Isle of Man

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Jurby - Jurby

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8437

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1938

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Suffered an engine failure during takeoff, swerved on runway, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. There were no casualties.

Probable cause:

Engine failure during takeoff.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V at RAF Jurby

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1940 at 0700 LT

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N1356

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Training

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Jurby - Jurby

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1520

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1939

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Suffered a landing accident at RAF Jurby while on a local training mission. There were no casualties.
Crew:
Sgt T. E. Coogan +2.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I on Mt Snaefell: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 1, 1940 at 1125 LT

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P1260

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Squires Gate - Squires Gate

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The crew departed RAF Upper Heyford on a navigation exercice. The airplane landed at RAF Squires Gate then continued over the Irish Sea. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and the pilot became lost. While cruising over the Isle of Man, the twin engine airplane impacted the slope of Mt Snaefell (2,036 feet high) located 12 km north of Douglas. A crewman was seriously injured but was able to walk away in the snow for two hours before finding help. All three other occupants were killed.
Crew:
P/O Horace Miers MacGregor, pilot, †
Sgt Robert James Bailey, navigator, †
Sgt Thomas Owen Dennis, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Cpl Ted Brightmore, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Douglas

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1938

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L1157

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Military

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De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide

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Waddington – Douglas

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8440

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1938

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After landing at Douglas-Ronaldsway Airport, one of the engine failed. The aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and crashed against a wall. All three crewmen were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

Engine failure after landing.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide in Douglas

Date & Time: May 16, 1936

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G-ADBX

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Blackpool - Douglas

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6289

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1935

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Upon landing at Douglas-Ronaldsway Airport, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and collided with a hangar. All eight occupants were slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Spartan Cruiser II in Douglas

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1936

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Spartan Cruiser

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G-ACVT

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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De Havilland DH.84 Dragon

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Heston - Douglas

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1934

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For unknown reasons, the airplane landed hard. It went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. All three occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.84 Dragon 2 in Douglas

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1935

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G-ADED

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Takeoff (climb)

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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