Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide near Peel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1948 at 2000 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide
Operator:
Hargreaves Airways
Registration:
G-AIUI
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Birmingham – Douglas
MSN:
6675
YOM:
1946
Location:
Peel
Isle of Man
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew started the descent to Douglas-Ronaldsway Airport in poor weather conditions. Apparently following a navigational error, the aircraft came from the west at a too low altitude when it hit a cliff located near Peel. The wreckage was found few hours later. Both crew members and four passengers were killed while two others were seriously injured. The crew was unable to locate the airport of Douglas and to know his exact position when the accident occurred. The pilot was completing his first flight to Douglas Airport.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Peel: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z6191
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Jurby - Jurby
Location:
Peel
Isle of Man
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training exercise out from RAF Jurby. While flying south of Peel, the airplane collided with a second RAF Blenheim registered K7084 and carrying a crew of three. Both airplanes crashed in a prairie south of Peel and all five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lac Francis Patrick Skelly, pilot,
Lac Albert Ernest Snelson, observer.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I near Peel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
K7084
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Jurby - Jurby
MSN:
8037
YOM:
1937
Location:
Peel
Isle of Man
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training exercise out from RAF Jurby. While flying south of Peel, the airplane collided with a second RAF Blenheim registered Z6191 and carrying a crew of two. Both airplanes crashed in a prairie south of Peel and all five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Bertram Frederick Kilian, pilot,
Lac Alan Samuel Mitchell, observer,
Cpl Zbigniew Pawlowski.
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