Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim at RAF Waddington

Date & Time: Jan 8, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
K7150
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
MSN:
8103
YOM:
1937
Location:
Waddington AFB
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Waddington. For unknown reasons, the airplane landed hard, causing the undercarriage to be torn off. The airplane slid on its belly and came to rest, damaged beyond repair. All three crew members evacuated safely.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.24 Hyderabad at RAF Waddington

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.24 Hyderabad
Operator:
Registration:
J8319
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Waddington AFB
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Just after liftoff, the airplane nosed down and crashed. All four crew members were slightly injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control after lift off because the rear control column was locked.

Crash of an Avro 504K near RAF Waddington: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Registration:
E3150
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Digby - Digby
Location:
Waddington AFB
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a training flight out from Digby Airport. While making a turn, he lost control of the airplane that dove in the ground and crashed in Boothby Graffoe, some 6 km north of RAF Waddington. The pilot P/O Richard Harold Coupe was killed.

Crash of an Avro 504N near RAF Waddington: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Registration:
H2201
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Waddington AFB
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed RAF Digby on a training flight. While completing a turn, he lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed in an open field located in Nocton Heath, about 4 km east of RAF Waddington. The pilot P/O James Graydon Riess was killed.
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