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01/01/1956 |
WE873 |
Meteor F8 |
504 Sqn |
Crashed three miles NW of Mildenhall, Suffolk after the pilot abandoned the aircraft following loss of control. |
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02/01/1956 |
WX879 |
Venom NF3 |
23 Sqn |
Dived into the ground three miles NE of North Walsham, Norfolk after take off from Coltishall. Both crew were killed |
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05/01/1956 |
WN402 |
341 |
Gannet AS1 |
825 NAS |
Crashed while operating off HMS Albion |
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05/01/1956 |
WM551 |
265 |
Sea Venom NF20 |
808 NAS |
Crashed onto a caravan site at Castle Farm, Ilchester after take off from Yeovilton, Somerset |
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09/01/1956 |
L |
Marathon T11 |
2 ANS |
Landed halfway down the runway at Thorney Island, West Sussex at night. It skidded on ice and went over the sea wall onto the beach, taking the blind approach vehicle with it |
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09/01/1956 |
WS727 |
Meteor NF14 |
153 Sqn |
Dived into the ground at Hunton Mill Wood, Kent after control was lost during a roll. Both crew were killed |
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09/01/1956 |
WF263 |
649 |
Sea Hawk F2 |
738 NAS |
Ditched into the sea 800 yards off shore while on approach to Lossiemouth, Morayshire after engine failure. Due to a maintenance error a rubber dust cap was blocking the fuel flow |
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10/01/1956 |
XB518 |
Hiller HT1 |
705 NAS |
Crashed nose first at Gosport, Hampshire after the inexperienced pilot failed to arrest the descent during a practice autorotation. He was killed |
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10/01/1956 |
XE490 |
Sea Hawk FGA6 |
FAA |
The pilot attempted a wheels up landing at Abbotsinch, Glasgow after he lost control while on approach. It struck the runway hard and broke up killing the pilot. The aircraft was on delivery from the makers at Baginton |
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10/01/1956 |
WH443 |
Meteor F8 |
25 Sqn |
Belly landed at West Malling, Kent after the undercarriage jammed |
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11/01/1956 |
WS619 |
Meteor NF12 |
AWOCU |
Hit trees on a night approach to North Luffenham, Rutland |
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11/01/1956 |
WV498 |
P-F |
Provost T1 |
6 FTS |
Collided while in the circuit at Ternhill, Salop and crashed. The three crew members were killed |
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11/01/1956 |
WV514 |
W-C |
Provost T1 |
6 FTS |
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11/01/1956 |
VZ451 |
Meteor F8 |
ETPS |
Hit the lip of the runway after landing short at Warton, Lancashire ripping off both undercarriage legs. It was not repaired and was allocated for spares use at 60 MU. The pilot was uninjured |
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13/01/1956 |
WT679 |
Hunter F1 |
229 OCU |
Swung into an obstruction after an undercarriage leg collapsed on landing at Chivenor, Devon. |
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13/01/1956 |
WV261 |
Y |
Hunter F4 |
26 Sqn |
Crashed at Kemble, Gloucs. To 7780M at Halton. Returned to Hawkers in 1973 and converted to a Hunter Mk58A for the Swiss Air Force as J-4147 |
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13/01/1956 |
WX547 |
Neptune MR1 |
36 Sqn |
Written off after the undercarriage collapsed on landing at Luqa, Malta |
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16/01/1956 |
WT529 |
Canberra PR7 |
CFE |
Dived into the ground five miles north of Grantham, Lincs after the trim motor malfunctioned. Both crew were killed |
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16/01/1956 |
NR739 |
Dominie C2 |
ATDU |
Swung while taxying at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. The pilot applied the brakes to correct the swing but they locked on causing the tail to lift and the aircraft to nose over |
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16/01/1956 |
WX795 |
D |
Venom NF3 |
141 Sqn |
Belly landed into a field and hit a wall near Coltishall, Norfolk after the engine cut |
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19/01/1956 |
XD609 |
C |
Vampire T11 |
FWS |
The pilot ejected five miles SE of Leconfield, Yorkshire after the engine failed |
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19/01/1956 |
WT623 |
Hunter F1 |
43 Sqn |
Disappeared from radar contact at 25,000ft over the North Sea during air to sea firing trials. No trace of the aircraft or pilot were found |
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20/01/1956 |
WS661 |
Meteor NF12 |
AWOCU |
The pilot was carrying out an unauthorised flight over his parents village of Wadhurst, Sussex. While in a turn at 25ft the aircraft struck a bungalow, crashed and burst into flames. Both crew and two people in the bungalow were killed |
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20/01/1956 |
WT505 |
Canberra PR7 |
58 Sqn |
Flew into high ground five miles SE of Calder Bridge, Cumberland. Both crew were killed |
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21/01/1956 |
XD919 |
Swift FR5 |
Transport Command FTU |
The re-heat failed to light on take off from Benson, Oxon. It struck trees and a bungalow then crashed injuring the pilot and three civilians |
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21/01/1956 |
WA449 |
Vampire FB5 |
607 Sqn |
Crashed when a wing hit the ground after hitting the slipstream during a formation take off from Ouston, Durham |
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21/01/1956 |
WK566 |
Chipmunk T10 |
661 Sqn |
Suffered a power loss due to carboned up spark plugs caused by incorrect settings. During an emergency landing at Finningley, Yorkshire the speed was too low and the aircraft slipped into the ground and broke off the undercarriage |
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23/01/1956 |
WS112 |
Meteor T7 |
728 NAS |
Entered the circuit at Hal Far, Malta low on fuel. It flew into the sea 1½ miles off the coast while in low cloud, killing the pilot |
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24/01/1956 |
WS874 |
Meteor NF14 |
CFE |
Crashed near Gayton, Norfolk after the pilot abandoned the aircraft when it ran out of fuel in bad weather |
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24/01/1956 |
WF211 |
Sea Hawk F2 |
764 NAS |
Written off in a ground accident at Ford, Sussex. Allocated to A2404 |
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24/01/1956 |
WT591 |
Hunter F1 |
DFLS |
Skidded on ice on landing at West Raynham, Norfolk. It overshot and hit the boundary fence, shearing off the starboard undercarriage leg. Allocated to 7411M at 1 SoTT Halton |
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25/01/1956 |
WV328 |
Hunter F4 |
247 Sqn |
Caught fire after a starter cartridge exploded during engine start at Odiham, Hampshire |
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25/01/1956 |
WP107 |
Hunter F5 |
263 Sqn |
Crashed five miles ENE of Stowmarket, Suffolk after the pilot ejected when the engine broke up |
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25/01/1956 |
XD729 |
J |
Sabre F4 |
66 Sqn |
Belly landed at Linton-on-Ouse, Yorks after the engine lost power during an overshoot |
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XF522 |
S-B |
Provost T1 |
3 FTS |
The Iraqi student pilot force-landed into a field and ran into a ditch two and half miles from the airfield at Feltwell, Suffolk. He had become uncertain of his location and mistakenly considered that the aircraft was too short of fuel to reach the airfield |
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25/01/1956 |
TE402 |
Spitfire LF16 |
1 CAACU |
