Royal Air Force - RAF

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KK188

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15441/26886

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1944

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Enroute, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a prairie and skidded for several yards before coming to a halt. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Crash of an Avro 685 York I in RAF Stradishall

Date & Time: May 28, 1946

Type of aircraft:

Avro 685 York

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MW250

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MW250

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1946

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After touchdown, the crew started to brake but the aircraft failed to stop, overran, lost its undercarriage and skidded for 100 yards before coming to rest in a ditch. All five crew members from the 51st Squadron were slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

The aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance due to a failure of the braking systems. It was determined that the failure of the braking systems was caused by an incorrect assembly on part of the RAF technicians.

Crash of an Avro 685 York I in Mauripur AFB

Date & Time: May 23, 1946

Type of aircraft:

Avro 685 York

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MW191

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Northolt – Mauripur

MSN:

MW191

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1945

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Mauripur AFB (Karachi)

Sindh (سنڌ سندھ)

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Pakistan

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Asia

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On touchdown, an undercarriage collapsed. The aircraft skidded on its belly for several yards before coming to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

It was reported that the approach configuration was wrong and the pilot landed hard, causing an undercarriage to fail.

Crash of a Vickers 474 Warwick V in RAF Leuchars: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1946

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 474 Warwick V

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PN749

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Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax VII

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Leuchars - Leuchars

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The crew was performing a training mission. While completing an umpteenth approach, the aircraft banked left, dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion on a road leading to the airport. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all five crew members were killed.
Crew (6th OTU):
F/Sgt N. F. Bates, pilot,
W/O J. A. Willmott, pilot,
F/Sgt S. V. Titchener, navigator,
F/Sgt G. R. Green, wireless operator,
W/O J. P. Magee, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

The loss of control on approach was attributed to the failure of the left engine.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax VII in RAF Linton-on-Ouse: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1946

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PP349

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Takeoff (climb)

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Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse

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Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the crew informed ground that a fire erupted on board and elected to return for an emergency landing. During a last turn to the left, the aircraft went out of control, lost height and crashed in a huge explosion in a field located 2,5 miles southwest of the airfield. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (1665 HCU):
S/L Kenneth Stammers, pilot,
W/O D. R. Roberts,
F/O W. I. Harvey,
F/Sgt S. Fox,
LAC J. C. Simpson,
LAC G. Pritchard,
LAC H. Sharling

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Nuthall: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 8, 1946

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

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HN207

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Nuthall - Nuthall

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The pilot, sole on board, was performing a circular training sortie in RAF Nuthall. On final approach, while flying at a height of 100 feet, the twin engine aircraft nosed down and crashed in a huge explosion near the runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew (16th SFTS):
W/O Stefan Kazimierz Nosowski.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the loss of control could not be determined with certainty. However, it was reported that the pilot was not wearing his seat belt at the time of the accident. It is possible that due to turbulence or external factors, his head hit the ceiling of the cockpit or was violently thrown against the control column.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-30-DK Dakota III in RAF Desborough

Date & Time: May 7, 1946

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KG741

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13840/25285

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1944

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The final approach was completed at a too low altitude, causing the aircraft to hit the ground short of runway threshold. On impact, all undercarriage were sheared off. The aircraft crash landed on its belly and skidded for several yards before coming to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Probable cause:

Too low approach caused the aircraft to hit the ground short of runway threshold.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-20-DK Dakota III in Simara

Date & Time: May 7, 1946

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KG521

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12925

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1944

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After touchdown, the aircraft encountered difficulties to stop. It overran and went down and embankment before coming to a halt. While the aircraft was destroyed, all 16 occupants were rescued.

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It is believed that the crew adopted a wrong approach configuration, causing the aircraft to land too far down the runway.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-40-DK Dakota IV in Alwar

Date & Time: May 4, 1946

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KP271

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