Hawarden AFB | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

While taxiing, the brakes failed. The aircraft went out of control and collided with concrete blocs. Both pilots were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Failure of the brake systems.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson XI in RAF Hawarden

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1949

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

Operator:

Registration:

PH716

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Hawarden - Hawarden

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The crew was engaged in a local training sortie. On approach, an engine failed. The aircraft lost height and crashed landed in a field short of runway threshold, hit a concrete block, lost its undercarriage and came to a halt. While all three crew members were unhurt, the aircraft was written off.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in RAF Hawarden

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1944 at 1200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

Operator:

Registration:

L7932

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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On landing, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, swerved and veered off runway before coming to rest. While all four occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Blackburn B-26 Botha I on Mt Bleaklow: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Blackburn B-26 Botha

Operator:

Registration:

W5103

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Sherburn-in-Elmet – Hawarden

MSN:

3241/39

YOM:

1941

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En route from Sherburn-in-Elmet to Hawarden, while flying over the Peak District National Park, the twin engine airplane impacted the slope of Mt Bleaklow located east of Manchester. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and the pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Crew (6th FPP):
F/O Thomas William Rogers.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident could not be determined. However, it is believed that it was the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain as the pilot was attempting to establish a visual contact with the ground while flying in clouds.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide in Hordley: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1941

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide

Operator:

Registration:

X7341

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Hawarden - Lichfield

MSN:

6527

YOM:

1941

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En route from RAF Hawarden to RAF Lichfield, weather conditions deteriorated with heavy snow falls. After the airplane has been struck by lighting, the pilot ordered all the occupants to bail out. The airplane was abandoned and crashed near Hordley, bursting into flames. Two passengers were killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt John Ernest Moodie, pilot, †
P/O George Kingston Eaton, †
Sgt Brookes, pilot +3.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth at RAF Hawarden

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1941

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth

Operator:

Registration:

BK846

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

White Waltham - Hawarden

MSN:

2073

YOM:

1930

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Upon landing, a landing gear collapsed. Both crewmen were unhurt and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Undercarriage collapsed on landing.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Southport: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

Operator:

Registration:

R3399

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Carlisle – Hawarden

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The pilot was in charge to convoy the aircraft from RAF Carlisle to RAF Hawarden. En route, a lack of fuel forced the pilot to attempt an emergency landing in Southport when the twin engine aircraft crashed. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Crew (9th FPP):
F/L Dennis Brian Brooks, pilot.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.