The pilot did not move the undercarriage lever through its full range resulting in a wheels up landing at Hornchurch, Essex |
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27/01/1956 |
WV849 |
113 |
Sea Hawk FGA4 |
800 NAS |
Crashed into the Mediterranean five miles south of Malta during an ACM mission from HMS Ark Royal. The pilot ejected at 20,000ft after the fire warning illuminated |
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27/01/1956 |
VZ286 |
Vampire FB5 |
236 Sqn |
Suffered a bird strike. Declared a write off after landing at Kinloss, Morayshire |
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30/01/1956 |
WE608 |
Auster T7 |
1900 Flight |
Ditched into Tolo Channel, Hong Kong after the engine lost power |
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30/01/1956 |
WW436 |
Provost T1 |
RAFC |
Flew into the ground at Cranwell North, Lincs at night. Both crew were killed |
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02/02/1956 |
RE211 |
Lancaster MR3 |
SMR |
Abandoned take off from St. Mawgan, Cornwall. Skidded on snow and the undercarriage was raised to stop |
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02/02/1956 |
WG803 |
Vampire FB5 |
7 FTS |
Crashed into the sea off Anglesey during aerobatic practice killing the pilot |
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02/02/1956 |
WG850 |
Vampire FB9 |
28 Sqn |
Suffered a bird strike in the circuit at Sek Kong, Hong Kong. It landed safely but was declared a write off |
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02/02/1956 |
WG872 |
Vampire FB9 |
FECS |
Hit the approach lights at Changi, Singapore and was damaged beyond repair |
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03/02/1956 |
WG866 |
Vampire FB9 |
28 Sqn |
Lost power and stalled on take off from Sek Kong, Hong Kong. The pilot attempted to remain airborne at very low altitude but crashed into a farm beyond the end of the runway. The aircraft did not catch fire and the pilot was able to escape safely |
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05/01/1956 |
XG510 |
Sycamore HR14 |
194 Sqn |
Tipped over after the wheels caught up in the landing mat on take off from Paddy's Ladang, Malaya |
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06/02/1956 |
VX350 |
Fairey FD1 |
Fairey Aviation Company |
Damaged beyond repair following making a wheels up landing at White Waltham, Berkshire after the starboard undercarriage leg failed to lower. This aircraft was a vertical take off interceptor fighter research prototype |
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08/02/1956 |
FX479 |
Harvard T2B |
Seletar Station Flt |
The propeller hit the runway on take off from Seletar, Singapore after the undercarriage collapsed |
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08/02/1956 |
T |
Hunter F1 |
DFLS |
Although bad weather had been forecast the aircraft still took off together from West Raynham, Norfolk. After encountering the weather they attempted to divert to Marham but were unable to locate the runway due to fog. Four aircraft ran out of fuel, the pilots ejecting near Swaffham. WW635 flew into the ground killing the pilot. WW603 did make a final approach but ran out of fuel and belly landed short of the airfield. |
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08/02/1956 |
WT639 |
N |
Hunter F1 |
DFLS |
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08/02/1956 |
G |
Hunter F1 |
DFLS |
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08/02/1956 |
WW633 |
H |
Hunter F1 |
DFLS |
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08/02/1956 |
WW635 |
L |
Hunter F1 |
DFLS |
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08/02/1956 |
WW639 |
X |
Hunter F1 |
DFLS |
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09/02/1956 |
WF282 |
643 |
Sea Hawk FB3 |
738 NAS |
Collided over Portmahomack, Ross and Cromarty One aircraft crashed at Petley Farm, the other at Rockfield farm. Both pilots ejected. |
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09/02/1956 |
WF276 |
644 |
Sea Hawk FB3 |
738 NAS |
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09/02/1956 |
WM766 |
GN |
Firefly T7 |
719 NAS |
Ditched into Lough Foyle off Eglinton, Londonderry, Northern Ireland after loss of power. |
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09/02/1956 |
WP499 |
535 |
Dragonfly HR3 |
705 NAS |
Rolled onto its side during take off from Gosport, Hampshire. To Donibristle for repair assessment but was declared a write off and scrapped |
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16/02/1956 |
XE332 |
120 |
Sea Hawk FGA4 |
801 NAS |
Crashed into the Gulf of Aden and exploded after the engine caught fire on take off from HMS Centaur. The pilot was killed. |
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16/02/1956 |
WN401 |
266 |
Gannet AS1 |
812 NAS |
Crashed into the sea off Northern Ireland while operating off HMS Bulwark. |
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17/02/1956 |
VX483 |
Valetta C1 |
FECS |
Belly landed into a paddy field after an engine ran away on take off from Tan Son Nhut, Vietnam. |
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22/02/1956 |
VZ507 |
Meteor F8 |
APS Sylt |
The undercarriage was retracted in error while taxying at Sylt, West Germany. |
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23/02/1956 |
WP193 |
Hunter F5 |
34 Sqn |
Crashed near Blandford, Dorset after the pilot ejected following engine failure. |
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24/02/1956 |
WJ871 |
Canberra T4 |
231 OCU |
Dived into the ground near Stilton, Huntingdon killing both crew, after the tailplane actuator malfunctioned. |
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25/02/1956 |
XG929 |
(G-ANSY) |
York 1 |
Scottish Aviation Company |
Crashed at Zurrieg and burnt out after take off from Luqa, Malta. The aircraft had been issued with a temporary military serial for use on trooping flights. See also 11/03/1952. |
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25/02/1956 |
WF167 |
703 |
Sea Hawk F1 |
764 NAS |
Flipped over and spun into the ground from 300 ft during a stream landing at Ford, Sussex. The aircraft then exploded killing the pilot. |
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25/02/1956 |
PH662 |
Anson C12 |
24 Group Flt |
The undercarriage collapsed while taxying at Spitalgate, Lincolnshire. |
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26/02/1956 |
WV485 |
Provost T1 |
1 FTS |
Collided while in formation over Tuxford, Notts. WV485 crashed killing the pilot while WV559 landed safely and was repaired. |
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26/02/1956 |
WV559 |
Provost T1 |
1 FTS |
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29/02/1956 |
WN517 |
Balliol T2 |
238 OCU |
Dived into the ground out of cloud at Shaugh Prior, Devon after the engine cut. The pilot was killed. |
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02/03/1956 |
VW861 |
Valetta C1 |
48 Sqn |
Hit trees during a supply drop over the jungle in Malaya. Seven on board were killed. |
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02/03/1956 |
WR321 |
Venom FB1 |
FWS |
Swung on landing in a heavy crosswind at Leconfield, Yorkshire causing the undercarriage to collapse. |
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03/03/1956 |
WM677 |
Vampire NF10 |
CNCS |
Hit trees on rising ground in bad visibility near Watlington, Oxon while on approach to Benson. Both crew were killed. |
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04/03/1956 |
TX203 |
Anson C19 |
MCS |
An engine feathered due to loss of oil pressure. It flew into trees at Dahlhausen, West Germany killing two of the crew. |
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04/03/1956 |
XB255 |
Dragonfly HC4 |
194 Sqn |
Sank back into the trees on take off from Paddy's Ladang, Malaya and overturned. |
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05/03/1956 |
