Church Fenton AFB

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L8674

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The pilot departed RAF Church Fenton on a night training solo flight. While flying at an altitude of 5,500 feet, he lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed in the vicinity of RAF Driffield. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Harry James Beck, pilot.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Church Fenton

Date & Time: Apr 2, 1942

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V5564

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Takeoff (climb)

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The pilot was engaged in a local solo training flight at RAF Church Fenton. One of the engine failed upon takeoff, causing the airplane to crash. The pilot was injured and the airplane was destroyed.
Crew:
Sgt J. M. Buchan, pilot.

Probable cause:

Engine failure upon takeoff.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IVF near Sherburn-in-Elmet: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1942 at 2330 LT

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N3561

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Plain, Valley

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The crew departed RAF Church Fenton on a night training exercise. While cruising at an altitude of 22,000 feet, the airplane entered an uncontrolled and crashed at high speed in a pasture in Sherburn-in-Elmet. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Walter Hibbard Bailey, pilot,
Sgt John Prince, observer.

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The exact cause of the accident could not be determined. However, the assumption that the loss of control was the consequence of the failure of the oxygen supply or a sudden indisposition of the pilot was not ruled out.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I at RAF Church Fenton: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1942 at 0525 LT

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Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

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V3990

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Plain, Valley

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The pilot was completing a local solo training flight at RAF Church Fenton. While circling in the vicinity of the airbase at night, he lost control of the airplane that crashed north of the airfield. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Hylton George Cullen, pilot.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Church Fenton: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942

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Landing (descent or approach)

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R3808

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The pilot was completing a local night solo training exercise at RAF Church Fenton. On final, the airplane was too low and misaligned with the runway so the pilot initiated a go around procedure. Few minutes later, on a second attempt to land, at a height of about 100 feet, the airplane stalled and crashed near the boundary fence. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edmund Roy Baggott, pilot.

Probable cause:

It was found that a number of twigs were jammed in the starboard aileron and it was presumed that the airplane had probably struck a tree during the first attempt to land.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IVF at RAF Church Fenton

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1942

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Landing (descent or approach)

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L8684

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The pilot was engaged in a local solo training exercise at RAF Church Fenton. Upon landing, the undercarriage collapsed and the airplane came to rest and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot escaped unhurt.
Crew:
S/L Roger de Winton Kelsall Winlaw, pilot.

Probable cause:

The undercarriage collapsed upon landing.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Church Fenton

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1942

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Landing (descent or approach)

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K7044

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Church Fenton - Church Fenton

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7997

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1937

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The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Church Fenton when a tyre burst upon landing. The airplane went out of control, veered off runway, lost its undercarriage and came to a halt. Both crew members escaped uninjured.

Probable cause:

Loss of control upon landing after a tyre burst.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I off Scarborough: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1942 at 1100 LT

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L8677

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The crew departed RAF Church Fenton on a training exercise. While practicing off Scarborough, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea, about 2,5 miles offshore. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Bernard Jepson, pilot,
Sgt William Thomas Higgs, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IVF at RAF Church Fenton

Date & Time: Jan 8, 1942

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R3752

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