Crash of a Douglas C-47A-25-DK Dakota III near RAF Wymeswold

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
KG594
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
13317
YOM:
1944
Location:
Wymeswold AFB
Leicestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Enroute, an engine failed and the crew was unable to feather the propeller. Due to strong drag, the captain could not maintain a safe height so he decided to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a field located 2 miles southeast of RAF Wymeswold. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 Dakota IV into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Registration:
KJ931
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wymeswold - Wymeswold
MSN:
26102/14657
YOM:
1944
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Wymeswold for a routine training mission. It is believed that the airplane crashed somewhere into the North Sea as no trace of it nor the crew was found.
Crew (108th OTU):
F/Sgt Walter William Pinfold, pilot,
Sgt William Dean, navigator,
Sgt James Lindsay Cameron, wireless operator.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Birchen Bank Moss: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1943 at 0145 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1011
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wymeswold - Wymeswold
Location:
Birchen Bank Moss
Derbyshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft left RAF Wymeswold, Leicestershire, at 1919LT on January 29. While cruising in poor visibility due to night and marginal weather conditions, the aircraft crashed in a pasture located in Birchen Bank Moss. Three crew members were killed while two others were injured.
Crew (28th OTU):
F/O Anthony Winter Lane, pilot,
P/O Charles Douglas Brown, bomb aimer,
P/O Charles Leslie Grisdale, navigator,
Sgt Raymond Gerard Rouse, air gunner,
Sgt Miller, wireless operator and air gunner.
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