RD814 |
Beaufighter TT10 |
Seletar Wing |
Swung on landing at Seletar, Singapore causing the undercarriage to collapse. |
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05/03/1956 |
XH297 |
Vampire T11 |
RAFC |
The crew ejected over Newark, Notts after the elevator controls failed. |
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06/03/1956 |
XH299 |
Vampire T11 |
112 Sqn |
Burnt out at Bruggen, West Germany after the hose from the refuelling bowser split causing fuel to spill onto the still hot engine. |
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06/03/1956 |
WN341 |
Gannet AS1 |
RAE |
Suffered severe damage during barrier trials at RAE Bedford. Allocated to A2414. |
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06/03/1956 |
WN921 |
S |
Hunter F2 |
263 Sqn |
Took off from Wattisham for a night cross country sortie, nothing more was heard. The pilot had apparently intended to carry out an unauthorised flight over a lighthouse in the Thames Estuary and then fly up the coast. It is possible that he flew into the sea. |
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07/03/1956 |
WW142 |
442 |
Sea Venom FAW21 |
891 NAS |
Went missing on a night intercept sortie from HMS Ark Royal while operating in the Mediterranean Sea off Philippeville, Algeria. Both crew were missing presumed killed. |
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08/03/1956 |
XA337 |
338 |
Gannet AS1 |
824 NAS |
Turned to starboard immediately after a night take off from HMS Ark Royal while operating in the Mediterranean Sea. The angle of bank increased and it dived into the sea off the starboard bow killing the three crew. |
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08/03/1956 |
RH831 |
Brigand T5 |
238 OCU |
Both engines cut while in the circuit at Colerne, Wiltshire. It hit trees during an emergency landing and burnt out killing both crew. |
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09/03/1956 |
WZ705 |
Auster AOP9 |
656 Sqn |
Force-landed and hit a fence after the engine cut during an overshoot at Paroi, Malaya. |
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10/03/1956 |
PH672 |
Anson C12 |
CS Turnhouse |
Blown off the taxiway by a gust of wind at Wick, Caithness and ran into a hole. |
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10/03/1956 |
WR280 |
J |
Venom FB1 |
145 Sqn |
Written off after landing at Celle, West Germany after the gun doors had detached in flight and hit a wing. |
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12/03/1956 |
WD952 |
Canberra B2 |
Bristol Aero Engines Ltd |
Suffered port engine failure at 50 ft on take off from Filton, Bristol due to compressor blade failure. Force landed wheels up at Cribbs Causway and struck an oak tree which tore off the port wing, undercarriage and elevators, leaving the remainder of the airframe severely damaged. The crew escaped unhurt. Later broken up at Colerne. This aircraft had gained the world height record on two occasions. That of 63,668 ft on 04th May 1953 and 65,876 ft on 29th August 1955. |
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13/03/1956 |
XA320 |
262 |
Gannet AS1 |
812 NAS |
Crashed into the North Sea during a night bombing run on Eglington range Yorkshire. |
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15/03/1956 |
WH542 |
Meteor FR9 |
2 Sqn |
WH542 collided with WB124 on approach to Geilenkirchen, West Germany after hitting the others slipstream. Both landed safely but WH542 was written off. (See 11/05/1956 WB124) |
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15/03/1956 |
WB124 |
Meteor FR9 |
2 Sqn |
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15/03/1956 |
WE472 |
Venom FB1 |
16 Sqn |
Belly landed at Celle, West Germany after the undercarriage jammed. |
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15/03/1956 |
WF188 |
Sea Hawk F1 |
RAE |
Badly damaged during barrier trials at RAE Bedford. Allocated to ground instruction. |
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16/03/1956 |
WF388 |
R |
Varsity T1 |
2 ANS |
Undershot on landing at Thorney Island, Sussex and lost its undercarriage. |
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16/03/1956 |
WL727 |
Sea Balliol T21 |
727 NAS |
Ditched into rough seas off Brawdy, Pembrokeshire during a GCA landing, possibly due to carburettor icing. The pilot was killed but the cadet passenger was rescued from his dinghy by helicopter. |
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17/03/1956 |
WK808 |
Meteor F8 |
1 Sqn |
Belly landed at Tangmere, Sussex after the undercarriage collapsed during a roller landing. |
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22/03/1956 |
WJ367 |
Auster AOP6 |
656 Sqn |
Hit by a down draught from rising ground and flew into trees 23 miles east of Ipoh, Malaya. |
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22/03/1956 |
WL500 |
Vampire FB9 |
28 Sqn |
Whilst taking part in Exercise Sea Dragon the aicraft flew into hills near Sek Kong, Hong Kong while climbing out of a valley. The pilot was killed. |
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23/03/1956 |
WT658 |
Hunter F1 |
DFLS |
Crashed near Wattisham, Suffolk after the ejector seat malfunctioned and ejected the pilot involuntarily. |
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24/03/1956 |
VZ227 |
Vampire FB5 |
608 Sqn |
Force-landed in a field near Thornaby, North Yorkshire after the engine cut on take off. |
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26/03/1956 |
WM990 |
173 |
Sea Hawk FB5 |
811 NAS |
During a sortie from HMS Centaur both aircraft flew into Devils Peak, New Territories, Hong Kong which was obscured by low lying cloud. They both exploded on impact killing the pilots. |
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26/03/1956 |
WM997 |
240 |
Sea Hawk FB5 |
811 NAS |
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28/03/1956 |
WV423 |
Provost T1 |
CFS |
Crashed near South Cerney, Gloucestershire after the engine failed and caught fire. |
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29/03/1956 |
WL847 |
Venom NF2 |
253 Sqn |
Declared a write off after overshooting on landing at Waterbeach, Cambs. N.B. The date is when it was struck of charge, which may differ from the date of the incident. |
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03/04/1956 |
WB176 |
Meteor PR10 |
13 Sqn |
Collided over the Mediterranean Sea off Akrotiri, Cyprus. WB176 crashed into the sea after the crew baled out. WH569 belly landed at Akrotiri and burnt out. |
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03/04/1956 |
WH569 |
Meteor PR10 |
13 Sqn |
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05/04/1956 |
WR320 |
Venom FB1 |
32 Sqn |
Broke up and burnt out killing the pilot during an emergency landing at Takali, Malta following engine failure. |
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06/04/1956 |
VX936 |
Auster T7 |
LAS |
Bounced on landing at Middle Wallop, Hampshire and overturned. |
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06/04/1956 |
FX459 |
Harvard T2B |
Liverpool UAS |
Swung on landing at Woodvale, Lancashire causing the undercarriage to collapse. |
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06/04/1956 |
WA104 |
Vampire FB5 |
4 FTS |
Caught fire and dived into the ground near Middleton St. George, Durham, killing the pilot. |
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09/04/1956 |
WD483 |
Hastings C1 |
70 Sqn |
Caught fire after the undercarriage collapsed on landing at Ataq, Aden. |
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10/04/1956 |
WE613 |
Auster T7 |
656 Sqn |
Swung into a ditch during a forced landing on a road at Seqa, Malaya after the engine cut. |
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10/04/1956 |
WT659 |
Hunter F1 |
229 OCU |
Stalled on approach to Chivenor, Devon and crashed into the river Taw killing the pilot. |
