Church Fenton AFB

The airplane departed RAF Church Fenton on a training exercise. While flying over the area of Wetherby, the airplane was mistakenly shot down by two Spitfires belonging to 121 Sq. The Blenheim's port engine caught fire and the pilot ordered his gunner to bail out. Unfortunately, the gunner was unable to get clear of the aircraft and deploy his parachute before the aircraft began to break up in the air and crashed. The gunner was killed and the pilot was rescued.
Crew:
P/O Peter Hunt Cleaver, pilot,
Sgt John Moss Cohen, wireless operator and air gunner. †

The pilot departed RAF Church Fenton on a night solo training flight. En route, he attempted to bail out for unknown reasons when the airplane dove into the ground and crashed at high speed south of Everingham. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Craig Bramley, pilot.

The pilot departed RAF Church Fenton in the evening of September 7 on a solo night training exercise. In marginal weather conditions, the pilot descended through clouds when he got disorientated and lost control of the airplane that crashed in a vertical attitude near Huggate. The airplane was destroyed upon impact and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Cedric Warren Woolgar, pilot.

The crew departed RAF Church Fenton on a training exercise. While flying in clouds, the pilot lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed in Malton. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Cyril Arthur Edwards, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Charles Howard, pilot.

The pilot departed RAF Church Fenton in the evening for a local solo training exercise. During flight, one of the engine failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing but was forced to go around. On the second attempt to land, the airplane crashed on a gun post and came to rest against a parked Blenheim, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
P/O John Leigh O'Kell, pilot.

The pilot departed RAF Church Fenton on a local solo training flight. While on approach at night, the airplane suffered an engine failure. The pilot lowered the gear too early, causing the speed to drop. The airplane lost height, impacted trees and crashed near the airfield. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Francis Neville Cave, pilot.

The pilot departed RAF Church Fenton on a night solo training flight. While cruising at an altitude of 3,000 feet, the twin engine airplane was shot down by a JU.88 and crashed in Saxton Grange. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Cedric Cyril Woodward, pilot.

The pilot departed RAF Church Fenton on a local solo training flight. Shortly after takeoff, he lost control of the airplane that crashed near the airbase boundary. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Niel Brook, pilot.

The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Church Fenton. During the takeoff roll, at the runway intersection, the airplane collided with a RAF Airspeed registered V3623 that was also involved in a local training mission. Both airplanes were destroyed. Both crew on board the Oxford were uninjured while both crew on board the Blenheim were injured.

The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Church Fenton. After landing, at the runway intersection, the airplane collided with a RAF Blenheim registered T2337 that was also involved in a local training mission. Both airplanes were destroyed. Both crew on board the Oxford were uninjured while both crew on board the Blenheim were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Harold Edward White, pilot,
Sgt Michael Seamer Allen, observer.