Royal Air Force - RAF

The crew left RAF Wheaton Aston in the morning for a training mission. About 37 minutes after departure, while cruising at a too low altitude in marginal weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain and was destroyed. Both crew members were killed. The crew was flying at an insufficient altitude, maybe to maintain a visual contact with the ground.
Crew (21st AFU):
F/O David Fairless Oliver, instructor,
F/Sgt Eric Bulcock , pilot.

After touchdown on a wet runway, the aircraft slipped and veered off runway before coming to rest into a ditch. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

While returning to RAF Faldingworth following a training sortie, the pilot was unable to locate the airfield and to contact ground due the failure of the radio communication systems. While flying at a too low altitude, the aircraft hit a tree and crashed in flames in a field located in Normanby le Wold. Four crew members were killed while three others were injured.
Crew (300th Squadron):
F/Sgt Wladyslaw Robaszewski, pilot, †
F/O Witold Brodzikowski, navigator, †
W/O Roman Rozga, gunner, †
F/Sgt Wladyslaw Kordys, gunner, †
F/Sgt Lucjan Binek,
F/Sgt Edward Grzegorzewski,
Sgt Wladyslaw Sawicki.

While cruising at an altitude of 2,000 feet in poor weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of a hill and crashed. A crew member was killed while both other occupants were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. Prior to departure, the crew was instructed to fly above the minimum safe altitude of 2,500 feet but was flying below for unknown reason.
Crew (21st AFU):
W/O E. G. S. Monk, pilot,
F/O Arthur Hopewell, instructor,
F/Sgt Gordon Robinson, wireless operator. †

Enroute, the right engine failed, followed few seconds later by the left engine. In such conditions, the captain reduced his altitude and decided to ditch the aircraft into the China Sea. On landing, the aircraft overturned and came to rest upside down. Quickly on the scene, rescuers were able to evacuate six wounded people while three passengers were killed.

The four engine airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 1330LT on a training mission over the North Sea. While cruising in bad weather conditions at a height of some 850 metres, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain and crashed. All 8 crew members were killed.
Crew (111th OTU):
W/O Frank Brindle,
W/O Ernest Francis Sadler,
W/O Clifford Sydney Brain,
F/Sgt Hedley Edwards,
F/Sgt Stephenson Churchill Wells,
F/Sgt John Reginald Page,
F/Sgt Raymond George Tattingham,
Sgt Eric Needham.

The twin engine aircraft left RAF Hooton Park at 1600LT bound for RAF Jurby with a crew of three and two civilian passengers, a carpenter and an inspector in charge to repair several aircraft parked at RAF Jurby Airfield. While approaching the Isle of Man, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and patches of fog. To avoid icing, the captain reduced his altitude to 700 feet when the aircraft hit the slope of a hill located near Laxey, in the east part of the island. While the wireless operator was seriously injured, all four other occupants were killed.
Crew (5th ANS):
F/Sgt Wladyslaw H. Beller, pilot, †
Sgt Benjamin Bernard Kommerman, †
W/O Raymond Charles Jones.
Passengers:
Mr John Williams, †
Mr Paul Fachire. †

After touchdown, the twin engine aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and hit several wooded barracks. All three crew members escaped without any injuries while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

On final approach to RAF Holmsley South, while performing a circular training mission, the aircraft went out of control and crashed on a hill short of runway. Three crew members were injured while the fourth occupant was killed. It appears the crew was performing an approach with one engine out when the loss of control occurred.

The crew was performing a training sortie from RAF Seighford. Enroute, while cruising at a too low altitude, the twin engine aircraft hit a hill and crashed between Chinley and Edale. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were seriously injured.
Crew (21st AFU):
F/O Edgar Croker, pilot,
F/O John Downthwaite, pilot,
W/O George Robinson, instructor.