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10/04/1956 |
WZ609 |
76 |
Vampire T11 |
4 FTS |
Flew into the ground while in the circuit at Middleton St George, Durham killing both crew. |
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15/04/1956 |
WD351 |
Chipmunk T10 |
Liverpool UAS |
Crashed at Down Holland, Lancashire during a turn killing the pilot. |
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15/04/1956 |
WG487 |
Chipmunk T10 |
Honington Station Flight |
Hit ground equipment while taxying at Honington, Suffolk. |
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16/04/1956 |
WS694 |
Meteor NF12 |
153 Sqn |
Flew into the ground immediately after a night take off from West Malling, Kent. Both crew were killed. |
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17/04/1956 |
WE370 |
H |
Venom FB1 |
14 Sqn loan to RNZAF |
The pilot was unable to lower the undercarriage on return to Tengah, Singapore from an anti-terrorism mission. While circling the airfield and using various methods in an attempt to lower the undercarriage the aircraft suffered a flameout. Although the landing was a smooth wheels up the aircraft was classified as beyond repair and scrapped. |
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17/04/1956 |
WN909 |
Hunter F2 |
257 Sqn |
Crashed at Colne Engaine, Essex after the pilot ejected due to engine failure. He separated from his harness and was killed. |
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17/04/1956 |
WN965 |
Hunter F5 |
41 Sqn |
Dived into the ground at Wilmington, Kent after take off from Biggin Hill. The pilot was killed. No cause was found. |
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17/04/1956 |
WW599 |
A |
Hunter F1 |
43 Sqn |
The pilot ejected after loss of power while in the circuit at Leuchars, Fife. |
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17/04/1956 |
VW414 |
Meteor T7 |
ETPS |
Written off, no further details known |
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19/04/1956 |
WH466 |
Meteor F8 |
43 Sqn |
The ventral tank hit the runway during an overshoot at Leuchars, Fife. Landed safely but declared a write off. |
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19/04/1956 |
VV601 |
Vampire FB5 |
7 FTS |
Crashed into a mountain seven mile SSW of Conway, Caenarvon killing the pilot. |
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22/04/1956 |
WE895 |
Meteor F8 |
609 Sqn |
Crashed near Selby, Yorks after loss of control. The pilot baled out but was killed. |
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24/04/1956 |
WK405 |
Venom FB4 |
60 Sqn |
Belly landed at Tengah, Singapore after the undercarriage jammed. |
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27/04/1956 |
PH318 |
Oxford I |
3/4 CAACU |
Overshot on landing at Exeter, Devon after the pilot approached too fast with full flaps in gusty conditions. |
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27/04/1956 |
WF255 |
707 |
Sea Hawk F2 |
764 NAS |
During a slow roll at 20,000 ft and while inverted the seat was felt to move. There was then a loud bang and the pilot found himself in free air still in his seat. He parachuted to safety but was injured. The aircraft crashed at Summers Pace north of Billingshurst, Sussex. |
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28/04/1956 |
WR344 |
L |
Venom FB1 |
145 Sqn |
Lost power after take off from Celle, West Germany and crash-landed. |
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30/04/1956 |
XJ395 |
Whirlwind HAR 3 |
A&AEE |
Control was lost during a descent from 11,300 ft after the cyclic control moved to port and jammed. The main rotors fractured and the aircraft began to break up at 1,000 ft. The pilot and two other crew abandoned the aircraft by parachute but only the pilot survived. One other crew member remained with the aircraft and was killed when it crashed into the New Forest two miles from Lyndhurst railway station, Hampshire. The wreckage went to Boscombe Down for investigation |
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01/05/1956 |
WN376 |
521 |
Gannet AS1 |
700 NAS |
Written off in a hangar accident at Ford, Sussex. Allocated to A2435. |
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01/05/1956 |
XE671 |
K |
Hunter F4 |
54 Sqn |
Crashed two miles east of Odiham, Hants after the pilot ejected following engine failure. |
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01/05/1956 |
VZ332 |
Vampire FB5 |
5 FTS |
Dived into the ground at night after loss of control on take off from Oakington, Cambs. The pilot was killed. |
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03/05/1956 |
WL848 |
Venom NF2 |
219 Sqn |
Stalled and crashed while in the circuit at Driffield, Yorks. Both crew were killed. |
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04/05/1956 |
PH647 |
Anson C12 |
CS Turnhouse |
The undercarriage collapsed during take off from Turnhouse, West Lothian causing it to swing off the runway. |
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06/05/1956 |
WG329 |
Chipmunk T10 |
Cambridge UAS |
Stalled in a turn and crashed at Aswell, Hertfordshire. |
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06/05/1956 |
WP135 |
Hunter F5 |
41 Sqn |
Belly landed on the beach after the engine cut on approach to Valley, Anglesey. |
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07/05/1956 |
WT328 |
Canberra B(I)8 |
A&AEE |
The port wing hit the water and the aircraft cartwheeled the sea three miles south of Shoreham, Sussex during low altitude altimeter trials after the tail plane actuator failed. Both crew were killed. |
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07/05/1956 |
WR414 |
Venom FB4 |
11 Sqn |
Sank back onto the runway on take off from Fassberg, West Germany causing the undercarriage to collapse. |
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07/05/1956 |
RA673 |
Lincoln B2/4a |
BCBS |
Struck the sea wall while on finals to Thorney Island, Sussex, lost the starboard undercarriage and crashed onto the runway. Later declared a write off. |
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11/05/1956 |
WB124 |
Meteor FR9 |
2 Sqn |
Overstressed while taking avoiding action during a practice interception at 34,000ft causing the pilot to black out. He came round at 20,000ft and regained control. Returned to Geilenkirchen, West Germany but was declared a write off. |
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11/05/1956 |
WP202 |
Valiant B1 |
RAE |
Suffered a major electrical failure at low level and high speed south of Farnborough. The pilot attempted a crash landing near Southwick, Sussex but the aircraft exploded when it hit the ground. Of the four crew only the copilot survived when he ejected moments before the aircraft struck the ground. Five civilians were also injured. |
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13/05/1960 |
WT574 |
Hunter F1 |
Rolls Royce Ltd |
The engine failed due to debris damage during gun firing. A forced wheels up landing was made on the grass at Hucknall, Nottinghamshire due to lack of hydraulic pressure. The pilot escaped without injury. |
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14/05/1956 |
WH415 |
Meteor F8 |
63 Sqn |
Landed in the undershoot area at Waterbeach, Cambs. It bounced then belly landed. |
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14/05/1956 |
WK412 |
Venom FB1 |
28 Sqn |
During a paired take off from Sek Kong, Hong Kong WK423 sank back onto the runway and belly landed. WK412 stalled trying to avoid it and crashed, killing the pilot. |
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14/05/1956 |
WK423 |
Venom FB1 |
28 Sqn |
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15/05/1956 |
WS110 |
Meteor T7 |
Airwork Ltd |
Struck a cottage during a GCA approach to Brawdy, Pembrokeshire killing the pilot. |
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17/05/1856 |
WP336 |
J-376 |
Wyvern S4 |
830 NAS |
