Royal Air Force - RAF

Prior to departure, the crew was briefed about the poor weather conditions in south of France and that he should avoid this area. While cruising southeast of Avignon, the aircraft went through a low pressure zone with cumulonimbus. It encountered severe turbulences, lost two engines and its tail, went into a dive and crashed in a field in Verquières. All 11 occupants were killed. It appears that few elements of the aircraft broke off due to severe turbulences that exceeded their certification.

Left its base at 0930LT for a training mission over the North Sea. At 1435LT, the crew informed ground about his position and that he was flying at an altitude of 15,000 feet some 192 km from his departure point. Few minutes later, the aircraft crashed into the sea in unknown circumstances. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.

The crew was engaged in a night training sortie at RAF Topcliffe. While approaching the airbase at a height of some 300 feet, the aircraft collided with a second Vickers 619 Wellington X. Registered RP499, it was carrying another crew of four and just took off from RAF Topcliffe. Both aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field near the airport. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Franciszek Kula, pilot,
Colin Bass, pilot,
Sig Walter Ernest Leslie Howell,
Sig Arthur Edward Highman,
F/Lt William James Jones,
F/Lt Robert Sneddon Laird,
F/Lt Harry Corelius New,
F/Lt John Edge Kerslake.

The crew was engaged in a night training sortie at RAF Topcliffe. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing at a height of some 300 feet, the aircraft collided with a second Vickers 619 Wellington X. Registered RP565, it was carrying another crew of four, was also completing a training flight and was attempting to land. Both aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field near the airport. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Franciszek Kula, pilot,
Colin Bass, pilot,
Sig Walter Ernest Leslie Howell,
Sig Arthur Edward Highman,
F/Lt William James Jones,
F/Lt Robert Sneddon Laird,
F/Lt Harry Corelius New,
F/Lt John Edge Kerslake.

The crew (236th OCU) was engaged in a night training sortie from RAF Kinloss. While flying in the vicinity of Tain, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames in a prairie. All five crew members were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

The crew was completing a training sortie in RAF Hullavington. The aircraft landed 200 yards after the runway threshold. On a relatively short runway, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest into a ditch. All four crew members were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

On final approach to RAF Hendon, while performing a local training sortie, the aircraft stalled and hit several buildings located 1'100 yards short of the runway threshold. On impact, the aircraft nosed down and crashed on a trolleybus. Both pilots were killed while eight civilians seating in the trolleybus were seriously injured.

Shortly after takeoff from Istres-Le Tubé Airbase, the captain was forced to feather the propeller on engine number one because it was running roughly. He elected to return to Istres, initiated a turn and started an approach when he realized he was misaligned with the runway centerline. He increased power on the three remaining engines in an attempt to make a go around when the aircraft stalled and crashed on an abandoned hangar located short of the runway threshold. Four crew were injured, five others were unhurt and seven passengers were killed.
Crew killed were (115th Squadron):
S/L D. T. Moir, pilot,
G. Atter, flight engineer,
G. G. W. Carter,
J. T. Walton,
F/Lt P. Smith,
F/Sgt S. A. Wallace,
AC2 R. A. Knapp.

The crew was performing a night training sortie in RAF Swinderby. On final approach, while at an insufficient altitude, the aircraft hit the ground at a relative high speed and crashed one mile short of runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed.

The aircraft took off from RAF Topcliffe in the mid-afternoon so the pilot could train on instrument flying. Also on board was a second pilot who was acting as an instructor, a radio operator and a passenger. The purpose of the latter was so that he could carry out radar tests during the flight. The aircraft took off in the gusty conditions with the pilot having to use both hands to maintain lateral control, the aircraft climbed normally to 400 feet but after which the nose rose sharply. The pilot pushed the control column forward to try and make the aircraft return to level but this had no effect, full power was applied but the aircraft continued to climb at this rate until it was at about 1000 feet. The speed of it had now dropped to 80 knots so the pilot ordered the crew to bale out before it stalled. Only the second pilot was able to get out before the nose sank and the aircraft entered a dive from which it could not be recovered from. The survivor sustained slight injuries after being dragged by his parachute when on the ground after it caught in the strong wind. The other three had no chance to get out before it crashed and were sadly killed in the crash at 1500LT.
Source:
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/rp555.html