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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Finningley: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L4103
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Finningley on a local training exercise. On approach to the airfield in poor weather conditions, the airplane was struck by lightning, causing a propeller to detach. The airplane went out of control and crashed in Blaxton, less than a mile from the runway threshold. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Joseph Donald Shilling, pilot,
Sgt John Thompson, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Loss of control when a propeller detached after the airplane was struck by lightning.

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

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L4183
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Finningley on a night flying exercise with a crew of four on board. During the takeoff roll, it swung and crashed in the area of the bomb-dump. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
F/O W. K. Burr-Thomas,
Sgt J. E. Sowden,
Sgt J. C. Wigall,
Sgt G. G. Moffatt.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Edlington

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N5144
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Grantham - Grantham
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was on a training flight and attempting a dummy landing on a field near Edlington in bad visibility as part of this. As he attempted to apply power to both engines to climb away from this dummy landing the starboard engine failed due to lack of fuel, the aircraft swung because of the power being applied only to the port side engine. The pilot attempted to land in the next field but struck a tree after undershooting the field and crashed near Clifton, close to Edlington.
Crew (12th SFTS)
LAC Dugald Robertson MacGregor, pilot.
Source:
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york40/n5144.html
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Maltby

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1940 at 0530 LT
Operator:
Registration:
P4933
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
MSN:
1660
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 1817LT on October 18 on an operation to Lünen, Germany. While returning to base at night, the airplane ran out of fuel. The crew decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. Out of control, the bomber dove into the ground and crashed in a pasture located in Bullatree Farm, near Maltby. All five crew members were uninjured.
Crew (102nd Squadron):
P/O Kenneth Thomas Hannah, pilot,
Sgt A. L. Chapman,
Sgt John Alfred Clemett,
Sgt G. F. Almond,
Sgt G. Robson.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

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

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L4184
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Finningley. During the takeoff roll, the airplane started to swerve on runway and the undercarriage collapsed. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and there were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
Sgt R. Grainger +2.

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

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1940 at 2350 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L4062
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 1923LT on an operation to Calais. At the end of the evening, while returning to his base, the crew encountered foggy conditions. On final in limited visibility, the airplane collided with trees and crashed shot of runway. All four crew members were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O R. T. Mulligan,
P/O G. O. R. Kilner,
P/O G. W. Leonard,
Sgt C. J. Smith.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near RAF Finningley: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1940 at 2115 LT
Operator:
Registration:
P1256
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a night training exercice out from RAF Finningley when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in an open field located some 3 km east of the airbase, near the village of Misson. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Edgecombe Lowe, pilot,
Sgt Lloyd Haig Beatty McLeod, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
X2960
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:
While on a local training sortie, the airplane crash landed in Cantley, near RAF Finningley. The pilot P/O I. H. Grant escaped uninjured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth in Conisborough

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
X9384
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Conisborough - Kirton in Lindsey
MSN:
7067
YOM:
1934
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Conisborough on a delivery flight to Kirton in Lindsey. After takeoff, the airplane crash landed in a field and came to rest. All three crew members evacuated safely.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I in Maltby: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N7314
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
414-1710
YOM:
1940
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While on a supply mission from RAF Thornaby, the crew failed to realize he was flying too low due to poor visibility. The twin engine aircraft hit power cables and crashed in an open field, bursting into flames. A crew member survived while all three others were killed.
Crew (220th Squadron.):
F/L Harold Wentworth Aylward Sheahan, pilot, †
P/O Charles James Allsup, copilot, †
Sgt Sydney Smith, wireless operator, †
Sgt Eric Bale Butler.