Ross and Cromarty | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane lost the upper fin in flight, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing some 3 miles east of Nigg. While the aircraft was wrecked, all four crew members were uninjured.

Probable cause:

Loss of the upper fin in flight.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Craig: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1941 at 0445 LT

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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P4996

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Mountains

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Dishforth - Dishforth

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1718

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1845LT on February 26 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following morning, it strayed off track and impacted the slope of a hill located three miles east of Craig, Scotland. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/C Gerald Thomas Toland, pilot,
Sgt George Alexander Forsyth, pilot,
P/O Donald Henry Gates, observer,
Sgt Goerge Russell Armstrong, wireless operator,
Sgt Morman Leslie Lane, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow II in RAF Evanton

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow

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Registration:

K7018

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Evanton - Evanton

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The crew was performing a night training exercise in RAF Evanton. For unknown reason, the aircraft landed long and after touchdown, was unable to stop within the remaining runway. It overrun and came to rest in a ravine. Both occupants were injured.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow I at RAF Evanton

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow

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Registration:

K6948

Flight Phase:

Taxiing

Flight Type:

Military

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Yes

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The mishap occurred in unknown circumstances at RAF Evanton while the aircraft was taxiing on an icy pavement. All occupants were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair after the tail separated.

Crash of a Supermarine Southampton off Invergordon: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1928

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Supermarine Southampton

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Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Calshot - Invergordon

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The crew departed RAF Calshot on a flight to RAF Invergordon, Scotland. While trying to land on the Cromarty Firth, the seaplane collided with a tender mast and crashed in the bay. A crew member was killed and three others were rescued.