Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIB Z3150, 43 Squadron, RAF Acklington crashed Peel Fell on 3rd November 1941 Crew Accident Details At 14:30 hours on 03.11.41 four Hurricanes took off from RAF Acklington for a formation flying exercise. On the return leg heavy cloud was encountered over the Scottish Borders. The flight consisted of Flt Lt May flying...
Author: Jim Corbett
Botha L6416
Blackburn Botha Mk.I L6416 of 2 Air Observer School, RAF Millom crashed Stainmore Summit on 22nd August 1941 ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Crew Accident Details In the early morning of 22nd August 1941 Botha L6416 left RAF Millom on a navigation and wind finding exercise. The route was familiar to the pilot, Władysław Wasilewski,...
Defiant AA306
Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I AA306, 6 Ferry Pilot Pool crashed near Gilsland, Cumbria on 22nd June 1941 Crew Accident Details The aircraft was being ferried to Prestwick by First Officer John Arthur Marks, a pilot of the Air Transport Auxiliary. The accident report suggests that the machine was being ferried from Wolverhampton, with ATA records suggesting...
Hampden L4063
Handley Page Hampden Mk.I L4063, 50 Squadron, RAF Waddington crashed Windy Gyle, Cheviot Hills on 17th March 1940 Crew Accident Details Hampden L4063 had left RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire at 19:18 hours for a security patrol over Heligoland. Having encountered no enemy activity, and still fully loaded with bombs, the aircraft returned, keeping at altitude...
Anson N5094
Avro Anson Mk.I N5094, 49 Squadron, RAF Scampton crashed Upper Coquetdale on 5th March 1940 Crew Accident Details Anson N5094 took for a delivery flight from Scampton in Lincolnshire to Kinloss in Scotland. The purpose of the flight was the ferrying of personnel and equipment, as 49sqn had detachments at both bases during this period...
Hart K6482
Hawker Hart Trainer K6482, 152 Squadron, RAF Acklington crashed The Cheviot on 10th October 1939 Crew Accident Details During October 1939 152 Squadron began to reform at RAF Acklington in Northumberland. Gladiator aircraft of 603 (City of Edinburgh) Auxiliary Squadron, who were based at RAF Turnhouse and making the transition to Spitfires, were being transferred...
Spitfire K9888
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I K9888, 41 Squadron, RAF Catterick crashed Great Dun Fell, Pennines on 18th July 1939 Crew Accident Details On Tuesday, 18th July 1939 Sgt Mitchell left Catterick aerodrome at 10.56hrs on a cross country navigation exercise. He was instructed to take a direct route over the Pennines, almost certainly following the road or...
Blenheim K7067
Bristol Blenheim Mk.I, 90 Squadron, RAF Bicester crashed Cottonshopeburnfoot on 30th August 1938 Crew Accident Details In the late morning of 30th August 1938 Blenheim K7067 took off from RAF Bicester for a cross-country exercise. The pilot for this journey was the A flight commander, F/O Hughie Idwal Edwards. Later that afternoon the aircraft was...
Fury K7273
Hawker Fury Mk.II K7273, 41 Squadron, RAF Catterick crashed Near Alwinton on 20th April 1938 Crew Accident Details The aircraft was taking part in Air Observer Corps exercises over the Redesdale range when an engine failure forced P/O Strong to make a forced landing on rough ground. As the aircraft taxied after landing it hit...
Avian G-ABCO
Avro Avian, G-ABCO, Border Flying Club crashed Low Houses, Low Gate on 14th August 1937 ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Crew Accident Details Mr Robert Birley left Newcastle for Carlisle in Avian G-ABCO, his ultimate destination is unknown but as an acting Barrister he travelled all over the North and he lived in Liverpool so...