross country flight to RAF Hartford Bridge (now Blackbushe) via RAF Woodvale, near Southport. After the aircraft failed to arrive at Woodvale or any other station, it was reported missing. Nothing further was heard or seen of the aircraft until February 5 when a shepherd working on Cornel Min above Llyn Crafnant discovered the wrecked and the bodies of the four airmen. He reported his find immediately and a team was summoned from the RAF Mountain Rescue Servive at Llandwrog. They arrived the site after dark so postponed any further action until the following day, when they recovered the bodies and identified the aircraft as the Oxford that had been posted as missing a little over 3 weeks earlier.
Crew (418th Squadron):
F/Lt Tommy C. Matthew, pilot,
P/O James Firth, copilot.
Passengers:
F/O Geoffrey Day,
F/O Walter Paul Retzer.
Source:
http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/pages/wales/waleslb537.htm

While on approach to Edinburgh in snow falls, crew made an emergency landing on the Carrick Knowe Golf course located in Corstorphine, less than 2 km from runway threshold. Both crew members were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew departed RAF Abootsinch on a training exercise. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances at Rowbank Reservoir near Lochwinnoch, in the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
P/O Robert Anne, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur William Stanley, wireless operator, †
P/O John Keith Dingle Williams, observer, †
Sgt H. Murdock.

For unknown reasons, the airplane struck a ridge and crashed upon landing at RAF Abbotsinch, coming to rest upside down. All four crew members were rescued, among them two were injured.
Crew:
Sgt A. L. Raw,
Sgt J. E. Mason,
Cpl E. Ponnor,
LAC J. E. Mason.

The twin engine aircraft departed Belfast-Nutts Corner Airport bound for its base in Abbotsinch, together with 15 other similar aircraft. While approaching the Scottish coast, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility. Cruising too low, the aircraft impacted the slope of Mt Cauldron with its left wing and crashed near Inverkip. Three crew members were injured while the pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robson, pilot, †
LAC Ball,
AC1 Ward,
Harold John Reynolds.

A tire burst on landing. The aircraft went out of control and veered off runway. While the crew was uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew was performing a night training exercise at RAF Abbotsinch. For unknown reason, he missed the approach and landed too far down the runway. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. There were no casualties.

The crew was performing a training exercise out from RAF Abbotsinch on behalf of the 269th Squadron. En route, the twin engine aircraft entered a thick layer of cloud, went out of control and crashed in a field. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Hugh Lynn McPhee, pilot,
Sgt George Charles MacDonald,
AC1 William George Reid,
AC2 Donald MacDonald.