West Midlands

The crew was completing a positioning flight from Luton to Wolverhampton to carry two members of the Dowty Group (owner of the aircraft) who wanted to fly to France. A first attempt to land was abandoned due to poor weather conditions and the crew climbed to 2,500 feet before initiating a second attempt to land that was also abandoned. During the third attempt, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft struck the roof of a house and crashed in flames 600 yards short of runway 25 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed as well as the house and both crew members were killed plus one people in the house. Two other person on the ground were injured.

Shortly after takeoff from Birmingham Airport, while climbing, the airplane stalled and crashed in a field located in Elmdon. There were no injuries but the aircraft was written off.

At liftoff, while in initial climb, the airplane banked right, causing the right wing tip to struck the ground. The aircraft struck the ground and came to rest with a small fire on the left engine that was quickly extinguished. All 31 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing the pilot, sole on board.

On final approach to Birmingham Airport, both engines failed simultaneously. The crew elected to make an emergency landing but the aircraft crashed in flames in a field located in Berkswell, about 5 miles short of runway 33 threshold. While all nine occupants were injured, the aircraft was destroyed by fire. It is believed the accident was caused by a fuel exhaustion but fuel remained probably in auxiliary tank as the aircraft caught fire.

The final approach was completed at a too low altitude, causing the aircraft to hit the ground short of runway threshold. On impact, all undercarriage were sheared off. The aircraft crash landed on its belly and skidded for several yards before coming to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Shortly after take off from RAF Lindley/Nuneaton, while climbing, crew encountered an engine failure and attempted to return when the aircraft stalled and crashed in flames in Digbeth, in the suburb of Birmingham. All three crew members were killed while there was no casualties on ground. The crew was completing an exercise on behalf of the 105th OTU.
Crew:
Lt B. J. Balchin,
D. Huddleston,
Sgt B. Morgan.

The aircraft left RAF Tholthorpe on a bombing mission over Stuttgart. While returning to the UK, the aircraft was hit several times by Flak but was able to fly till England. Eventually, crew was forced to abandon the aircraft which became uncontrollable. All seven crew bailed out when the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in Adelaide Street, Brierley Hill, west of Birmingham. While all seven crew members were uninjured, a person was killed on ground as several houses were destroyed.
Crew:
Earl Kirk, pilot,
Harold G. Facey, navigator,
H. D. Hagen, radio operator
E. F. Bush, air bomber,
Sergeant Clifford Adams, flight engineer,
Sergeant C. E. Robertson, rear gunner,
Sergeant D. R. McEvoy, mid-upper gunner.

The crew departed RAF Upwood on a low level training exercise, between 500 and 600 feet. Approaching the city of Birmingham in poor visibility, the airplane collided with the cable of a barrage balloon. Upon impact, the right wing was severed and the airplane entered a dive before crashing in Bearwood, in the suburb of Birmingham. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Thomas Kyle, pilot,
Sgt Louis Stanhope De Lisser, observer,
Sgt Ernest Scott, wireless operator and air gunner.

The crew was completing a training exercise at Castle Bromwich Airfield when the airplane crashed upon landing for unknown reasons. All three crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was not repaired.