Royal Air Force - RAF

During the final approach completed by night with the flaps fully deployed, the engine number three failed. The airplane stalled and crashed in a huge explosion short of runway 06 threshold. Five crew members were killed while the sixth occupant was seriously injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt B. Wejman, †
F/Sgt R. E. Griffith, †
Sgt W. Pickering, †
Sgt F. R. Edwards, †
F/O M. L. Chatterjee, †
Sgt J. F. Groom.

Shortly after takeoff from Singapore-Changi Airport, while in initial climb, the crew raised the landing gear when the aircraft went into a pitch up attitude. The pilot-in-command was able to regain control and attempted to ditch the aircraft into the sea, few hundred yards off shore. All three crew members were injured while the aircraft was lost.

On final approach to RAF Lindholme, while completing a local training sortie, the aircraft hit the ground, lost its undercarriage and came to rest in a field located few hundred yards short of runway. There were no casualties.

Following an uneventful aerial photography and surveillance mission, the crew was returning to his base in Benson, south Oxfordshire. On final approach by night, the pilot-in-command completed two successive turns to the left and then to the right when the aircraft hit the ground and crashed in a field located about 4 miles east of the airfield. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all six crew members were unhurt.

On final approach to Inverness Airport, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located few hundred yards short of runway threshold. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

During a local training sortie, while flying in the approach circuit, the engine number two was shot down following a loss of oil pressure. On final approach, the crew encountered cross winds and on landing, the airplane bounced three times and the pilot-in-command eventually decided to make a go around. The rotation was performed about 250 meters from the runway end. During initial climb, the aircraft hit a hangar with one of its wing and crashed in flames. Two crew members were killed while three others were seriously injured.

After touchdown, the pilot-in-command encountered difficulties to slow down so he decided to raise the undercarriage. The aircraft sank on its belly and slid for several yards before coming to rest. While the airplane was damaged beyond repair, the crew was unhurt.

While cruising at low height, the twin engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a huge explosion. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

While conducting a single engine approach, the pilot-in-command loss control of the aircraft that stalled and crashed in a field located one mile east of the airfield. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair while all occupants survived.

The aircraft was returning to RAF Leconfield, carrying four crew members and 11 passengers who were returning to their base after playing a rugby game at RAF Jurby, Isle of Man. On final approach, at an altitude of 500 feet, the pilot-in-command deployed the flaps when the airplane stalled. He increased engine power but the airplane banked left, causing the left wingtip to hit the ground. Out of control, the aircraft crashed in a field short of runway. Two passengers, two young rugby players, were killed while 13 other occupants were injured at different degrees. The aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Charles D. Lee, pilot,
F/Sgt Donald Munrow,
F/O Keith F Hopkins,
F/Sgt John L. S. Robinson.
Passengers:
S/Ldr Leslie Gordon Weldon Lilly,
LAC E. R. Hayes,
LAC R. C. Marshall,
AC1 E. A. Watkins,
AC1 R. W. Reaney,
AC J. Sowden,
LAC R. Smith,
LAC E. Rawson,
AC B. Mortimer
Tech Robert Taylor, †
LAC Roy Edward Skeldon. †