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Crash of a Douglas DB-7 Boston IIIA in Lille

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
BZ399
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Swanton Morlay - Swanton Morlay
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful supply mission over Courtrai, Belgium, the twin engine aircraft was returning to its base in Swanton Morlay, when the crew encountered engine problems and was forced to divert to Lille Airport. The crew completed a belly landing and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair while all four crew members were uninjured.
Crew (88th Squadron):
F/O J. B. Wilson,
P/O W. T. MacDonald,
F/L F. J. G. Patridge,
Sgt. T. Hunt.
Probable cause:
Both engine should be cut by the crew for unknown reason.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7 Boston IIIA in Raversijde: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
Z2249
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While overflying Belgium, the twin engine aircraft was hit by Flak. The captain decided to make an emergency landing and the aircraft belly landed and came to rest in flames in a prairie located in Raversijde, near Ostend. A crew member was killed while both other occupants were injured.
Crew (226th Squadron):
F/O W. A. Keech,
Sgt W. Phillips,
Sgt D. Handford. †
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Probable cause:
Shot down by the Flak.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near Bawdeswell: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1942 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V4137
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Swanton Morley on a training exercise. In unknown circumstances, the twin engine airplane collided in mid-air with a second RAF Oxford registered V4063 and also carrying a crew of two out from the same airbase. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and were destroyed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ben Johnson, pilot,
Sgt Stephen Harry Robinson, pilot.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near Bawdeswell: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1942 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V4063
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Swanton
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Swanton Morley on a training exercise. In unknown circumstances, the twin engine airplane collided in mid-air with a second RAF Oxford registered V4137 and also carrying a crew of two out from the same airbase. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and were destroyed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Donald Mcleod Craik, pilot,
Sgt Everard Howard Hawken, pilot.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III near Beauvais: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
Z2209
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley at 1522LT to attack the Ford plant located in Poissy. It is believed that it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed while approaching Beauvais. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Vernon Stanley Butler, pilot,
F/O Basil Mervyn Sayers Marissel, navigator,
F/O Weston James Robertson, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Ground accident of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Swanton Morley

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z7484
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taxiing at RAF Swanton Morley, the airplane collided with a second RAF Blenheim registered Z7361. While Z7361 was repaired and returned to service, Z7484 was damaged beyond repair. His pilot Sgt K. M. Elkins was uninjured.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near RAF Swanton Morley

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1941 at 1100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T1887
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Swanton Morley when it crash landed due to hydraulic failure near the airfield. There were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
Sgt C. C. A. Fuchs, pilot.
Probable cause:
Hydraulic failure.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Swanton Morley

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1941 at 0200 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AD934
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1830LT on October 22 on an operation to Mannheim. While returning to base the following night, the crew diverted to RAF Swanton Morley where the airplane crashed on approach. All four crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt J. Mowatt,
Sgt S. Brown,
Sgt T. R. Riddell,
Sgt G. Rex.
Probable cause:
A thick coating of ice on the pilot's windscreen was a contributory factor.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Swanton Morley

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L1342
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
MSN:
8625
YOM:
1938
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Swanton Morley when the airplane collided with a second Bristol Blenheim registered P6954 and carrying a crew of three. Both airplanes crashed in the vicinity of the airbase and were destroyed. Both crew were injured while two crew members were killed and a third was injured in the second airplane.
Crew:
F/Lt P. R. Barr,
F/Sgt Bennett.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Swanton Morley: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P6954
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
MSN:
9464
YOM:
1940
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Swanton Morley when the airplane collided with a second Bristol Blenheim registered L1342 and carrying a crew of two. Both airplanes crashed in the vicinity of the airbase and were destroyed. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured. On the second airplane, both crew were injured.
Crew:
P/O Michael Forster, pilot, †
F/Sgt Eric Ernest Sturgeon, observer, †
F/Sgt J. Rennie.