Carlisle

The crew was completing a positioning flight from Leeds-Bradford to Carlisle Airport where a delegation of farmers should be pick up on a charter flight to Hawarden. On descent, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and lost his orientation, passing over RAF Crosby at 0900LT without any visual contact with the ground. Thirty-five minutes later, ATC lost contact with the crew and the aircraft that struck the slope of Mt Croglin Fell located in the North Pennines mountains, about 7 miles southeast of Carlisle Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were poor with low clouds, gusty winds and heavy rain falls.
Crew:
H. L. Mose, pilot,
A. Francis, copilot,
C. N. Wildman, pilot
Valerie Christian, stewardess.

After touchdown, the twin engine aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and hit several wooded barracks. All three crew members escaped without any injuries while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

The pilot was in charge to convoy the aircraft from RAF Carlisle to RAF Hawarden. En route, a lack of fuel forced the pilot to attempt an emergency landing in Southport when the twin engine aircraft crashed. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Crew (9th FPP):
F/L Dennis Brian Brooks, pilot.

The crew was performing a training flight from Cottesmore to Carlisle. Just after starting the descent in poor visibility, the twin engine aircraft hit a tree and crashed onto a hill side located near Gilling West, northeast of Richmond. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (14th OTU):
Sgt Sidney John Howard, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Hurst, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Robert Sumner, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Huntley Todd, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Murray, wireless operator and air gunner.

While cruising over Northumberland, weather conditions deteriorated. The pilot elected to return to Newcastle Airport but was eventually forced to attempt an emergency landing in an open field. The airplane crash landed in boggy ground, collided with a water tank and came to rest. The pilot evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The aircraft caught fire in flight. The pilot attempted an emergency landing in an open field located in Kirkandrews-upon-Eden, some 5 km northwest of Carlisle. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed by fire. The operator was not insured.