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The crew was engaged in a local training flight. Shortly after takeoff from runway 22 at Gloucester-Staverton Airport, while climbing to a height of 600-700 feet, the airplane stalled and crashed on the roof of a house located on Tuffley Avenue. Both pilots were killed while three people leaving in the house were uninjured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

Selection of the starboard engine 'idle-cut-off' switch to CUT-OFF instead of the port to the RUN position, when attempting to re-start the port engine, resulted in a complete loss of power at a low height and the aircraft struck a house in the ensuing crash-landing.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford T.1 in Gloucester: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1952

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

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PK294

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Training

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During a training sortie, while cruising at low altitude, the crew made a sharp turn to the left when the left wing hit tree tops. The twin engine aircraft lost height and crashed in flames in the Morar forest, killing both pilots.

Probable cause:

Poor judgment on part of the crew.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Gloucester: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1940 at 1430 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L8797

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Upwood - Upwood

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The crew departed RAF Upwood on a bombing practice mission. En route, the pilot encountered engine problems and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in Tuffley, in the suburb of Gloucester. A crew was killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
F/Lt Robert George Coventry, pilot, †
Sgt J. S. Lane, observer,
Sgt G. Wilcox, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.