Bicester AFB

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Z7962

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Takeoff (climb)

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Bicester - Bicester

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The airplane departed RAF Bicester on a local training exercise with four crew members on board. Almost immediately after takeoff, the airplane went out of control and crashed near the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Victor Horace Langrish, pilot,
F/O Douglas Hickling Ivens, observer,
P/O Eric Lionel Victor Stanley, observer,
Sgt Allan Edward Bailey, wireless operator.

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Loss of control after takeoff due to an incorrect trim tab setting.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I at RAF Bicester

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1941

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Avro 652 Anson

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N5157

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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The crew was completing a training mission at RAF Bicester. For unknown reasons, the twin engine airplane crashed while circling in the vicinity of the airfield. All six crew members were injured.
Crew:
F/O Douglas Hickling Ivens, pilot,
P/O John Alfred Plumb, pilot,
Sgt Norman Joseph Ginlin, observer,
Sgt William Roy Meaker, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Henry Gray, wireless operator,
Sgt L. A. Froom, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Bicester: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1940

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P4292

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Upper Heyford - Bicester

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The crew departed RAF Upper Heyford on a training exercise to RAF Bicester. While on a night approach, the airplane crashed in Little Chesterton, near the airfield. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alan James Coad, pilot,
Sgt Monty Richard Dards, pilot,
S/L Hugh Dennis Beck, navigator,
Sgt Thomas Hadfield, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC1 George Arnold Binks, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Bosherston: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1940

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L9212

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The crew departed RAF Bicester on a cross country navigation exercice. En route, one of the engine failed and the pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane impacted a stone wall and crashed. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Terence George Jackson Pascoe, pilot, †
Sgt Noel Raymond Allenby Hawthorne, observer, †
Sgt J. W. Willis-Richards, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I on Mt Craig yr Ysfa: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1940 at 1120 LT

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L9039

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Mountains

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The crew departed RAF Bicester on a training mission. While cruising in limited visibility due to clouds, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Craig yr Ysfa (650 metres high) located some 10 km south-southeast of Bethesda. The wreckage was found the following day. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred Ernest Hall, pilot,
Sgt Anthony Charles Catton, observer,
Sgt Fred Graham, observer,
LAC Geoffrey Halstead James, wireless operator.

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Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Bicester

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1940 at 2115 LT

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P6929

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Bicester - Bicester

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9454

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1940

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Undershot and crashed into the bomb-dump during a night landing at RAF Bicester. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O E. R. Hale +2.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Bicester

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1940

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L8873

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The airplane crashed upon landing at RAF Bicester and was damaged beyond repair. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt D. N. Wittaker,
Sgt J. Friendly.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Bicester

Date & Time: Jan 7, 1940

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L1214

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Bicester - Bicester

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1938

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The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Bicester. While on a night approach, the crew initiated a go around when one of the engine failed. The airplane stalled and crashed. Both crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt H. L. Broughton,
P/O H. F. Mitchinson.

Probable cause:

Engine failure on final approach.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Stony Stratford

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1939

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