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After touchdown at RAF Wroughton, the single engine aircraft went out of control and came to rest upside down. Both crew members were slightly injured and the aircraft was written off.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II at RAF Alton Barnes: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 4, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

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P1081

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Alton Barnes - Alton Barnes

MSN:

PAC.0012

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1940

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The twin engine airplane was engaged in a local training flight at RAF Alton Barnes. It crashed on approach for unknown reasons, killing both pilots.
Crew:
Sgt Hector Ernest Bennett, pilot,
Sgt Frank Gordon Percy Shaw, pilot.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Lacock: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

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L7926

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Flight

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Training

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En route, the twin engine aircraft impacted the slope of a hill located 3 miles northeast of Lacock, Wiltshire. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpl Robert C. Whittington,
AC2 Stanley Knowles,
LAC Douglas Ronald Noel Tooth.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Warminster: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1940 at 1400 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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L1+XC

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3188

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The airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Spitfire and crash landed in Warminster. A crew member was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Otto Heinrich, †
Maj Cramer,
Obfw Stuetzel,
Fw Schultz.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Salisbury: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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P4830

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Test

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Plain, Valley

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Christchurch - Christchurch

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The crew departed RAF Christchurch on a test flight. While cruising in the vicinity of Salisbury, the right engine failed. The pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field located at Longford Castle, southeast of Salisbury. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Trevor Budden, pilot,
Cpt Peter James Fulton,
Lt Ronald Arthur Jefferies.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

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

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Registration:

P2117

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Yes

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Boscombe Down - Boscombe Down

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Following an operation over Brest, the airplane was returning to its base at RAF Boscombe Down when it crashed upon landing for unknown reasons. While all four crew members evacuated safely, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
F/L Boyan,
Sgt H. Wathey,
Sgt Elcoat,
P/O J. K. Drewry.

Crash of a Vickers 290 Wellington I in Swindon

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1940 at 1550 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 290 Wellington I

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L4267

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The crew departed RAF Harwell to practice emergency landings. En route, an engine lost power, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft came to rest in a field located near Swindon, Wiltshire. All four occupants escaped unhurt and the aircraft was written off.
Crew (15th OTU):
P/O C. I. Rolfe +3.

Probable cause:

Loss of power on one engine.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near RAF Hullavington: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

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L4571

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Flight

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Training

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Hullavington - Hullavington

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1938

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The pilot was completing a solo training exercise when he lost control of the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a wooded area located near the RAF Hullavington. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard Bowyer.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I at RAF Hullavington: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 21, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

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Registration:

K8733

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Training

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Yes

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Hullavington - Hullavington

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The crew (two pilots and an instructor) was performing a local training sortie out from RAF Hullavington. Shortly after takeoff, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. Pilot Herbert William Stanton-Hope was killed while both other occupants were injured.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I at RAF Heddington

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1938

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

Operator:

Registration:

L7066

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

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Yes

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Heddington – Hullavington

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During takeoff roll, one of the engine failed. The aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and collided with a fence. Both pilots were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Engine failure during takeoff.