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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Adderley

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1940 at 1930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P2071
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Adderley
Shropshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Adderley while completing a training mission. Both crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt J. E. Sowden,
Sgt Davies.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV on Titterstone Clee Hill: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 14, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L4835
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
8850
YOM:
1939
Location:
Titterstone Clee Hill
Shropshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a cross-country exercise when weather conditions worsened. Flying at an altitude of 1,200 feet in clouds, the airplane impacted the slope of the Titterstone Clee Hill located five miles northeast of Ludlow. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ian Munro Curror, pilot,
Sgt Alfred James Victot Secker, observer,
Sgt John Pinchard, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Eaton Constantine

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
L7071
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Location:
Eaton Constantine
Shropshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training flight on behalf of the 10th OTU. En route, the twin engine aircraft impacted the slope of a hill and crashed near Eaton Constantine. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (10th OTU):
Sgt Hilton Jones, pilot,
Sgt B. Cleaver, observer.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Norbury: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1940 at 1705 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3771
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Norbury
Shropshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a fighter affiliation training mission with a Hurricane from the 1st Squadron when it crashed in unknown circumstances in Norbury. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Michael Hohnen, pilot,
F/O Ian Welsh Sutherland,
Sgt Harold Norman Beard, observer,
Sgt William Watson, wireless operator.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide at RAF Shawbury

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1940
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide
Operator:
Registration:
G-ADAI
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Castle Bromwich – Shawbury
MSN:
6287
YOM:
1935
Location:
Shawbury AFB
Shropshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft crashed for unknown reasons upon landing at RAF Shawbury. All three occupants were uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide in Burford

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1940
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide
Operator:
Registration:
G-ACPR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
6255
YOM:
1935
Location:
Burford
Shropshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Liverpool-Speke in the day for a regional schedule flight. En route, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls and was unable to locate his real position. He decided to reduce his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the twin engine aircraft hit the ground and crashed in a snow covered field, coming to rest upside down. All five occupants were injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson at RAF Ternhill

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
K8720
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ternhill - Ternhill
Location:
Ternhill AFB
Shropshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from RAF Ternhill, while on a local training mission on behalf of 10th Army School, the pilot initiated a left turn when the airplane stalled and crashed. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
Cpl D. K. Mills +1.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in RAF Ternhill

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1939 at 1620 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
L7059
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ternhill - Ternhill
Location:
Ternhill AFB
Shropshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The Anson was ready for take off and waiting on the runway threshold when it was hit by a RAF Hawker Hind registered K5530 that landed on its top. Both aircraft were destroyed while all four crew (two pilots on each aircraft) were injured.
Crew (10th FTS):
Peter John Moore, pilot,
F/L Walter Robinson Cox, instructor.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II in The Wreckin: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
P1845
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Shawbury - Shawbury
Location:
The Wreckin
Shropshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training sortie from RAF Shawbury. While cruising at low height in limited visibility, the airplane impacted the slope of a hill (407 metres high) located in The Wreckin, some eight km west of Telford. A crewman was injured while the second was killed.
Crew:
P/O George Hugh Hamilton Coates, †
P/O William Oliver Cramer.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Ternhill

Date & Time: Mar 17, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1165
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ternhill - Ternhill
MSN:
8448
YOM:
1938
Location:
Ternhill AFB
Shropshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing at RAF Ternhill, the crew mistakenly retracted the undercarriage, causing the aircraft to crash on its belly. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Error on part of the crew who retracted the undercarriage after landing.
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