Crash of a Vickers 648 Varsity T.1 at RAF Manby

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1965 at 1953 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
WL680
Flight Type:
Schedule:
Manby - Manby
Region:
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 at RAF Manby, Lincolnshire. On final approach with an engine voluntarily inoperative, the crew decided to make a go around when the airplane stalled and crashed in a field located 2,2 km east of Louth, short of the airbase. All three crew members were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the remaining engine lost power when the crew elected to make a go around with one engine already inoperative. In such conditions, the airplane stalled and crashed.

Crash of a Scottish Twin Pioneer CC.1 in Manawa

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1964
Operator:
Registration:
XM943
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Manawa - Manawa
MSN:
552
YOM:
1958
Country:
Region:
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 Manawa Airport on behalf of the 78th Squadron. Upon landing in strong winds, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and struck tree stumps before coming to rest. All three crew members were slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was reported that the accident occurred while a tornado was around the airport.
Probable cause:
Caught by strong winds.

Crash of a Scottish Twin Pioneer CC.1 in Bario

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1964
Operator:
Registration:
XP294
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
572
YOM:
1961
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing on a wet runway in Bario, the airplane skidded, veered off runway and came to rest in a ravine. All four crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Vickers 648 Varsity T.1 at RAF Topcliffe: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1964
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
WF329
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
521
YOM:
1951
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Topcliffe. Following several manoeuvres performed uneventfully, the crew was approaching the airbase with an engine voluntarily off to simulate an engine failure. On short final by night, the airplane stalled and crashed in a field short of runway threshold. Both pilots were killed.

Crash of a Vickers 607 Valetta C.1 in Labuan

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1964
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VW863
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
421
YOM:
1949
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching Labuan, the crew was unable to extend the undercarriage so a belly landing was completed. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Scottish Twin Pioneer CC.1 in Long Akah

Date & Time: May 29, 1964
Operator:
Registration:
XM942
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
551
YOM:
1958
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing, the airplane struck an irregularity on the ground, lost an undercarriage and came to rest. All three crew members of the 209th Squadron were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Avro 696 Shackleton MR.3 in Inverness

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1964
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
XF710
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kinloss – Belfast
YOM:
1959
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from RAF Kinloss, en route to Belfast, the crew informed ATC that the engin number three oversped and caught fire. Shortly later, the engine detached and the crew was forced to shut down the engine number four. In such conditions, the crew decided to divert to Inverness Airport but out of control, the airplane lost height and crashed in a field located in Culloden Moor, about 4 miles southwest of the airport. People taking part to an open air party were able to evacuate all five crew members who were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
F/Lt J. Gladstone, pilot,
F/O Jim Lee, copilot,
John Mepham, flight engineer,
Jamie Hamilton,
John R. Hudson.
Probable cause:
Engine fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings at RAF Thorney Island: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1963
Operator:
Registration:
TG610
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Thorney Island - Thorney Island
MSN:
88
YOM:
1949
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Thorney Island. After touchdown, the four engine aircraft encountered difficulties to stop within the remaining distance, overran and collided with a building housing the radiotelegraph services of the airbase. None of the crew was injured while one person working in the building was killed.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson C.19 in Cherbourg

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1963
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VM388
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was supposed to land at Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport but was unable to locate the airfield due to a limited visibility caused by foggy conditions. Low fuel reserve forced the crew to attempt an emergency landing on a beach in Cherbourg. While both occupants were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Scottish Twin Pioneer C.2 in Bu Hafafa: 8 killed

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1963
Operator:
Registration:
XL994
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
530
YOM:
1958
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight when control was lost. The airplane crashed in a desert area located west of Bu Hafafa. A passenger was seriously injured while eight other occupants were killed, among them four cadets from the Sultanat of Oman's Military School.
Probable cause:
Investigations were not able to determine the exact cause of the loss of control.