Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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The crew was completing a training flight on behalf of the 14th Operational Training Unit. In flight, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reasons 2 miles from Husbands Bosworth, south of Leicester. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

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While cruising at an altitude of 6,700 feet, both engines misfired and the left engine failed shortly later. The captain decided to attempt an emergency landing in a pasture at Chatsworth Park, near Bakewell. While all six occupants were slightly injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair due to severe damages to the airframe. Crew (14th OTU): F/O Leo Braham Patkin, pilot, P/O Robert Lindsay Bienvenu, navigator, P/O John Leslie Tolmie, air bomber, P/O William Neil Fisher, Sgt William Donald Blackwell, wireless operator and air gunner, Sgt James Balmer, air gunner.

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Crashed in unknown circumstances.

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Crashed on landing for unknown reasons. No casualties.

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The aircraft left RAF Wymeswold, Leicestershire, at 1919LT on January 29. While cruising in poor visibility due to night and marginal weather conditions, the aircraft crashed in a pasture located in Birchen Bank Moss. Three crew members were killed while two others were injured. Crew (28th OTU): F/O Anthony Winter Lane, pilot, P/O Charles Douglas Brown, bomb aimer, P/O Charles Leslie Grisdale, navigator, Sgt Raymond Gerard Rouse, air gunner, Sgt Miller, wireless operator and air gunner.

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While on a training exercise from RAF Lossiemouth, the crew encountered poor weather conditions en route. The bomber was off course by 40 miles when it hit the slope of Leacann na Brathan located near Corrour. Five crew members were killed while the air gunner was badly injured. Crew (20th OTU): F/O James William Heck, pilot, † Sgt Maurice Hutt, bomb aimer, † Sgt William Ernest Riley, navigator, † Sgt Joseph Towers, navigator, † Sgt James Hemmings, wireless operator and air gunner, † Sgt Philip Edward Underwood, air gunner.

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During a night training mission, the aircraft hit a hill in Broomhead Moor, northwest of Sheffield. All six occupants were injured while the aircraft was destroyed. At the time, weather conditions were poor with low clouds, rain falls and strong winds. Crew (21st OTU): P/O Stanley Baker, pilot, F/Sgt Anthony St Clair Turner, pilot, F/Sgt Donald Norman Dawson, navigator, Sgt Ronald Douglas Weeks, bomb aimer, F/Sgt Walter Samuel Sinclair, wireless operator and air gunner, Sgt Alan Gordon Allwright, wireless operator.

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The crew was engaged in a training mission in RAF Cottesmore. In flight, an engine caught fire and crew attempted to make an emergency landing in an open field near the Airfield. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair while the crew fate remains unknown. Crew from the 4th OTU.

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Crashed shortly after lift off when the flap lever was accidentally touched whilst the undercarriage was being retracted. The aircraft stalled and crashed. All seven crew members, among them Sgt Jan Hadravek, were unhurt.

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On final approach to RAF Northolt, the twin engine aircraft wen out of control and crashed near the Ruislip Station, less than 2 km short of runway. All 15 crew members as well as six people on the ground, among them 4 children, were killed. The exact circumstances of the crash remains unknown. Crew (311st Squadron): P/O František Bulis, F/Sgt John Bláha, F/Lt Václav Hanka, P/O Bedrich Gissübel, F/Sgt František Doležal, P/O Jebácek. Passengers: F/Sgt František Stoklásek, Sgt František Paclík, Sgt Bill Götzlinger, Sgt Josef Cech, F/Lt Václav Smart, F/Sgt Josef Švec, P/O Anthony Bunzl, Sgt Vladimir Rájecki, P/O Leemans.