Faldingworth AFB | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

While overflying Wigston in very poor weather conditions, the aircraft went out of control and spiraled into the ground. During the descent, the aircraft disintegrated in the air and crashed in the city of Wigston. Debris were found on a large area and several houses were damaged. While there were no casualties on the ground, all six crew members were killed.
Crew (300th Squadron):
W/Cdr R. Sulinski, pilot,
F/O W. Jedrzejczyk, navigator,
F/O C. Sulgut, air gunner,
W/O W. Brzezinski, wireless operator,
W/O M. Szwandt, air bomber,
F/Sgt F. Mikula, flight engineer.

Probable cause:

The aircraft may have been struck by lightning while flying in very bad weather conditions (clouds with turbulence and thunderstorm activity).

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster in Normanby le Wold: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 8, 1946

Type of aircraft:

Avro 683 Lancaster

Operator:

Registration:

NG269

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

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Faldingworth - Faldingworth

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While returning to RAF Faldingworth following a training sortie, the pilot was unable to locate the airfield and to contact ground due the failure of the radio communication systems. While flying at a too low altitude, the aircraft hit a tree and crashed in flames in a field located in Normanby le Wold. Four crew members were killed while three others were injured.
Crew (300th Squadron):
F/Sgt Wladyslaw Robaszewski, pilot, †
F/O Witold Brodzikowski, navigator, †
W/O Roman Rozga, gunner, †
F/Sgt Wladyslaw Kordys, gunner, †
F/Sgt Lucjan Binek,
F/Sgt Edward Grzegorzewski,
Sgt Wladyslaw Sawicki.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Urk: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1944 at 1200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Avro 683 Lancaster

Operator:

Registration:

LL807

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Faldingworth - Faldingworth

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The crew left RAF Faldingworth at 2316LT on June 12 on a bombing mission to Gelsenkirchen. While flying over The Netherlands by night, the bomber was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the Ijssel off Urk. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (300th Squadron):
Jerzy Władysław Różański, pilot,
Mieczysław Hahn, navigator,
Wacław Bakun, air bomber,
Rajmund Bardzo , air gunner,
Marian Wróblewski, air gunner,
Albin Pacuła, radio operator,
Mieczysław Gustaw Szeliga , flight engineer.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near RAF Faldingworth: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1942 at 0215 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 417 Wellington III

Operator:

Registration:

X3448

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Snaith - Snaith

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The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2315LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base about three hours later (not clear if the airplane proceeded to the target area), the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near RAF Faldingworth. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley Bernard Shaw, pilot,
Sgt Roy George Peverill, pilot,
Sgt George Lawson Mustoe, observer,
Sgt Joachim Charles Dean, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard Beck, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth Aird, air gunner.