Burtonwood AFB

While cruising in marginal weather conditions from RAF Sculthorpe to RAF Burtonwood, the single engine aircraft struck a hill located near Glossop and was destroyed upon impact. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt John Rossman Tinklepaugh.
Passenger:
1st Lt Guy B. Waller.

The crew of a SUN Neptune registered 122443 was performing a local training mission at RAF Burtonwood. On touchdown, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and collided with the C-47 that was holding for takeoff with a crew of ten on board. Both aircraft were destroyed and among the 12 occupants on board the Neptune, one was killed while 11 others were injured. On board the C-47, six crew members were killed while four others were injured. At the time of the accident, the visibility was limited due to poor weather conditions.

The crew was performing a local training mission at RAF Burtonwood. On touchdown, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and collided with a USAF C-47 registered 42-100912 that was holding for takeoff with a crew of ten on board. Both aircraft were destroyed and among the 12 occupants on board the Neptune, one was killed while 11 others were injured. On board the C-47, six crew members were killed while four others were injured. At the time of the accident, the visibility was limited due to poor weather conditions.

The four engine aircraft left Frankfurt-Main Airport at 1312LT Bound for RAF Burtonwood. Following an uneventful flight, the crew started the descent from the north and went through thick clouds when the airplane hit the slope of the Stake House Fell Hill located near Garstang, about 55 km north of RAF Burtonwood. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed.

The aircraft left RAF Scampton in the morning with two other similar aircraft. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and the visibility was reduced. In such conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Bleaklow Stones (633 meters high) located 4 miles northeast of Glossop, in the Peak District National Park. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 13 occupants were killed. On board was a sack containing the sum of £ 7,000 dedicated for the payroll of the RAF Scampton personal. The bag was found intact among the debris.

While performing a flight from RAF North Pickenham to RAF Burtonwood, the four engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Black Hameldon located near Burnley. Eight occupants were killed while three others were injured. The aircraft was totally destroyed.
Crew (854th Bombing Squadron):
1st Lt Charles Albert Goeking, pilot,
2nd Lt George H. Smith, copilot, †
1st Lt Frank E. Bock, navigator, †
T/Sgt Howard E. Denham, flight engineer, †
T/Sgt Leslie E. Johnson, radio operator.
Passengers:
2nd Lt Joseph B. Walker III, †
2nd Lt Elmer R. Brater, †
F/O Gerald Procita, †
F/O David A. Robinson, †
Sgt Randolph R. Mohlhenrich, †
Sgt Robert D. Hyett.

The crew was involved in a night training exercise. While flying at low height, the aircraft hit obstacles and crashed on the slope of Birchenough Hill, between Congleton and Buxton. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Donald James De Cleene, pilot,
2nd Lt Maynard Stravinski, copilot,
F/O Thomas Manos, navigator,
T/Sgt Howard F. Ayers, radio operator,
T/Sgt Frank E. Garry, flight engineer.

The crew was flying to Le Culot Airbase, Belgium, with supplies on board. The aircraft was scheduled to make a stop at RAF Grove, Oxfordshire. Some 30 minutes after its departure from RAF Burtonwood, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and decided to return to his departure point. In low visibility (30 to 40 yards), the aircraft hit a tree and crashed in flames in an open field. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and six occupants were killed. The captain was the only survivor.
Crew (33rd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron):
Maj Theodore A. Rogers, pilot,
1st Lt John E. Barnby, copilot,
Sgt William E. Davis,
Charles P. Ingram.
Passenger:
Lt Col Richard L. Cardozo,
Lt Col Holmes L. Payne,
Maj Cecil R. Steele.
Source & photos:
http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/pages/peakdistrict/peakdistrict41-38608.htm

The aircraft was being ferried from Burtonwood to Hardwick by a two man ferry crew on the 11th October 1944, the two men took off in the aircraft from Burtonwood near Warrington at 1032LT. They set a course of 135° and climbed to an indicated altitude of 2,800 feet. At approximately 1045LT, while in cloud and moderate to severe turbulence, Lt Houpt spotted a small gap in the cloud and saw the ground was only about 150 feet below him. He then applied full power and began to climb, but before they could gain any meaningful height the aircraft struck the ground on Mill Hill some 1.5 mile from the Grouse Inn between Hayfield and Glossop. The two men extricated themselves from the shattered cockpit and walked along one of the streams until they reached the Hayfield to Glossop road. A passing lorry driver stopped and picked them up and took them to a nearby pub where Lt Houpt telephoned Burtonwood to report the accident. They were then retrieved by an Ambulance from Burtonwood and their injuries were then treated. These were mainly cuts & bruises but Lt Houpt did suffer a broken jaw.
Crew (310th FS):
2nd Lt Creighton R. Houpt, pilot,
S/Sgt Jerome M. Najvar, flight engineer.
Source & photo:
http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/pages/peakdistrict/peakdistrict42-52003.htm

Crashed on take off.