Royal Air Force - RAF

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Newquay - Newquay

Location:

Newquay-Saint Mawgan AFB

Cornwall

Country:

United Kingdom

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Europe

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An unexpected situation was encountered by the crew while taking off on a snow covered runway at RAF Newquay-St Mawgan. The captain decided to abandon the takeoff procedure but as the aircraft started to skid, he raised the undercarriage, causing the aircraft to sink on runway and to slid for dozen yards before coming to rest. All six crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune MR.1 in Luqa

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1956

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed P-2 Neptune

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Registration:

WX547

Flight Phase:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Luqa - Luqa

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426-5163

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An undercarriage collapsed on landing at Luqa Airport. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Undercarriage collapsed on landing.

Crash of a Miles M.60 Marathon T.2 at RAF Thorney Island

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1956

Type of aircraft:

Miles M.60 Marathon

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Registration:

XA254

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Military

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

MSN:

106

YOM:

1950

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After landing at RAF Thorney Island, the four engine aircraft encountered difficulties to stop. It overran, went through a concrete wall and came to rest on a beach. All three crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed. There were heavy rain falls and strong winds at the time of the accident.

Crash of a Lockheed P2V Neptune into the Atlantic Ocean: 9 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1955

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed P-2 Neptune

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Registration:

WX510

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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426-5109

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The crew was engaged in a rescue mission after an Icelandic trawler was missing. The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances about 208 km west of Barra Island, Hebrides Islands. Few debris were found and none of the nine crew members survived the crash.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident could not be determined due to lack of evidences. However, it is believed that the loss of control occurred during a last turn at low height or that the aircraft stalled while cruising at low speed.

Crash of a Vickers 607 Valetta C.2 in Nicosia

Date & Time: Oct 3, 1955

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Registration:

VX571

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Nicosia - Nicosia

YOM:

1950

Location:

Nicosia

Country:

Cyprus

Region:

Europe

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The crew was conducting a local training sortie at Nicosia Airport. Enroute, the instructor voluntarily shot down one engine to simulate a failure and the approach was continued. Shortly later, the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that stalled and belly landed few hundred yards short of runway. All three crew members were unhurt while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Vickers 607 Valetta C.1 in Aden

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1955

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Registration:

VW845

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Aden - Aden

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406

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The crew was completing a local training flight at Aden-Khormaksar Airport. After touchdown, the airplane encountered difficulties, overran and plunged into the bay of Aden. All four crew members were rescued while the aircraft was lost.

Crash of a Vickers 607 Valetta C.1 at RAF Dishforth

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1955

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Registration:

VW204

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Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings

Schedule:

Dishforth - Dishforth

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360

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The crew was completing a local training sortie at RAF Dishforth. On final approach by night, the instructor decided to make a go around when the airplane stalled and crashed in flames about 800 yards short of runway. All three crew members were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings C.1 at RAF Dishforth: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1955

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Registration:

TG584

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Dishforth - Dishforth

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1949

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Captain / Total flying hours:

5000

Copilot / Total flying hours:

5000

Circumstances:

The crew was completing a local training sortie at RAF Dishforth. On final approach, the pilot-in-command decided to abandon the landing and started a go around procedure. With one engine voluntarily inoperative and the remaining three engines running slow, the aircraft stalled and crashed short of runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all five crew members were killed. Experienced, both pilots totalized more than 5,000 flying hours.

Crash of a Vickers 607 Valetta C.1 near Fāyid AFB

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1955

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Registration:

VW140

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