Sculthorpe AFB | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

While cruising in marginal weather conditions from RAF Sculthorpe to RAF Burtonwood, the single engine aircraft struck a hill located near Glossop and was destroyed upon impact. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt John Rossman Tinklepaugh.
Passenger:
1st Lt Guy B. Waller.

Probable cause:

The accident was the consequence of an ATC error as the aircraft was misidentified by a GCA controller at RAF Burtonwood and guided against the mountain.

Crash of a Boeing B-50D-110-BO Superfortress near Montpellier

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1950

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Boeing B-50 Superfortress

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49-0277

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Sculthorpe - Sculthorpe

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16053

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1949

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The crew was performing a training sortie from RAF Sculthorpe. En route, the engine number four failed and was windmilling. A general failure of the electric system then forced the 11 crew members to abandon the aircraft and to bail out. All occupants were rescued while the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed about 25 km northwest of Montpellier.

Probable cause:

Failure of the engine number four.

Crash of a Boeing RB-29A-30-BN Superfortress into the North Sea: 11 killed

Date & Time: Jun 7, 1950

Type of aircraft:

Boeing B-29 Superfortress

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42-94081

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Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea, about 100 km northeast of RAF Sculthorpe, Norfolk, while on a maritime patrol flight. Two crew members were rescued while 11 others were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura I in Llandwrog: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1943 at 2240 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed PV-1 Ventura

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AE688

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Flight

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Training

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Mountains

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While on a night training sortie from RAF Sculthorpe, the twin engine aircraft was off course and hit the slope of a mountain near Llandwrog. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (464th Squadron):
F/Sgt J. A. Johnston, pilot,
F/Sgt E. J. E. Beaudry, navigator,
F/O L. Fullerton, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt A. S. Clegg, air gunner.

Probable cause:

The aircraft was not on the intended track at the time of the accident for unknown reason.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near RAF Sculthorpe: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1940

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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T2229

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Flight

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Bombing

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1830LT on October 28 on an operation to Mannheim. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Cranmer, near RAF Sculthorpe. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur Fraser Dallas,
Sgt Jack Hardcastle,
P/O Ian Prosser.