Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Husbands Bosworth

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7897
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training flight on behalf of the 14th Operational Training Unit. In flight, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reasons 2 miles from Husbands Bosworth, south of Leicester. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth in Deepcut

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
AV975
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Husbands Bosworth - White Waltham
MSN:
7013
YOM:
1934
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was en route from RAF Husbands Bosworth to White Waltham when the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls. Over Deepcut, south of Camberley, the airplane developed engine problems, lost altitude and crashed onto a building, bursting into flames. All three occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
Loss of engine power while flying in snow falls.