Royal Air Force - RAF

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Binbrook - Binbrook

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 1707LT on an operation to Brest. In the late evening, it returned to base when, on final approach, it collided with high tension cables and a lorry and crashed. Five crew members escaped with minor injuries. Earlier, while taking evasive action over the target, F/S Bryant bailed out as ordered, and was killed.
Crew:
P/O J. M. Garlick,
F/Sgt Harry Douglas Bryant, †
Sgt N. Erskine,
Sgt B. L. Schauenberg,
Sgt E. F. A. Matthews,
Sgt J. Stevens.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off RAF Portreath: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 7, 1942 at 0430 LT

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Z9040

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Flight

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Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Saint Eval - Gibraltar

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The airplane departed RAF St Eval on a transit flight to Gibraltar. Few minutes after takeoff, while flying at night along the coast, it went out of control and crashed into the sea off RAF Portreath, about 31 km southwest of RAF St Eval. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Harry Wallace Tindley,
Sgt Leslie Jennings, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Thompson Rene Renshaw,
Sgt Alan John Griffiths,
Sgt Myles David Gould.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort IIA in Gosport: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 7, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 152 Beaufort

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AW335

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Takeoff (climb)

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Training

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Gosport - Gosport

MSN:

9994

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1942

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The crew was engaged in a local training exercise on this IIA version that was recently delivered. Shortly after takeoff, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Harry Edgar Charles Elliott, pilot,
AC1 St Clair Roderick James Andrews, observer.

Probable cause:

Engine failure after takeoff.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I on Mt Mynydd Tal-y-Mignedd: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 7, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

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N9562

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Flight

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Training

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Mountains

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Mt Mynydd Tal-y-Mignedd

Caernarfonshire

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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The crew was completing a training sortie. While flying in a valley in the Snowdonia Mountain Range, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions. In poor visibility, the twin engine airplane impacted the slope of Mt Mynydd Tal-y-Mignedd located 12 km southwest of Caernarfon. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (9th AONS):
Sgt Douglas Charles Scurrey, pilot,
AC2 William Kenneth Hawkins, pilot,
LAC William Edward Goodwin, observer,
LAC Joseph Jose, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Barnsley: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1942 at 1010 LT

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Z9289

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Dalton - Dalton

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2353

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 0424LT on an operation to Brest. Turned back over Cherbourg after the starboard engine failed. While roughly 12 miles south of Sheffield, the unserviceable engine caught fire and the order to bail out was given. While trying to force-land, the Whitley crashed into the rear of Creswell Street in Pogmoor, west of Barnsley. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Alexander Hollingworth, pilot, †
Sgt John Toker Clough Hazledine, copilot,
Sgt E. A. Brain, observer,
F/Sgt Alexander Gibson Buchanan, wireless operator, †
Sgt Leonard Jackson, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Engine failure and fire.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III at RAF Honington: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1942 at 0735 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 417 Wellington III

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X3388

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Honington - Honington

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The airplane departed RAF Honington at 0340LT on an operation to Brest. Shortly after reaching the target area, the port engine failed and most of the return flight was made on one engine. The airplane crashed at 0735LT after colliding with trees while trying to land at base. A crew was killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
P/O M. R. Hodges,
Sgt R. Short,
Sgt L. A. Dwen,
Sgt A. W. Mount,
2nd Lt J. M. Pullan,
Sgt Charles William Mills, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near RAF Scampton: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1942 at 0700 LT

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AD896

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Training

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Scampton – Scampton

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The crew was completing a local night training flight at RAF Scampton. On final approach, one of the engine failed and the aircraft crashed two km south of the airbase. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Geoffrey Llewellyn West, pilot,
Sgt George Atkins, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Engine failure on final approach at night.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near RAF Methwold: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1942 at 0530 LT

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Z1096

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Vickers 424 Wellington IV

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Feltwell - Feltwell

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 0520LT on an operation to Brest. Ten minutes later, while climbing, it went out of control and crashed near RAF Methwold, bursting into flames. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured.
Crew:
F/Lt Douglas Roy Richardson, pilot, †
Sgt Robert Louis Nathaniel Simmons, pilot, †
Sgt Eric Ewings, observer, †
Sgt Victor Haig Mountstephens, wireless operator, †
Sgt Lawrence Joseph Roe, wireless operator, †
P/O S. G. Carter, air gunner.

Probable cause:

No immediate cause could be discovered as to why the bomber had crashed and it was later concluded that the most likely reason for the tragedy was pilot disorientation.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV near Howden: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1942 at 0445 LT

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Z1182

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