Prestwick

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De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide

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Prestwick - Prestwick

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8609

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1938

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The crew was engaged in a local training flight at Prestwick Airport. Shortly after a night takeoff, the twin engine airplane collided with high tension cables and crashed. Both crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O F. H. Schumer,
Sgt P. Burle.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89 Dominie in Prestwick

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1941

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R9561

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Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow

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6489

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1940

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During the takeoff roll at Prestwick Airport, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and collided with a fence. Both crew members evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow II in Nostell

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1940

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K7031

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Prestwick – Finningley

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En route from Prestwick to RAF Finningley, the crew encountered engine problem and attempted an emergency landing in an open field located in Nostell, southeast of Wakefield. Just prior to touchdown, the aircraft hit a ridge, lost its undercarriage and crash landed. All five crew members from the 271th Squadron were uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Sgt W. Payne +4.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Holywell: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

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R6019

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Flight

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Mountains

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Prestwick - Kidlington

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The crew departed Prestwick to transfer the airplane to Kindlington Airfield near Oxford. While cruising in poor visibility, the twin engine aircraft crashed on a hilly terrain located near Holywell. All three crew members were killed.
Crew (4th FPP):
F/O Aage Valdemar Helstrup Laursen, pilot,
P/O Richard Clyde Ensign, pilot,
AC2 Alexander Sterling Carrick, wireless operator.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Bingley: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1940

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T4225

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Flight

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Mountains

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Baginton - Prestwick

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1898

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1940

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The pilot, sole on board, was in charge to convoy the aircraft from Baginton (Coventry) to Prestwick. While cruising at a too low altitude, the bomber impacted a hill and crashed in High Eldwick, near Bingley. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew (4th FPP):
F/O Thomas Dowell Trouncer, pilot.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Prestwick: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1940

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Avro 652 Anson

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K6272

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Saint Athan – Prestwick

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On approach to Prestwick Airport, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed few hundred yards short of runway. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Rowan Speir, pilot,
Sgt Charles Bernard Hazel, pilot,
Sgt Irving Alfred Haig Gliddon, navigator,
Sgt James Percy Ross, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Low speed on approach caused the aircraft to stall.

Crash of a Fokker F36 in Prestwick

Date & Time: May 21, 1940

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Fokker F36

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G-AFZR

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Takeoff (climb)

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Training

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Prestwick - Prestwick

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5348

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1939

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Shortly after takeoff, the four engine aircraft stalled and crashed by the runway, bursting into flames. All four crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near Glenariff: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1940 at 1035 LT

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Avro 652 Anson

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N4943

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Flight

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Mountains

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Prestwick - Prestwick

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Captain / Total flying hours:

400

Captain / Total hours on type:

140.00

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The crew departed Prestwick at 0830LT on an observation exercice. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thick mist and heavy snow falls. In low visibility, the pilot deviated from the prescribed route. At an altitude of 1,000 feet, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located south of Glenariff. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Derek Paul Watson-Parker, pilot,
LAC Dennis William Whittaker, navigator,
LAC Herbert Arthur, Williams, navigator.
Passenger:
H. T. Jackson.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I in Prestwick

Date & Time: Jan 5, 1940 at 1505 LT

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Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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N7250

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