Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Chelveston

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1941 at 1830 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1305
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Upwood - Upwood
MSN:
8588
YOM:
1938
Location:
Chelveston
Northamptonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Upwood on a formation training exercise. When the leader ordered the pilot the formation to break, the pilot became disoriented and attempted a forced landing at the partially built airfield of Chelveston. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and the pilot escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt R. S. Trigg, pilot.
Probable cause:
Pilot got disoriented after leaving the formation.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Chelveston

Date & Time: Mar 21, 1941 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD745
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Chelveston
Northamptonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on March 20 to lay mines off Brest. While returning to base the following night, it collided with a barrage balloon cable. The crew abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in Chelveston. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
P/O R. N. Harrison,
Sgt E. W. Smith,
Sgt H. E. Turner,
Sgt A. R. Simmons.
Probable cause:
Collision with a barrage balloon cable.
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