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Crash of a Douglas DC-3D in Moisville: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1951 at 0925 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-BAXB
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Paris - Paris
MSN:
42971
YOM:
1946
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Captain / Total flying hours:
5302
Aircraft flight hours:
5750
Circumstances:
The aircraft took off from Paris-Le Bourget Airport at 0750LT on a flight to test a new type of air scoop. The new scoop was fitted to one engine only to allow comparison tests to be made. Five minutes later, the aircraft reached the altitude of 4,300 feet and four minutes later, at 0759LT, the starboard engine was stopped and the test commenced with a climb on the port engine with cooling gills open. At 0811LT, at an altitude of 6,980 feet, the crew commenced the second phase of the test with the port engine cooling gills in the trail position. Level off was completed at 0822LT at an altitude of 7,900 feet with the cooling gills closed. About an hour later, while flying at a relative low speed, the airplane went out of control and entered a spin, lost its empennage and eventually crashed in a field located in Moisville. The aircraft was destroyed and all five crew members were killed.
Crew:
René Gallichet, pilot,
Louis Pichard, flight engineer,
Jacques Légalité, radio navigator,
Lucien Goulay, engineer,
Paul Martin, engineer.
Probable cause:
Study of the flight conditions and circumstances of the accident to the aircraft revealed no mechanical defect which might have been the initial cause of the accident. The cause would appear to have been an abnormal flight maneuver made when the crew experienced difficulty in resuming normal flight on two engines. Overspeed, reduction of pitch or difficulty in re-starting the engine may have created a dangerous situation and caused the aircraft to stall in dissymmetrical flight, thus subjecting the airframe to stresses accompanied by buffeting which was either alternating or exceeded the design limits of the structure and caused the tail-plane to break off.
Final Report:

Crash of an Avro 691 Lancastrian I in Broglie: 8 killed

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1946 at 0615 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-AGMF
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lydda - London
MSN:
1186
YOM:
1944
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training mission between Lydda and London. While overflying France, west of Evreux, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility when the aircraft crashed in a field and disintegrated on impact. A crew member survived while eight other occupants were killed. It is believed the loss of control may have been caused by a navigational error or occurred when the pilot attempted to establish a visual control with the ground.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Ormes

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1942 at 1707 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7548
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1512LT on an operation to Augsburg. While overflying France, it was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter. With the left wing on fire, the crew reduced his altitude and attempted to make an emergency landing in an open field located 14 km northwest of Évreux. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest, bursting into flames. While all seven crew members escaped uninjured, the airplane was destroyed.
Crew (44th Squadron):
W/O H. V. Crum,
Sgt A. D. C. Dedman,
Sgt N. T. Birkett,
F/Sgt J. Saunderson,
Sgt B. A. Dowty,
Sgt J. Miller,
Sgt A. Cobb.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster IB in Evreux: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1942 at 1655 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7536
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1512LT on am operation to Augsburg. While overflying France, the aircraft was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter. With all four engines on fire, the aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in flames in a field located in Le Vieil-Evreux, near the airbase. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (44th Squadron):
Sgt George Thomas Rhodes, pilot,
Sgt Lawrence Heaton Baxter, pilot,
Sgt Brian Ignatius Joseph Daly, navigator,
Sgt Cyril Leonard Merricks, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt John Alfred Wynton, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt George Alfred Edwards, air gunner,
F/Sgt Henry Verdun, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Ormes: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R5506
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1512LT on an operation to Augsburg. While passing over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a field located near Ormes, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt Reginald Robert Sandford, pilot,
P/O Hurworth Anthony Paul Peall, pilot,
F/O Alexander Gerrie, observer,
Sgt George William James Hadgraft, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Leonard Law, wireless operator,
Sgt Peter Johannes Venter, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Edward Wing, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Le Tilleul-Lambert: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7565
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1512LT on an operation to Augsburg. Passing over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in an open field located in Le Tilleul-Lambert. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Frank Beckett, pilot,
Sgt Brian Douglas Moss, pilot,
F/Sgt Alfred Edgar Ross, observer,
Sgt John Henry Hackett, wireless operator,
Sgt Brydon George Seagoe, wireless operator,
Sgt Richard Lattimore Trustram, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred James Harrison, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Sainte-Opportune-la-Mare

Date & Time: Apr 2, 1942 at 0333 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5395
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2305LT on April 1st on an operation to Le Havre. Passing over the target area at night, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in Sainte-Opportune-la-Mare, some 30 km southeast of Le Havre. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt James Woodhead, pilot,
Sgt Noel Dennis Catt, pilot,
P/O Derek John Perdue, navigator,
Sgt Donovan Selfridge Hutchinson, wireless operator,
Sgt Andrew Hutton, air gunner,
Sgt James Mcgran Wintrup, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Barville: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1783
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mount Farm - Mount Farm
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mount Farm at 1905LT on Operation 'Nickel' consisting of leaflets dropping. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Barville, 18 km east of Lisieux. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Albert Edward Rathbone Beverley, pilot,
Sgt Wallace Howell Box, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Alexander Rutherford, observer,
F/Sgt William Scott Barclay, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald Archibald Cameron, wireless operator,
Sgt William Michael McGarry, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Évreux: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1275
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Mount Farm - Mount Farm
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mount Farm at 1910LT on Operation 'Nickel' consisting of leaflets dropping. It crashed in unknown circumstances near Évreux. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Charles Spragge, pilot, †
Sgt Courtenay Leatham Humphrys, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Ashton Tredenick, observer, †
Sgt Thomas John Snell, wireless operator, †
Sgt Peter Beresford Tomes, wireless operator, †
Sgt Edward James Waldron, air gunner. †

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Nonancourt: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1940 at 0630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3817
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Odiham - Odiham
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed for unknown reasons in Nonancourt, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O Clive Robinson Wylie, pilot,
Sgt James W. Harris, observer,
Sgt Thomas Arthur Thomas, wireless operator and air gunner.