Crash of a Vickers 290 Wellington I in RAF Lossiemouth

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L4296
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the aircraft landed hard. On touchdown, the landing gears were sheared off, the aircraft skidded on runway and came to rest. While all crew members were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Crew (20th OTU).

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson on Mt Slieau Freoaghane: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1942 at 2215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AM608
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
414-2690
YOM:
1941
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a night training mission when the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Slieau Freoaghane located in the center of the Isle of Man. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed.
Crew (1st OTU):
Sgt R. E. Wells, pilot,
Sgt Sidney Alfred Gardner, observer,
Sgt Clarence William Kelner, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt Joseph Theodore Gilbert, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near Llanthony

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1942 at 2050 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N9745
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Staverton - Staverton
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
306
Captain / Total hours on type:
172.00
Circumstances:
While cruising in poor visibility due to low clouds and darkness, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain and crashed in the Black Hills, near Llanthony, in the southeast part of Wales. All three occupants were slightly injured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew (6th AOS):
Sgt R. R. Harvey, pilot, 2.
Probable cause:
The accident was caused by negligence on part of the crew who failed to prepare an adequate flight plan. There was no communication with the crew during flight and a navigational error caused the aircraft to be 15 miles past the turning point. Poor visibility due to cloud and darkness was not considered as the cause of the accident.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near Ravenglass: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N4869
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
During a night training exercise, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Muncaster Fell located some 3 km northeast of Ravenglass, Cumbria. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (2nd AFU):
F/Sgt T. W. Jupp, pilot,
LAC E. G. Goodall, navigator,
Cpl S. Elliot, navigator,
Sgt C. H. Kemp, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC D. C. Lord, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL near Blairstown: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
41-18485
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
4577
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
En route, the aircraft hit the slope of Blue Mountain located west of Blairstown, in the Kittatinny Mountain Range. The wreckage was located 100 feet from the summit, at an altitude of 1,500 feet, and all seven crew members were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed 18 LodeStar I in Bilbeis

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AX687
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bilbeis - Bilbeis
MSN:
18-2017
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While circling around Bilbeis Airport on a training exercise, the crew was forced to attempt a belly emergency landing following a dual engine failure. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, both occupants were unhurt.
Probable cause:
It appears the crew inadvertently feathered both props during flight.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near Cornwall: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1942 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
6554
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training exercise when the twin engine aircraft crashed into the Saint-Laurent River, some 10 miles east of Cornwall. The wreckage was spotted a mile off Lancaster. A crew member was rescued while all three other occupants were killed.
Crew (9th AOS):
Sgt K. G. De Havilland, pilot, †
LAC S. D. R. Cook, navigator,
LAC W. H. F. Smale, navigator, †
Sgt T. P. Fraser, wireless operator. †

Crash of a Saro A.36 Lerwick I on Lough Erne

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7267
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lough Erne - Lough Erne
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing an instruction mission. While landing on Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, the seaplane hit violently the water surface and bounced. The pilot in command increased power on the right engine when the aircraft banked left at an angle of 45°. The left wing hit the water and the aircraft ground looped and came to rest. While the Saro was damaged beyond repair, all three crew members were slightly injured.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I near Penrith: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1942 at 0030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N7325
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Silloth - Silloth
MSN:
414-1721
YOM:
1940
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew left RAF Silloth in the evening of September 5 on a night training exercise. After completing a flight over Northern Ireland, the crew was returning to his base in the middle of the night. On the return leg, the crew encountered low visibility due to clouds. The twin engine aircraft went off track to the east by 40 miles when it hit the slope of Mt Cross Fell, east of Penrith. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (1st OTU):
P/O Paul Arthur Bourke, pilot,
Sgt John Bumpstead, navigator,
Sgt Robert Band, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Leslie Thomas Griffin, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Richard William Hewitt, wireless operator and air gunner.
Source & photos:
http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/pages/pennines/penninesn7325.htm
Probable cause:
Because of the lack of contact it was assumed by the investigating officer that the aircraft's radio equipment had failed, leaving the crew with only dead reckoning as a means of navigating.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near Strachan: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N6438
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Dalcross - Dalcross
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a navigation exercise from the RAF Dalcross. En route, the twin engine aircraft entered a cloudy area and while at an altitude of 1,725 feet, hit a hill located south of Strachan. A crew member was killed while the second occupant was rescued.
Crew (2nd FIS):
P/O John Keddie, pilot, †
P/O White, navigator.