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Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Cotgrave: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5365
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Nottingham - Nottingham
Region:
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Tollerton in Nottingham, carrying nine crew members. On approach, it stalled and crashed in Cotgrave, east of the airfield. Seven crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
S/L Phillip Cutliffe Lawrence, pilot, †
P/O Robert Atkinson, pilot, †
Sgt Edward Frederick Carter, wireless operator, †
Sgt Arthur Crooks, wireless operator, †
Sgt James John Castleman Batty, observer, †
Sgt Robert Tod Tomlinson, wireless operator, †
Sgt Neil Colin Boyle, air gunner, †
Sgt H. W. Gill,
Sgt W. Watkiss.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Syerston: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1014
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training mission at RAF Syerston. Shortly after takeoff, the airplane went out of control and crashed northwest of the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Jan-Adam Cymborski,
Sgt Jozef Jonczyk,
Sgt Wojciech Lichota,
Sgt Stanisław Tofin.

Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA at RAF Newton

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1940 at 2005 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N2998
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Newton - Newton
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 mission at RAF Newton. For unknown reasons, the airplane crashed upon landing at 2005LT and ran into the wreckage of a second Wellington registered L7813 that crashed in similar circumstances 25 minutes earlier. There were no casualties.
Crew:
P/O P. W. M. Carlyon,
P/O E. A. Benjamin.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Newton

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1940 at 1940 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7813
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Newton - Newton
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training mission at RAF Newton. For unknown reasons, the airplane crashed upon landing at 1940LT and was totally destroyed 25 minutes later when a second Wellington registered N2998 crashed upon landing and ran into the wreckage. There were no casualties.
Crew:
Sgt C. H. Muggeridge +5.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Laneham: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1940 at 1300 LT
Operator:
Registration:
X2978
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a test flight when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Laneham. All three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Henry Green,
Sgt Basil Edward Redgrove,
AC2 Robert Rankin Mcharry Rowlands.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.84 Dragon in Clipstone

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X9398
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6001
YOM:
1933
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from RAF Castle Bromwich, while cruising in poor visibility, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The airplane collided with a hedge, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. Both occupants were uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Blidworth: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1940 at 0322 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N2773
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
East Wretham - East Wretham
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Wretham in the evening of October 16 on an operation to Kiel. While returning to base at night, after passing over the Dutch coast, the radio failed. The crew continued until arriving over England but eventually decided to abandon the airplane and bailed out. The airplane dove into the ground and crashed in a field located in Blidworth. A crew was killed and five other were uninjured.
Crew (311th Squadron):
F/L Joseph Šnajdr,
Sgt Leo Anderle,
P/O Joseph Richter,
P/O Miroslav Vejražka, †
P/O Joseph Fürbach,
Sgt Ulrich Langer.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Newton

Date & Time: May 18, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L4059
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Newton - Newton
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Overshot and crashed at RAF Newton while completing a local training flight. The pilot was uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Prichard.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Radcliffe-on-Trent: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N5096
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training flight out from RAF Scampton when he lost control of the aircraft that crashed near Radcliffe-on-Trent, east of Nottingham. Both pilots were killed.
Crew (49th Squadron):
P/O Brian Leslie Gordon Harker,
AC2 Francis Leo McGurk.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth Major III in Huthwaite: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1937 at 1940 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
G-ACZX
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Nottingham - Nottingham
MSN:
5113
YOM:
1935
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Nottingham Airport and the pilot elected to fly over the Hospital Carnival. In limited visibility, the pilot completed hazardous manoeuvres when the airplane stalled and crashed in a field. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
James Daniel Bradbury, pilot.
Passenger:
Roy Hobart Crossland.