While operating off HMS Eagle it crashed into the Mediterranean Sea after the pilot was forced to abandon the aircraft when on approach to Hal Far, Malta and the undercarriage failed to lower. He was rescued safely by helicopter |
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17/05/1856 |
WS831 |
Meteor NF14 |
264 Sqn |
The brakes failed on landing at Linton On Ouse, Yorks. It ran off the runway and into a building. |
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18/05/1956 |
WE544 |
Auster T7 |
LAS |
Tipped up onto its nose avoiding a collision while taxying at Middle Wallop, Hampshire. |
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20/05/1956 |
FT100 |
Harvard T2B |
Hong Kong Aux AF |
Stalled and spun into the ground on Aberdeen Island, Hong Kong. The pilot was killed. |
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22/05/1956 |
WP339 |
J-379 |
Wyvern S4 |
830 NAS |
Ran out of fuel while operating off HMS Eagle in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta. It flew into the water with the undercarriage down killing the pilot |
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23/05/1956 |
WZ713 |
Auster AOP9 |
656 Sqn |
Crashed near Ipoh, Malaya after control was lost in bad weather. |
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24/05/1956 |
WE615 |
Auster T7 |
LAS |
Tipped up onto its nose on landing at Middle Wallop, Hampshire. |
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25/05/1956 |
WZ701 |
Auster AOP9 |
656 Sqn |
Force-landed into a swamp near Ipoh, Malaya after the engine cut. |
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25/05/1956 |
XE373 |
193 |
Sea Hawk FGA6 |
895 NAS |
Dived into the ground while orbiting the airfield at Brawdy. Pembrokeshire. The pilot was killed. Possibly caused by the disengagement of one of the powered ailerons. |
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28/05/1956 |
WD734 |
Meteor NF11 |
68 Sqn |
Sank back onto the runway on take off from Wahn, West Germany and overshot. |
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30/05/1956 |
WK371 |
CU769 |
Firefly AS7 |
819 NAS |
Made a forced landing onto the Helston to Falmouth road, Cornwall after engine failure. |
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30/05/1956 |
WR411 |
X |
Venom FB4 |
6 Sqn |
Stalled on take off from Idris, Libya and burnt out killing the pilot. |
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30/05/1956 |
WR526 |
Venom FB4 |
8 Sqn |
Crash-landed at Khormaksar, Aden. |
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31/05/1956 |
WW224 |
355 |
Sea Venom FAW21 |
890 NAS |
During deck landing trials on HMS Bulwark it climbed steeply after launch, turned to starboard and struck the sea inverted. |
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31/05/1956 |
WA649 |
LP591 |
Meteor T7 |
728 NAS |
Crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off Delimara Point, Malta killing the pilot during a radar calibration exercise with HMS Jamaica. Possibly caused by anoxia after the pilot turned off his oxygen. The wreck was recovered by HMS Jamica. |
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04/06/1956 |
WK752 |
Meteor F8 |
RAFFC |
The brakes failed on landing at Langar, Nottinghamshire and it ran into a ditch. |
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04/06/1956 |
WL138 |
Meteor F8 |
19 Sqn |
Lost power on approach to Church Fenton, Yorks and force-landed. |
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04/06/1956 |
WW262 |
350 |
Sea Venom FAW21 |
890 NAS |
Stalled during deck landing trials on HMS Bulwark. It crashed into the sea after a wing hit the stern of the ship. Both crew were killed. |
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05/06/1956 |
WX881 |
F |
Venom NF3 |
23 Sqn |
Crash-landed into fields after the engine cut on take off from Coltishall, Norfolk. |
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05/06/1956 |
WT618 |
Hunter F1 |
DFLS |
The pilot allowed the aircraft to sink below 50ft during a practice strike and struck a tall tree. It returned to West Raynham, Norfolk. but was declared a write off. |
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05/06/1956 |
WG800 |
Vampire FB5 |
5 FTS |
Crashed near Littleport, Cambs after the pilot ejected following loss of control during practice aerobatics. |
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07/06/1956 |
WZ694 |
Auster AOP9 |
656 Sqn |
Hit trees during a reconnaissance flight and crashed into the jungle near Kuala Pilah, Malaya. The three crew were killed. |
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08/06/1956 |
DK557 |
CU724 |
Firefly T7 |
756 NAS |
Swung on take off from Culdrose, Cornwall causing the undercarriage to collapse. |
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09/06/1956 |
XE175 |
Seamew AS1 |
Short Brothers Ltd |
During an air display at Sydenham, Northern Ireland the aircraft entered a slow roll. The nose fell and the pilot seemed to be trying to finish with a half loop, but with insufficient height, the aircraft struck the runway nose first. The pilot was killed |
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11/06/1956 |
WR380 |
Venom FB4 |
249 Sqn |
Crashed near Amman, Jordan after the pilot ejected following engine failure. |
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12/06/1956 |
XA570 |
B |
Javelin FAW1 |
46 Sqn |
Flew into the ground during a night approach to Odiham, Hants. Both crew were killed. |
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13/06/1956 |
XA313 |
G |
Cadet TX3 |
1 GS |
Blown off course by a gust of wind at Hawkinge, Kent. It hit power cables and landed on the roof of a house. |
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13/06/1956 |
XA354 |
298 |
Gannet AS1 |
815 NAS |
Due to the inexperience of the pilot the aircraft broke out of the catapult while being prepared for launch from HMS Bulwark. It travelled along the deck and fell into the sea. The pilot was rescued. |
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15/06/1956 |
WK641 |
Chipmunk T10 |
Hull UAS |
Stalled during a practice forced landing at Alkborough, Lincolnshire and cartwheeled. |
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15/06/1956 |
VX521 |
Valetta C1 |
110 Sqn |
Stalled during a supply drop over the Malayan jungle and dived into a hill. The nine crew were killed. |
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18/06/1956 |
WZ699 |
Auster AOP9 |
656 Sqn |
Undershot on landing at Noble Field, Malaya and lost its undercarriage. |
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18/06/1956 |
WF713 |
Meteor F8 |
600 Sqn |
Undershot on landing at Takali, Malta causing the undercarriage to collapse. |
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19/06/1956 |
XE452 |
170 |
Sea Hawk FGA6 |
804 NAS |
Crashed into the sea fifteen miles off Lossiemouth, Morayshire while on a test flight. The pilot ejected and parachuted into the sea but was killed. |
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19/06/1956 |
TW530 |
Auster AOP6 |
663 Sqn |
Lost its propeller on take off from St Athan, Glamorgan. It force-landed into a field and hit a hedge. |
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21/06/1956 |
WP138 |
T |
Hunter F5 |
1 Sqn |
Overshot during a forced landing at Chivenor, Devon after the engine had failed |
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21/06/1956 |
WR340 |
Venom FB1 |
73 Sqn |
Declared a write off on landing at Amman, Jordan after the gun door detached in flight hitting a wing. |
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21/06/1956 |
XK773 |
Skeeter AOP6 |
A&AEE |
Ran onto the grass after landing at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire. The nosewheel broke off causing the main rotor to strike the ground and the aircraft to roll onto its side breaking off the tail cone. The pilot escaped safely. |
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22/06/1956 |
