Kelantan | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The crew was engaged in a supply mission to the members of a police station located in an isolated area in the Bertam region. While flying at low height, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions when the aircraft crashed on a hilly and wooded terrain. The wreckage was found few days later and all eight occupants have been killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-35-DK Dakota C.4 near Kampong Jenera: 12 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1950

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

KN630

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Supply

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

16538/33286

YOM:

1945

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The aircraft left Kota Bharu on a supply mission. While cruising at low height and low speed, the aircraft crashed in a dense wooded area located near Kampong Jenera. SAR operations were quickly conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. The wreckage was located 62 years later, in 2012, in an isolated area. All 12 occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Edward Robert Talbot,
Sgt Geoffrey Clarence Carpenter,
Sgt Thomas O'Toole,
Cpl F. Bryant,
Pvt P. Taylor,
Pvt A. Wilson,
Pvt M. Goldsmith.
Passengers:
Maj J. H. Proctor,
Mr. Mohammed bin Abdul Jalil,
Mr. A. Rentse,
Mr. Ya'akob Mamat,
Mr. Asip Alia Serdah.
Source:
http://konflikdanmiliter.blogspot.ch/2014/08/crashed-royal-air-force-c-47-skytrain.html

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Kota Bharu: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

L4829

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

8844

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1939

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The airplane failed to return to base while on an operation off Kota Bharu. Lost without trace.
Crew:
S/L George Patrick Westropp-Bennett,
F/Sgt Robert Joseph Henry Pyle,
Sgt Ronald Arthur Webb.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson II off Kota Bharu: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed L-414 Hudson

Operator:

Registration:

A16-94

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Kota Bharu - Kota Bharu

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414-1948

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1940

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The airplane departed Kota Bharu on an operation against Japanese forces. It was shot down by the pilot of a Japanese fighter and crashed into the sea some 5 miles offshore. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (1st Squadron):
F/Lt J. G. L. Jones, pilot,
F/O R. H. Siggins, pilot,
Sgt D. W. Walters, wireless operator,
Sgt G. J. Hedges, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a Japanese fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Kota Bharu: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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Registration:

A16-19

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

Survivors:

Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Kota Bharu - Kota Bharu

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414-1870

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1940

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The airplane departed Kota Bharu on an operation against Japanese forces. It was shot down by the pilot of a Japanese fighter and crashed into the sea some 5 miles offshore. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew (1st Squadron):
F/Lt J. C. Ramshaw, pilot, †
F/O Donald Alexander Dowie, pilot,
Sgt G. C. White, wireless operator, †
Sgt J. C. Coldrey, wireless operator. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a Japanese fighter.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY Catalina off Kota Bharu: 8 killed

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1941 at 0845 LT

Type of aircraft:

Consolidated PBY Catalina

Operator:

Registration:

W8417

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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While on a maritime patrol flight off Malaysia, the floatplane was shot down by a Japanese fighter and crashed into the sea. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O William Edward Webb,
Sgt Stanley Abram,
Sgt Edward Alexander Bailey,
F/O Patrick Edwin Bedell,
AC1 William Thomas David Burnett,
LAC Arthur Henry Chapman,
Sgt Peter Eaton,
Sgt Colin Burns Treloar.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a Japanese fighter.