Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford T.2 at RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
EB746
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training sortie at RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor. On final approach, while making a steep turn at low height, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field. The pilot was killed.

Ground accident of a Vickers 619 Wellington X in RAF Lichfield

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PF966
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lichfield - Lichfield
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Hit a building with one of its wings while taxiing at RAF Lichfield. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Vickers 619 Wellington X in RAF Thorney Island: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NA868
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Thorney Island - Thorney Island
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training sortie at RAF Thorney Island. During the final approach completed with one engine voluntarily inoperative, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field located few hundred yards short of runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and both crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
The stall on final approach was caused by an insufficient approach speed because the crew failed to monitor the speed indicator with one engine out. The distance between the aircraft and the ground when the stall occurred was too low to expect a recovery.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson C.19 in RAF Watton: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VM381
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Watton - Watton
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training sortie. On final approach with one engine voluntarily inoperative, the pilot-in-command elected to make a go around when he lost control of the aircraft that stalled and crashed in a field. Both pilots were killed while three other occupants were injured.

Crash of a Vickers 607 Valetta C.1 near Oya

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VX537
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
YOM:
1950
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, an oil leak on an engine forced the pilot to shut it down. Unable to maintain a safe altitude, he elected to make an emergency landing on a beach located 8 km east of Oya. The aircraft was written off while the pilot was unhurt.
Probable cause:
Engine oil leak.

Crash of a Vickers 607 Valetta C.1 in Khartoum

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VW164
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
334
YOM:
24
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll, the pilot-in-command encountered technical issues with the left engine that lost power. He decided to attempt an emergency braking procedure but the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and plunged into a ravine before coming to rest against a house. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Technical issue on the left engine during takeoff.

Crash of an Avro 696 Shackleton MR.1 off Berwick-upon-Tweed: 11 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1952 at 1934 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VP261
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Scampton - Scampton
Region:
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The crew left RAF Scampton to take part to a combined exercice with the British submarine christened HMS Sirdar, on behalf of the 120th Squadron. While flying at low height and simulating an aerial attack, the pilot-in-command completed a steep turn when the airplane stalled and crashed into the sea about 11 miles off Berwick-upon-Tweed. Two pilots were rescued while 11 other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the aircraft's speed was too low during the last turn, causing it to stall. Also, the distance between the aircraft and the water surface when the stall occurred was insufficient to expect a recovery.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford T.1 in RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
HM961
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training sortie at RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor. On final approach, he decided to abandon the landing procedure and attempted a go around. During initial climb, he failed to see another RAF Oxford that was performing local circuits and that was above him. Both airplanes collided and while the second was able to land without any further incident, the first Oxford went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed near the runway, killing the pilot.
Probable cause:
The pilot decided to perform a go around without knowing the exact position of the second aircraft.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings C.1 in Luqa

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1952
Operator:
Registration:
TG603
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
81
YOM:
1949
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown, the four engine aircraft was caught by strong crosswinds, went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Loss of control upon landing due to strong crosswinds.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford T.1 in RAF Wellesbourne Mountford: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NM548
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wellesbourne Mountford - Wellesbourne Mountford
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was performing a local training sortie at RAF Wellesbourne Mountford. While descending to the airbase at an altitude of 2,000 feet, he lost control of the airplane that nosed down and plunged to an altitude of 800 feet. Then it went into a dive and crashed in flames in a field, killing the pilot.
Probable cause:
The accident was caused by the incapacity of the pilot to maintain a suitable control of the airplane after he was intoxicated by carbon monoxide whose origin remains unknown.