Boscombe Down AFB

The crew was performing a flight from RAF Defford to RAF Boscombe Down to take delivery of a second Avro 652 Anson. En route, while cruising at an altitude of 2,000 feet, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field near Cirencester. All six occupants, among them two brothers, were killed.
Crew:
F/L Frank Brown,
F/O Eric Tom Sellick,
F/O George Flight Sellick,
F/O Alfred James Marsh,
LAC Henry Davis McCallum,
AC2 Roland Frederick Umney.

The crew departed RAF Boscombe Down on a test flight consisting of a series of climb tests when the starboard outer engine (n°4) oversped and caught fire. The captain ordered his crew to abandon the airplane which they did successfully. Unfortunately, the airplane broke up and crashed in Lytchett Minster, killing the pilot.
Crew:
W/Cdr John William McGuire, pilot, †
W/O F. Robinson.

The crew departed RAF Boscombe Down on a test flight. En route, the starboard engine failed, forcing the crew to feather the propeller. At an altitude of 500 feet, the crew initiated a right turn when the right wing dropped. The airplane entered a stall and crashed in a field. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Walker Caston, pilot,
P/O John Cobean Fisher, navigator,
F/Sgt David Lewis Mullins, wireless operator.

The crew departed RAF South Cerney on a training mission to RAF Boscombe Down on behalf of the 3rd Army Training School. On final approach, the crew initiated a go around when the airplane struck the roof of a hangar, stalled and crashed. Both pilots were injured and the airplane was destroyed.

The airplane departed RAF Boscombe Down at 1830LT on a special signals investigation flight over France. During the course of the operation, the starboard airscrew fell off and the airplane was abandoned by the crew over Pontivy and crashed. Six crew members became PoW and another one evaded.
Crew:
P/O Leslie George Bull, pilot,
F/Sgt Norman Wallis Mackenzie, pilot,
P/O Howard Goolding Cundall, radar specialist,
P/O William Jack Grisman, observer,
Sgt John Gannon, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William George Statham, wireless operator,
Sgt Oscar Albert Sheffield, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2002LT on September 8 on an operation to Kassel. While returning to base the following morning, it crash landed in a field close to RAF Boscombe Down. A crew was injured and three others were unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt G. S. Linacre, pilot,
Sgt C. R. Speakman,
Sgt B. G. Galloway-Wilson,
Sgt R. H. Calder.

The crew was completing a local training cession at RAF Boscombe Down, when the nose gear collapsed upon landing. There were no casualties and the airplane was not repaired.

The crew departed RAF Boscombe Down at 2339LT on March 21 on an operation to Lorient. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances in the vicinity of RAF Barkston Heath. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O George Hendry Cowings, pilot,
P/O Robert Daniel, navigator,
Sgt Eric Arthur Lee, wireless operator.

The pilot departed RAF Boscombe Down on a solo ferry flight to Bristol-Filton Airport. On final approach, the airplane stalled and crashed, killing the pilot P/O George Edward Stansbury.

Following an operation over Brest, the airplane was returning to its base at RAF Boscombe Down when it crashed upon landing for unknown reasons. While all four crew members evacuated safely, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
F/L Boyan,
Sgt H. Wathey,
Sgt Elcoat,
P/O J. K. Drewry.