Isle of Man

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L1238

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Flight

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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8521

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1938

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The crew was completing a training exercise when the airplane suffered an engine failure and was ditched into the sea some 800 metres off the Point of Ayre, north of Isle of Man. Both crew members were rescued, among them one was injured.
Crew:
LAC A. J. Fry, pilot,
P/O Władysław Jerzy Kolakowski, pilot.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Jurby

Date & Time: May 14, 1941

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L1152

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Jurby - Jurby

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8435

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1938

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The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Jurby. On approach, the undercarriage got jammed and the crew completed a belly landing. Both occupants were uninjured and the airplane was not repaired.

Probable cause:

Belly landing after the undercarriage got jammed.

Crash of a Blackburn B-26 Botha I off Port Saint Mary: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 2, 1941 at 1055 LT

Type of aircraft:

Blackburn B-26 Botha

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L6326

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Flight

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Squires Gate - Squires Gate

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7870/23

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1941

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The crew was engaged in a training exercise out from the RAF Squires Gate. While cruising along the Isle of Man coast, the airplane suffered an engine failure, entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed into the sea off Port St Mary. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (3rd SGR):
F/O Julien Walter Lowndes Bruxner-Randall, pilot,
P/O Vernon Bramwell Dewhurst, pilot,
P/O Philip Arthur Goode, pilot,
AC2 Frank Mitchell Philp.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Dalby

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1940

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Avro 652 Anson

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L7963

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While cruising at low altitude, the twin engine aircraft impacted the slope of a hill and was wrecked in Dalby, south of Peel, Isle of Man. All four occupants were slightly injured and the aircraft was written off.
Crew:
Robert Pierce Wigley-Jones, pilot,
Sgt D. A. Cruickshank,
Sgt R. C. Bryant,
LAC E. H. Parry.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Jurby

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1940

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L1154

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Takeoff (climb)

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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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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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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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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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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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