Gibraltar

The approach to Tangier-Boukhalef Airport was completed in heavy rain falls with a wind from 060° gusting at 24 knots. After touchdown on a wet runway, the crew encountered difficulties to decelerate. Following a course of about 1,000 meters on runway 28, the four engine aircraft veered off runway to the left and came to rest in a ditch. All 78 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew was taking part to an exercise with two destroyers when control was lost. The airplane crashed into the sea off Gibraltar and was lost. Two crew members were rescued while two others drowned.

Shortly after takeoff from Gibraltar-North Front Airport, while on a local training mission, the airplane stalled and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.

While conducting a maritime patrol flight over the Mediterranean Sea, the crew encountered technical difficulties with two engines and were forced to feather their propellers. In such conditions, the captain decided to return to Gibraltar-North Front Airport, but due to a loss of hydraulic pressure, the crew was unable to lower the landing gear. The aircraft belly landed and slid for dozen yards before coming to rest. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew was completing a local training mission out from Gibraltar Airport. On final, the crew shut down an engine to simulate a failure. When the undercarriage were lowered, the aircraft stalled and crashed into the sea few hundred yards short of runway threshold. While both pilots were rescued, the aircraft was lost. It is believed the aircraft's speed was too low when the undercarriage were lowered, causing it to stall.

The four engine aircraft landed long. After touchdown, the pilot-in-command increased engine power and attempted to go around but eventually decided to raise the landing gear. The airplane skidded on runway, overran and came to rest in a field. All 11 occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

On final approach to Gibraltar Airport, while completing a local training sortie, the aircraft was too low and hit the runway surface, causing the undercarriage to be sheared off. The pilot-in-command attempted a go around and later decided to ditch the aircraft offshore. The airplane came to rest into the sea and was lost while all occupants were rescued.

The crew was performing a flight from Gibraltar to Lisbon to assist the crew of a RAF Halifax that diverted to Lisbon. While flying over the Atlantic Ocean, weather conditions deteriorated and the pilot decided to divert to Tangiers and later to Cadix. As the aircraft was short of fuel, he was forced to ditch the airplane 56 km south of Cadix and the radio operator was able to send a brief message before the aircraft impacted water and sank. All three crew members and two passengers took refuge in a dinghy while a third passenger drowned.
Crew (224th Squadron):
F/O Wilson, pilot,
F/O Ferguson, navigator,
F/Lt Joseph Charles Laurier Roger Labelle, wireless operator.
Passengers:
F/O Miller, †
Sgt Dobbs,
SAC C. Chambers.

The crew was engaged in a local training flight in Gibraltar-North Front Airfield. After completing several approaches with one engine inoperative, the pilot in command started a new approach when a second engine failed. The aircraft stalled and hit the runway surface, went out of control and came to rest partially submerged. All six crew members were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The exact cause of the engine failure remains unknown.

On the leg from Istres to Gibraltar, the crew encountered poor weather conditions while cruising along the Spanish coast. The aircraft deviated from the prescribed flight path and was at a too low altitude when it hit the slope of the Mt Montgó located northwest of Xàbia. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all seven crew members were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was poor due to thunderstorm activity and the aircraft was off course.
Crew:
F/Lt Leonard West, pilot,
F/Lt Peter Pullar, navigator,
F/Lt Robert James Baker,
F/Sgt Ernest Hansom,
AC1 Neville Jones,
AC1 Roy Owen Ouseley,
AC1 Peter Field Thorne.