VV914 |
Anson T21 |
3/4 CAACU |
Lost power on take off from Pembrey, Carmarthen and crash-landed. |
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23/06/1956 |
WA285 |
Vampire FB5 |
7 FTS |
Crashed into Holyhead Harbour, Anglesey after the pilot ejected following engine failure. |
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25/06/1956 |
XD909 |
Swift FR5 |
Vickers Armstrong A/C Ltd |
Crashed at Chilbolton, Hampshire after the engine failed to relight following a deliberate shut down. The pilot ejected safely at 2,800ft this being his second ejection from a Swift. |
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25/06/1956 |
XG505 |
Sycamore HR14 |
275 Sqn |
Ditched into the North Sea off North Coates after the engine lost power during a winching exercise. |
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25/06/1956 |
WM917 |
457 |
Sea Hawk FB5 |
897 NAS |
Ditched into the sea near Speira Harbour, Italy seventeen minutes after WM968 below, also after running out of fuel during bad weather and language problems with Pisa ATC while operating off HMS Eagle. Both aircraft were briefed to land at Pisa airfield but the US authorities had not informed the airfield of their intended arrival. |
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25/06/1956 |
WM968 |
466 |
Sea Hawk FB5 |
897 NAS |
Ditched into Genoa Harbour, Italy after running out of fuel due to bad weather and language problems with the ATC at Pisa. It was operating off HMS Eagle. See WM917 above. |
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26/06/1956 |
WM812 |
CU770 |
Firefly T7 |
796 NAS |
The port undercarriage collapsed on landing at Culdrose, Cornwall. |
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26/06/1956 |
WM927 |
462 |
Sea Hawk FB5 |
897 NAS |
Ditched into the sea off Italy after a catapult launch from HMS Eagle. |
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27/06/1956 |
VF490 |
Auster AOP6 |
663 Sqn |
The undercarriage collapsed on landing near Dilwyn, Herefordshire. |
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27/06/1956 |
XJ362 |
Sycamore HR14 |
JEHU |
Damaged beyond repair on landing near Bulford Camp, Wiltshire. |
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28/06/1956 |
WH355 |
Meteor F8 |
FWS |
Dived into the ground south of Scunthorpe, Lincs after control was lost in cloud. The pilot was killed. |
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28/06/1956 |
WL407 |
Meteor T7 |
Wahn Station Flight |
The pilot baled out near Bonn, West Germany after the canopy came off during a dive and the aircraft began to break up. |
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29/06/1956 |
WR378 |
Venom FB4 |
266 Sqn |
Stalled on approach to Fassberg, West Germany and crashed killing the pilot. |
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30/06/1956 |
WB105 |
Meteor F8 |
604 Sqn |
A wing hit the ground after hitting a slipstream on approach to North Weald, Essex. Overshot but crashed on second approach after the ailerons jammed. |
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01/07/1956 |
XB323 |
Avenger AS4 |
844 NAS |
Crashed onto Tilstock Airfield near Whitchurch, Shropshire after the engine failed during a steep turn due to a loose nut in the carburettor. The aircraft had been taking part in an Army co-operation exercise. The pilot was killed |
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02/07/1956 |
XE450 |
487 |
Sea Hawk FGA6 |
899 NAS |
Crashed during a night mirror landings at Hal Far, Malta. |
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03/07/1956 |
WR348 |
Venom FB1 |
73 Sqn |
Belly landed at Nicosia, Cyprus after the undercarriage jammed. |
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03/07/1956 |
WA578 |
Sycamore 10 |
A&AEE |
Suffered a sudden loss of power due to a fuel leak and force landed on rough ground two miles north of Tidworth, Wiltshire. The rotor blades struck the ground and the tail rotor was torn off when the aircraft rolled onto its port side. Both crew escaped safely. |
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04/07/1956 |
WR452 |
Venom FB4 |
249 Sqn |
Written off when the engine caught fire on start up at Amman, Jordan. |
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06/07/1956 |
WP275 |
Attacker FB2 |
1832 Sqn |
Crashed into the English Channel off Littlehampton, Sussex after the starboard wing tip folded shortly after take off from Ford. The pilot ejected safely |
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06/07/1956 |
PH658 |
Anson C12 |
RAFG Comm Sqn |
Damaged in a flying accident in West Germany. Later declared a write off and sent to 71 MU at Bicester. |
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08/07/1956 |
VV661 |
F |
Vampire FB5 |
501 Sqn |
During a paired take off from Filton, Gloucs the lead aircraft lifted off too early causing it to swing and strike the runway. VV661 took avoiding action and both aircraft abandoned take off. The aircraft then ran through the boundary fence after the brakes failed. |
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10/07/1956 |
XF265 |
Sycamore HR14 |
275 Sqn |
Ditched into the North Sea next to the Bell Rock Lighthouse, off Middlesborough, after engine failure. |
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10/07/1956 |
WB583 |
Chipmunk T10 |
Bircham Newton Station Flt |
Crashed at Bircham Newton, Norfolk. |
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11/07/1956 |
WK425 |
Venom FB1 |
32 Sqn |
The pilot carried out an unauthorised flapless landing in difficult weather conditions at Takali, Malta. He was unable to stop and ran through the perimeter fence and ran across some rough ground. |
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12/07/1956 |
WM803 |
GN341 |
Firefly T7 |
719 NAS |
Made a wheels up landing onto a mudbank near Bowness, Cumberland after engine failure. |
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13/07/1956 |
XE952 |
Vampire T11 |
73 Sqn |
The pilot ejected NE of Xeros, Cyprus after a fire warning and loss of power. |
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13/07/1956 |
WK400 |
Venom FB1 |
16 Sqn |
The nose wheel collapsed on landing at Sylt, West Germany starting a fire. |
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13/07/1956 |
WM916 |
460 |
Sea Hawk FB5 |
897 NAS |
Ditched into the Mediterranean off Hal Far, Malta after engine failure, operating off HMS Eagle. |
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15/07/1956 |
WP283 |
ST841 |
Attacker FB2 |
1833 Sqn |
Stalled on approach to Honiley, Warwickshire. It crashed 150 yards short of the runway, killing a civilian on the road. |
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16/07/1956 |
XD441 |
Vampire T11 |
Bruggen Station Flt |
The undercarriage was retracted in error on landing at Bruggen, West Germany |
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17/07/1956 |
WV392 |
Hunter F4 |
66 Sqn |
Crashed east of Filey, Yorkshire after the pilot ejected following engine failure. |
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17/07/1956 |
WE595 |
Auster T7 |
1910 Flt |
Hit a strand of wire across the strip on landing at Limni Camp, Cyprus and overturned. |
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18/07/1956 |
WF124 |
676 |
Sea Prince T1 |
750 NAS |
Overshot during a single engine landing at Culdrose, Cornwall. It ran into a building and a stationary Dragonfly HAR3, WP493. |
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20/07/1956 |
MB517 |
CU721 |
Firefly T7 |
765 NAS |
Ditched into Mounts Bay off Porthleven, Cornwall after engine failure. |
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23/07/1956 |
FX334 |
Harvard T2B |
Nottingham UAS |
Belly landed after the engine cut while in the circuit at Kinloss, Morayshire. |
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23/07/1956 |
XE376 |
171 |
Sea Hawk FGA6 |
