Country
code

South Yorkshire

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Finningley

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1238
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1900LT on February 11 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, the crew divert to RAF Finningley for unknown reasons. On final approach, the airplane crashed short of runway and was destroyed. All six crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt Whittaker,
Sgt Thompson,
Sgt Searle,
Sgt Kerr,
Sgt Welch,
Sgt Tough.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Finningley: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
AD722
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2010LT on February 11 on an operation to Bremen. While returning the following night and approaching RAF Finningley, the crew encountered poor visibility due to fog. On final, the airplane collided with a building and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Desmond Wallace Ferguson Barker, pilot,
Sgt William Harry Lowson, pilot,
Sgt G. Targett, wireless operator,
F/O Frank Selby Wilson, air gunner.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Hatfield

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
P5013
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dishforth - Dishforth
MSN:
1735
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 Dishforth at 1840LT on February 11 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, the crew were unable to comply with the diversion order and abandoned the aircraft that crashed in the Hatfield Military Camp located northeast of Doncaster. All five crew members survived, among them two were injured.
Crew:
Sgt J. Garnett,
Sgt Beddows,
Sgt Hughes,
Sgt Carter,
Sgt Halsall.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Grimethorpe

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
P4981
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dishforth - Dishforth
MSN:
1703
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 Dishforth at 1830LT on February 11 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, the crew was instructed to divert to RAF Drem but encountered poor weather conditions. While over Yorkshire, the airplane ran out fuel and was abandoned by the crew. All five crew members were uninjured and the airplane crashed in the vicinity of Grimethorpe.
Crew:
Sgt D. L. Boyer,
P/O F. T. Flower,
Sgt W. F. Hurst,
Sgt P. Radford,
Sgt J. N. A. James.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

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

Date & Time: Jan 3, 1941 at 2055 LT
Operator:
Registration:
P4314
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a local training flight out from RAF Finningley when he was forced to make an emergency landing one mile south of the airfield. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot, Sgt I. P. Mapp, was uninjured.

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

Date & Time: Jan 2, 1941 at 0027 LT
Operator:
Registration:
X3143
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1659LT on January 1st to attack oil refinery and food plants in Bremen. While returning to base the following night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with snow and clouds and fog at 600 feet. After touchdown, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance. The crew raised the landing gear, the aircraft overran and came to rest in a snow covered area. All four crew members were rescued.
Crew:
P/O T. N. C. Burrough,
P/O P. B. Hodgson,
Sgt Hobson,
Sgt A. B. Brooks.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near RAF Lindholme: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 1, 1941 at 2200 LT
Operator:
Registration:
T4204
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dishforth - Dishforth
MSN:
1877
YOM:
1940
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1630LT on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base in the evening, the crew encountered severe icing conditions that affected control of the airplane. The crew decided to bail out and abandoned the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed near RAF Lindholme. A crew was killed and four others were unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt H. A. Davis, pilot.
P/O William Albert Bates, pilot, †
Sgt F. Waldron, observer,
Sgt Eric O. T. Balcomb, wireless operator,
Sgt Ernest A. Grunsell, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Icing.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near Conisborough

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N4893
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Catfoss - Catfoss
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was performing a solo training flight out from RAF Catfoss. An engine failed in flight, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing in a field. On final, the twin engine aircraft impacted trees and crashed. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth John Austin Reed, pilot.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

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

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1940 at 2040 LT
Operator:
Registration:
P1304
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
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 sortie at RAF Finningley. While in a circuit to land at night, the airplane impacted trees and crashed in Mount Pleasant, in the suburb of Doncaster, about 10 km west of the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Charles Wells, pilot,
Sgt Richardson, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Dec 16, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L4120
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training exercise out from RAF Finningley. The airplane force landed on the southeast side of the airfield and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.
Crew:
Sgt I. P. Mapp +1.