Moreton-in-Marsh AFB

The pilot, sole on board, was performing a training sortie in RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, consisting of stall maneuvers. While conducting an umpteenth stall, he lost control of the airplane that went into a spin. He tried to bail out but the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field near the airbase. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed. For undetermined reason, the pilot's harness was not properly secured.

On final approach to RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, while on a local training sortie, the aircraft hit the ground and crashed in a field located in Long Compton, about five km east of the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all five crew members were killed. The accident occurred by night and low visibility due to clouds.
Crew (21st OTU):
F/O D. J. Ferdinando,
F/Lt K. G. J. Gratton,
F/Sgt R. Dunn,
Sgt W. B. Greatrix,
Sgt D. E. Robinson.

The crew was performing a training exercise and was flying in the vicinity of RAF Moreton-in-Marsh when he was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. Aircraft crash landed in a field and was written off while both occupants, an instructor and a pupil pilot were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt J. G. Berry,
Sgt D. Hall.

En route, while cruising at low height, the twin engine aircraft hit power cables, stalled and crashed in a field. Two crew members were killed while all three other occupants were injured.
Crew (21st OTU):
Sgt Ernest Brocklebank,
Sgt. T. A. Worley 3.

While cruising at low altitude in poor weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit the east slope of Mt Foel-fras, in the Snowdonia, north of Wales. Three crew members were injured while the fourth occupant was killed.

The airplane was engaged in a local training flight at RAF Moreton-in-Marsh. After liftoff, it encountered difficulties to gain height, collided with trees and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and three others were seriously injured. Two days later, one of the survivor died from injuries sustained.
Crew (21st ATU):
P/O Joseph Henry Kirk, pilot, †
P/O Harry Waugh, pilot, †
Sgt Wilfred Joseph Howson, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Robert Marshall, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Alan James Brock,
Sgt T. Bethell.

The crew departed RAF Moreton-in-Marsh on a cross country navigation exercise and their route was out over mid Wales to the Irish Sea and back to RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, a fairly straight forward flight. During the briefings all crews were instructed NOT to drop through cloud without first confirmation of their location and the terrain below! Being told by using black humor of how over Wales, the clouds have hard centre. Unfortunately unknown to the crew, due to cloud and an unexpected shift in wind direction and speed, they veered off course, then at the allotted time en route they saw a wide water feature about three miles off to port, which they mistook the River Dovey for the coast. No sooner had they glimpsed the water and before realizing it wasn’t the sea, they entered cloud. But sadly, confident the water they saw, along with the timing the Wellington flew on gradually losing height to the pre-arranged height over water of 1000ft, ahead lay the high mountain of Ffridd Rhosfach at around 1,448 feet. The airplane was destroyed and all six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James Francis Paul Stuart, pilot,
Sgt Herbert George Mole, pilot,
P/O George Joyce Matthews, observer,
Sgt Allan Jackets, wireless operator,
Sgt John Francis Moore, wireless operator,
Sgt George Hewison, air gunner.

The crew departed RAF Moreton-in-Marsh on a cross country training exercise. While cruising in poor weather conditions, the airplane suffered a mechanical failure (low fuel state). The crew abandoned the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed near Tredegar. All five crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
P/O Jack Harold Wetherly, pilot,
P/O Garth Campbell Frew, observer,
P/O J. G. Brown,
Sgt Butler,
Sgt Tuckwell.