804 NAS |
Flew into high ground at Chanctonbury Ring on Sussex Downs during a GCA to Ford, West Sussex in low cloud. The pilot did not eject and was killed. |
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23/07/1956 |
XK369 |
Pioneer CC1 |
215 Sqn |
Hit a fence while taking off down wind at Barnard Castle, County Durham and crashed into a ditch. |
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24/07/1956 |
XH569 |
Canberra B6 |
Radar Reccon Flt |
Following an earlier engine explosion, one engine failed and power was lost on the other while on approach to Wyton, Cambs. It crashed at Woodhurst. |
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24/07/1956 |
WE373 |
Venom FB1 |
45 Sqn |
Broke up in the air and dived into the sea off Yen Kedah, Malaya killing the pilot. |
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26/07/1956 |
WH421 |
Meteor F8 |
611 Sqn |
Overshot on landing at Takali, Malta and hit a wall. |
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27/07/1956 |
WA200 |
Vampire FB5 |
8 FTS |
After touch down at Swinderby, Lincs the aircraft continued down the runway in a tail down attitude. It then climbed steeply and side slipped into the ground, cartwheeled and caught fire. Possibly caused by a spanner found in the port boom, wedging the elevator control. The pilot was killed. |
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28/07/1956 |
WK354 |
CU766 |
Firefly T7 |
796 NAS |
Crashed off the end of the runway at Culdrose, Cornwall after the pilot raised the undercarriage, trying to avoid an overshoot. |
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31/07/1956 |
G-39-2 |
Gnat (P) |
Folland Aircraft Company Ltd |
Both tailplanes detached while at 590 knots due to the onset of symmetric flutter caused by low rotational stiffness in the tailplane control circuit. The pilot ejected after some difficulty and the aircraft crashed near Shipton Bellinger, Hants. This was a company demonstration aircraft and did not carry a military registration. |
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01/08/1956 |
WB180 |
Meteor PR10 |
13 Sqn |
Collided during the take off run at Akrotiri, Cyprus. WB180 overshot and was written off while WB172 was only slightly damaged. |
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01/08/1956 |
WB172 |
Meteor PR10 |
13 Sqn |
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02/08/1956 |
VW812 |
Valetta C1 |
Aden PCSS |
Overshot on landing at Mahfid, Aden causing the undercarriage to collapse. |
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04/08/1956 |
WL726 |
Sea Balliol T21 |
727 NAS |
Struck the runway and exploded during a display at Brawdy Air Show, Pembrokeshire. The pilot was killed. |
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05/08/1956 |
WM777 |
CU778 |
Firefly T7 |
796 NAS |
The pilot retracted the undercarriage to stop after the engine surged on take off from Culdrose, Cornwall. |
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06/08/1956 |
WE564 |
Auster T7 |
656 Sqn |
Force-landed into a swamp at Taiping, Malaya after the engine cut. |
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06/08/1956 |
WR304 |
Venom FB1 |
45 Sqn |
Crashed after a wing hit the ground on take off from Butterworth, Malaya. |
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07/08/1956 |
WE341 |
Venom FB1 |
16 Sqn |
Crashed five mile SW of Wunstorf, West Germany after the pilot ejected following a fire warning. |
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09/08/1956 |
WZ710 |
Auster AOP9 |
656 Sqn |
Force-landed into the jungle ten miles north of Kroh, Malaya after the engine cut. |
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10/08/1956 |
WF303 |
629 |
Sea Hawk FB3 |
738 NAS |
Crashed into Dornoch Firth during a practice bombing run on Tain range, Ross and Cromarty. |
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10/08/1956 |
XE442 |
233 |
Sea Hawk FGA6 |
810 NAS |
Ditched into the sea off Gibraltar after attempting an emergency landing with the undercarriage jammed up. Operating off HMS Bulwark. |
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10/08/1956 |
WK498 |
Venom FB1 |
60 Sqn |
Belly landed at Tengah, Singapore after the undercarriage jammed. |
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10/08/1956 |
WT484 |
Canberra T4 |
Laarbruch Station Flt |
The aircraft had almost recovered from a steep high speed dive when the starboard wing dropped and it dived into the ground at Empel, West Germany. It exploded on impact killing the three crew. |
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10/08/1956 |
WX844 |
L |
Venom NF3 |
89 Sqn |
Flew into the ground during a night overshoot at Stradishall, Suffolk. |
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13/08/1956 |
WT627 |
Hunter F1 |
DFLS |
Crashed near Fakenham, Norfolk after the pilot ejected following loss of power on approach to West Raynham. |
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13/08/1956 |
WN367 |
264 |
Gannet AS1 |
812 NAS |
The pilot was unable to lower the main undercarriage while operating off HMS Eagle. He diverted to Hal far, Malta but was unable to lower the undercarriage with the emergency hand pump due to a leak in the hydraulic system. It landed with only the nose wheel down and this collapsed causing the aircraft to slew off the runway. |
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14/08/1956 |
XF290 |
F |
Hunter F4 |
67 Sqn |
The pilot ejected just after take off from Bruggen, West Germany after engine failure. |
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16/08/1956 |
WM919 |
464 |
Sea Hawk FB5 |
897 NAS |
Dived into the Mediterranean from a formation joining the landing circuit for HMS Eagle. |
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16/08/1956 |
FX496 |
Harvard T2B |
Malayan Aux A/F |
Belly landed in error at Seletar, Singapore. |
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18/08/1956 |
WB125 |
Meteor FR9 |
208 Sqn |
Overshot on take off from Takali, Malta after the throttle jammed. |
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20/08/1956 |
WT577 |
RS-K |
Hunter F1 |
229 OCU |
Landed nose wheel first at Chivenor, Devon during a manual landing. It bounced several times before the nose wheel collapsed. To No.1 SoTT Halton for G.I. as 7374M |
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20/08/1956 |
WG457 |
Chipmunk T10 |
MCCS |
After recovering from a loop during a tail chase the pilot found that he was very close to the ground with a railway viaduct on one side, HT cables on the other and a hill in front. He pulled up sharply, stalled and crashed at Hurstbourne, Hamshire. |
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21/08/1956 |
XD521 |
Vampire T11 |
5 FTS |
Undershot the runway and hit a hedge at Graveley, Cambs after the engine failed to respond during an overshoot. |
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21/08/1956 |
WE382 |
Venom FB1 |
45 Sqn |
Abandoned take off from Butterworth, Malaya and ran into the sea after the canopy came off. |
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23/08/1856 |
WA142 |
Vampire FB5 |
63 Group Comms Flt |
Crashed at Bala, Merioneth, Wales after the pilot was overcome by anoxia. |
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23/08/1956 |
WH374 |
J |
Meteor F8 |
63 Sqn |
Belly landed at Waterbeach, Cambs in error. Burnt out after the ventral tank exploded. |
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24/08/1956 |
XF611 |
Provost T1 |
1 FTS |
Stalled on approach to Spitalgate, Lincs and dived into the ground. |
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24/08/1956 |
XF980 |
Hunter F4 |
CFS |
The Hunter was climbing at full throttle and collided at 10,000ft over Nailsworth, Gloucestershire with the Javelin which was making a rapid descent. The closing speed was 920 knots and the tail of the Hunter sliced through the front fuselage of the Javelin, ejecting both of the crew. The pilots parachute cord was severed and he fell to the ground. The Hunter crashed at Wooton Under Edge after the pilot had ejected safely |
