Lossiemouth AFB

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Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 1846LT to attack the German battleship Tirpitz moored in the Fættenfjord northeast of Trondheim. Approaching the target area, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. The entire crew was killed.
Crew:
S/L Frederick David Webster, pilot,
Sgt Eric Archibald Hall,
F/Sgt Harold Sydney Wheatley,
F/Sgt Aubrey Charles Stevens-Fox,
Sgt Arnold Hague,
P/O Samuel Robert Leney,
Sgt Walter Hall.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II at RAF Lossiemouth

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1942 at 1112 LT

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R9371

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Military

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Leeming - Lossiemouth

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After a transit flight from RAF Leeming, the airplane landed at RAF Lossiemouth and suffered a brake failure on a very wet runway. The airplane went out of control, veered off runway and collided with a hangar. It was damaged beyond repair and both crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
F/Sgt L. Whyte,
P/O E. R. Senior.

Probable cause:

Failure of the brakes after touchdown.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I off Aberdeen

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1942 at 1005 LT

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Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I

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L9581

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 0217LT to attack the Tirpitz. While returning to base, it suffered a loss of power on the port inner engine and was ditched some 4 miles off Aberdeen. The crew had been in difficulty for several hours due to severe icing and w/t failure. All crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt J. W. R. Harwood,
Sgt Patey,
Sgt Young,
Sgt Smardon,
Sgt Scott,
Sgt Petch,
Sgt Norbert David Roche, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Emergency landing following loss of engine power.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I at RAF Lossiemouth

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1942

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Short S.29 Stirling

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W7462

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth to attack the Tirpitz ship. On return, it landed on an ice covered runway, skidded and slid into a trench, whereupon the undercarriage collapsed. There were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
F/Lt R. W. A. Turtle,
P/O D. L. Atkinson,
Sgt Collins,
Sgt Bowman,
Sgt J. D. Burnley,
Sgt Hanna,
Sgt Smith.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Braemar: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1942 at 1250 LT

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R1646

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Training

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Mountains

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on a training exercise. In unknown circumstances, it impacted the slope of a mountain located near Braemar. The wreckage was found three days later in a snow covered hilly terrain. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O James Williamson Thomson, pilot,
Sgt Robert James Jackson, pilot,
Sgt Michael Henry John Kilburn, pilot,
F/Sgt Harry Joseph Kelley, observer,
Sgt Beaumont Churchill Dickson,
Sgt Roy Alistair Milliken,
Sgt John Bernard Riley, wireless operator,
Sgt William Morphet Greenbank, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Måløy: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941

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Z7500

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 0930LT on a combined operation to support Allied Commandos. It was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Norwegian coast and crashed into the sea off Måløy. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Aubrey Davis, pilot,
Sgt John James Burchall Ward, observer,
Sgt John Edward Kitley, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Måløy: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941

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V6227

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 0925LT on a combined operation to support Allied Commandos. It was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Norwegian coast and crashed into the sea off Måløy. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Robert Wilson Fisher, pilot,
Sgt James Williamson, observer,
Sgt William Frederick George Fletcher, wireless operator.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Måløy: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941

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Z7442

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The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on a combined operation to support Allied Commandos. It was shot down by the German Flak while approaching the Norwegian coast and crashed into the sea off Måløy. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Kaby, pilot,
Sgt Norman Coatesworth,
P/O Robert Charles Davis.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Måløy: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941

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Z7317

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