Angus (Forfarshire) | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

While approaching the British coast, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Spitfire and crashed into the sea near the Bell Rock Lighthouse, off the Tay Estuary. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Obfw Herbert Kolberg,
Fw Walter Stübke,
Lt Adalbert Lüneburg,
Uffz Heinz Käberich.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the pilot of an RAF Spitfire.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I at RAF Montrose: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

Operator:

Registration:

L4645

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Montrose - Montrose

MSN:

112

YOM:

1938

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The crew was performing a local training exercise out from RAF Montrose. On final approach, the twin engine aircraft was too low, impacted the ground and crashed in a field. The pilot One pilot Dennis Samuel Martin Burrell was killed while the second was injured.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I at RAF Montrose

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

Operator:

Registration:

K6240

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

After touchdown, the twin engine aircraft swerved and veered off runway, lost its undercarriage and came to rest in a grassy area. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near RAF Montrose

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1938

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

Operator:

Registration:

L4646

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Montrose - Montrose

MSN:

113

YOM:

1938

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The crew was performing a local training sortie out from RAF Montrose. While circling in the vicinity of the airfield, one of the engine failed. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane collided with power cables and crashed in a field. Both pilots were injured.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth in Dundee: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1934

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth

Operator:

Registration:

G-ACEE

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Executive/Corporate/Business

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

4065

YOM:

1933

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

Shortly after take off from Dundee Airport, while climbing, the single engine aircraft stalled and crashed near the Tay River. Both passengers were killed while the pilot was seriously injured.
Crew:
John Annesley Hankins.
Passengers:
Stewart Menzies Campbell, †
Nan Craighead. †

Crash of a Fairey IIID in Dundee: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1927 at 1000 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fairey III

Operator:

Registration:

S1094

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Site:

City

Schedule:

Leuchars - Leuchars

MSN:

F.833

YOM:

1927

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

Shortly after takeoff from RAF Leuchars, while climbing, the engine caught fire. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in Binn Cottage, some 11 km northwest of RAF Leuchars, bursting into flames. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed. Few hours later, the pilot F/O Rawdon Frank Gerald Salmond died from his injuries.

Probable cause:

Engine fire during climbout.