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Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V at RAF Linton-on-Ouse

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1941 at 0557 LT
Operator:
Registration:
Z6835
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
MSN:
2195
YOM:
1941
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2235LT on August 6 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following morning, it overshot the runway and crashed into a hangar. All five crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O E. D. Comber-Higgs,
P/O A. A. Law,
Sgt C. O. Steggall,
Sgt B. J. Kemp,
Sgt D. J. Bush.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II at RAF Church Fenton: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1941 at 0120 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V3986
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Church Fenton - Church Fenton
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Church Fenton on a local solo training flight. While on approach at night, the airplane suffered an engine failure. The pilot lowered the gear too early, causing the speed to drop. The airplane lost height, impacted trees and crashed near the airfield. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Francis Neville Cave, pilot.
Probable cause:
Engine failure and pilot error.

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

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1941 at 0025 LT
Operator:
Registration:
T4212
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
1885
YOM:
1940
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe on an operation to Boulogne. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, it stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. All five crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
P/O D. Iveson,
Sgt W. G. Carter,
Sgt Lloyd,
Sgt E. W. Burgess,
Sgt Morgan.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II in Saxton Grange: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1941 at 0035 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T1064
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Church Fenton - Church Fenton
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Church Fenton on a night solo training flight. While cruising at an altitude of 3,000 feet, the twin engine airplane was shot down by a JU.88 and crashed in Saxton Grange. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Cedric Cyril Woodward, pilot.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1941 at 0225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V3987
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Church Fenton - Church Fenton
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Church Fenton on a local solo training flight. Shortly after takeoff, he lost control of the airplane that crashed near the airbase boundary. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Niel Brook, pilot.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the pilot apparently omitted to uncage his directional gyro prior to takeoff.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in the Ouse River

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1941 at 2320 LT
Operator:
Registration:
T4285
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
MSN:
1938
YOM:
1940
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2306LT on an operation to Emden. Fourteen minutes later, it crashed for unknown reasons in the River Ouse. All five crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt H. A. Williams,
F/S Knight,
P/O Rees,
Sgt Horne,
Sgt Fenton.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Church Fenton

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2337
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Church Fenton - Church Fenton
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Church Fenton. During the takeoff roll, at the runway intersection, the airplane collided with a RAF Airspeed registered V3623 that was also involved in a local training mission. Both airplanes were destroyed. Both crew on board the Oxford were uninjured while both crew on board the Blenheim were injured.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I at RAF Church Fenton

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V3623
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Church Fenton - Church Fenton
MSN:
3165
YOM:
1941
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Church Fenton. After landing, at the runway intersection, the airplane collided with a RAF Blenheim registered T2337 that was also involved in a local training mission. Both airplanes were destroyed. Both crew on board the Oxford were uninjured while both crew on board the Blenheim were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Harold Edward White, pilot,
Sgt Michael Seamer Allen, observer.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Conister Howl: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1941 at 0435 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8729
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Church Fenton - Church Fenton
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Church Fenton on a solo training sortie on behalf of the 54 OTU. The goal of the exercise was searchlight homing under R/T. After departure, the pilot was unwittingly vectored over the North Yorkshire Moors and Cleveland Hills by the by the ground-based controller. In limited visibility, the airplane impacted the slope of a hill. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
P/O Alexander Douglas McMurtrie, pilot.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Cockayne Ridge

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1941 at 0430 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L1449
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Church Fenton - Church Fenton
MSN:
8732
YOM:
1939
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Church Fenton on a solo training sortie on behalf of the 54 OTU. The goal of the exercise was searchlight homing under R/T. After departure, the pilot was unwittingly vectored over the North Yorkshire Moors and Cleveland Hills by the by the ground-based controller. While attempting to break clouds at about 1,500 - 2,000 feet to see the searchlights, the airplane impacted the slope of a hill. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was seriously injured.
Crew:
P/O Edward James Woodhead, pilot.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.