Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF near Ventnor: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L6686
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ford - Ford
Location:
Ventnor
Isle of Wight
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Ford on a maritime patrol flight. While returning to base, it ran out of fuel. Two crew members bailed out over the sea off Ventnor but drowned in the rough swell. The pilot continued and the airplane crash landed near Ventnor. The pilot was rescued.
Crew:
Sgt R. S. Loveridge, pilote,
F/Sgt Alexander Newman, observer,
F/Sgt George Southall, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of an Avro 594 Avian II off Ventnor

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1927 at 1630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 594 Avian
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBRC
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Copenhagen – Hamble
MSN:
118
YOM:
1927
Location:
Ventnor
Isle of Wight
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was returning from Copenhagen to Hamble after taking part to an airshow in Copenhagen. While approaching the British coast, the aircraft ran out of fuel and the pilot ditched the airplane off Ventnor, Isle of Wight. The pilot was rescued and the aircraft was lost.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion due to navigational errors en route.
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