Shawbury AFB

After takeoff from RAF Shawbury, while climbing to a height of 100 feet, the pilot raised the undercarriage when the left engine failed. Unable to maintain a sufficient speed, he decided to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a field, hit a hedge and came to rest about 2,5 miles from the airfield. While the pilot was unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The pilot F/Sgt Alexander Walter Gee was performing a solo training sortie out from RAF Shawbury. After completing an approach to this airfield, he elected to fly to another airbase when he encountered technical problems with the elevators. The twin engine aircraft then hit the slope of Mt The Wrekin located near Telford. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed. It is possible that the accident was caused by a lack of concentration of the pilot due to the technical issue with the elevators.

For unknown reason, the pilot-in-command landed too long. After touchdown, he decided to raise the undercarriage. The aircraft sank on its belly and slid for several yards before coming to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew was performing a training flight from RAF Shawbury. After flying over the island of Ouessant, heading to Straits of Dover, both engines failed simultaneously. Unable to restart the engines, the captain was forced to reduce his altitude and attempted to ditch the aircraft off Roscoff. On rough sea, the aircraft landed quite hard and broke in two. Three crew members were able to take refuge in a dinghy while three others were drowned when the aircraft sank and was lost. The crew of a merchant ship arrived on the scene about 5 hours later and evacuated the three survivors that were later landed at Plymouth.
Crew:
F/Lt Franczak, pilot,
F/O Ken S. Delbridge, navigator,
Sgt Bennett, signaler,
Cad Joseph Smith, †
Sgt Smith, †
Sgt Singh. †

The twin engine aircraft left RAF Shawbury at 1512LT on a training mission to RAF Debden. After takeoff, the pilot decided to perform a low pass around the airfield and proceeded north of the terrain at an insufficient altitude of 300 feet. While performing a turn to the left, the aircraft lost height, collided with trees and crashed in a wooded area. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt P. J. Boothman, pilot,
F/O W. G. Gingell, navigator,
F/O G. M. Harrison, wireless operator and navigator,
F/Sgt C. G. H. Wheeler.

The aircraft left RAF Shawbury at 1330LT on a cross country flight. After only 40 minutes in the air the aircraft suffered failure of the starboard engine and was unable to maintain height or airspeed on the port engine alone. The pilot attempted to make a wheels down forced landing in a corn field but had to overshoot, however he did not have sufficient power to recover the airspeed lost in the attempted landing. While attempting to overshoot the aircraft struck a large tree and crashed into the field beyond bursting into flames. The aircraft came to rest in a pit which at the time was surrounded by trees and was destroyed. All six occupants, among them 2 cadets, were killed.
Crew (25th FTC):
W/O John Harold Brewster-Livett, pilot,
F/Lt David Bowie, navigator,
F/Lt John Stanley May, bomb aimer,
W/O Maurice Madams, wireless operator and air gunner.
Passengers:
Robert Sydney Wallace,
Geoffrey Peter Balty.
Source: http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/pages/midlands/midlandsnc661.htm

The airplane departed RAF Upwood on a training exercise. While cruising at an altitude of 2,000 feet in clouds, the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed near RAF Shawbury. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Wilfred Jowett, observer,
F/O Melville John Kingshott,
Sgt Robert Macauley Masson.

The single engine airplane departed RAF Shawbury on a training flight to RAF White Waltham, carrying one instructor and two pilots under training. While taxiing at RAF White Waltham, the airplane collided with a parked lorry and came to rest. All three occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The pilot departed RAF Shawbury on a solo training flight. While cruising in poor visibility due to low clouds and foggy conditions, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located near the Sychnant Pass, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
LAC Thomas William Gurnell, pilot.

The twin engine aircraft crashed for unknown reasons upon landing at RAF Shawbury. All three occupants were uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.