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24/08/1956 |
XA644 |
Javelin FAW4 |
Gloster Aircraft Company |
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26/08/1956 |
WE853 |
A |
Meteor F8 |
615 Sqn |
Collided during a join up and crashed seven miles north of Ipswich, Suffolk. Both pilots were killed |
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26/08/1956 |
WH280 |
E |
Meteor F8 |
615 Sqn |
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27/08/1956 |
WZ575 |
Vampire T11 |
APS Sylt |
During a formation flight the engine cowling of detached. The aircraft dived steeply across the nose of WZ575 resulting in a collision. Both aircraft returned to Sylt, West Germany but were both written off |
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27/08/1956 |
XH323 |
Vampire T11 |
APS Sylt |
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27/08/1956 |
WK985 |
Meteor F8 |
608 Sqn |
Crashed six miles SE of Ceuta, Spanish Morocco after the pilot baled out following engine failure |
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28/08/1956 |
WT637 |
RS-D |
Hunter F1 |
229 OCU |
The radio inspection panels came adrift after take off from Chivenor, Devon and damaged both air intakes and the fuselage skin. This was due to the aircraft not being refitted with its original panels. It was not repaired and was allocated to Halton as 7375M |
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29/08/1956 |
WP132 |
Hunter F5 |
34 Sqn |
Overshot the runway on landing at Nicosia, Cyprus after the brakes failed and ran down an escarpment |
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29/08/1956 |
Auster AOP9 |
656 Sqn |
Abandoned take off from Seremban, Malaya. It overshot and ran into a bank |
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30/08/1956 |
XD692 |
Q-W |
Jet Provost T1 |
2 FTS |
Force-landed and hit a wall eight miles WNW of Hullavington, Gloucs after engine failure |
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31/08/1956 |
WV843 |
652 |
Sea Hawk FGA4 |
738 NAS |
Landed 250 yards short of the runway at Lossiemouth, Morayshire during a flapless landing. It ran through the perimeter fence and came to rest 50 yards short of the runway. Sent for repair but declared a write off |
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31/08/1956 |
WT866 |
Cadet TX3 |
614 VGS |
Written off in a flying accident at Hornchurch, East London. |
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02/09/1956 |
WP134 |
Hunter F5 |
41 Sqn |
The pilot ejected after control was lost in a cloud. It crashed near North Weald, Essex. |
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03/09/1956 |
VV460 |
Vampire FB5 |
5 FTS |
Dived into the ground south of Peterborough, Cambs after loss of control in a spin. |
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04/09/1956 |
VA878 |
Sea Mosquito T3 |
Airwork Ltd |
Crashed through the boundary fence and ran into a cow shed after the starboard engine failed on take off from St. Davids, Pembrokeshire. |
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04/09/1956 |
WN113 |
141 |
Sea Hawk FB5 |
802 NAS |
Became overdue at night between Tain Range and Milltown. A search by Shackleton through the night found nothing. A search by a Sea Hawk in the morning found an oil slick. It had crashed into the sea six miles east of Lossiemouth, Morayshire killing the pilot. |
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05/09/1956 |
WM966 |
457 |
Sea Hawk FB5 |
897 NAS |
Ditched into the Mediterranean after it caught fire on launch from HMS Eagle. |
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05/09/1956 |
WD165 |
Valetta C1 |
48 Sqn |
Ditched into the sea after an engine cut while on approach to the Car Nicobar Islands, Malaya. |
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05/09/1956 |
WK419 |
H |
Venom FB1 |
145 Sqn |
Damaged by debris during a rocket attack on Fassberg range, West Germany. Landed safely but declared a write off. |
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06/09/1956 |
XE321 |
Sycamore HC14 |
194 Sqn |
Crash-landed at Ipoh, Malaya after the tail rotor drive failed. |
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07/09/1956 |
VV624 |
Vampire FB5 |
5 FTS |
Belly landed into a field five mile SW of Cambridge after the engine failed. |
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07/09/1956 |
WX856 |
Venom NF3 |
151 Sqn |
Belly landed and burnt out at Leuchars, Fife after the undercarriage jammed. |
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10/09/1956 |
TX174 |
Anson C19 |
Gibraltar Station Flight |
Lost height during a single engine approach to Gibraltar when the undercarriage was lowered and ditched into the Mediterranean. |
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11/09/1956 |
WK787 |
Meteor F8 |
Turnhouse Comm Flt |
Dived into the ground at Turnhouse, West Lothian when recovering from a loop. |
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13/09/1956 |
WW417 |
Provost T1 |
RAFC |
Lost power during a practice forced landing at Folkingham, Lincs. It overshot and hit a concrete block. |
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13/09/1956 |
WV412 |
Hunter F4 |
112 Sqn |
The pilot ejected after the engine cut while in the circuit at Sylt, West Germany. |
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14/09/1956 |
RH763 |
Brigand T3 |
de Havilland A/C Co Ltd |
The pilot was unable to lower the starboard undercarriage or retract the port. After an initially successful touchdown at Hatfield, Herts the aircraft spun wildly after the wing tip struck the ground. |
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16/09/1956 |
VS589 |
Anson T21 |
Queens UAS |
Force-landed into a field at Castlereagh Manse, Northern Ireland after control was lost during a practice single engine approach at Belfast Harbour Airport. The pilot was uninjured |
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16/09/1956 |
VV479 |
Vampire FB5 |
605 Sqn |
Belly landed onto the runway at Honiley, Warwickshire after engine failure. |
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17/09/1956 |
VZ349 |
Vampire FB5 |
8 FTS |
The pilot ejected over Fosdyke, Lincolnshire after loss of control during aerobatics. |
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18/09/1956 |
WW606 |
RS-H |
Hunter F1 |
229 OCU |
Swung off the runway after an undercarriage leg broke on landing at Chivenor, Devon and struck a vehicle. To 7541M. |
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21/09/1956 |
XE982 |
Vampire T11 |
RAFC |
XE982 was damaged beyond repair when WL505 taxied into it on the dispersal at Cranwell, Lincs. WL505 was only slightly damaged. |
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21/09/1956 |
WL505 |
Vampire FB9 |
RAFC |
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21/09/1956 |
XF932 |
A |
Hunter F4 |
234 Sqn |
Lost power on take off from Kleine Brogel, Belgium. It crashed into the undershoot area while making a forced landing. |
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25/09/1956 |
VX790 |
Avro 707B |
ETPS |
Due to flaring the landing at Farnborough, Hampshire the aircraft pitched up close to the ground and control was lost. It struck the runway and bounced to destruction. The pilot escaped without injury. |
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26/09/1956 |
WN914 |
V |
Hunter F2 |
257 Sqn |
Suffered engine failure on approach to Strubby, Lincs. The undercarriage collapsed on landing due to insufficient hydraulic pressure to lower it fully. Not repaired and declared a write off during June 1957. |
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27/09/1956 |
WL832 |
Venom NF2 |
253 Sqn |
The pilot lost control at night while at 4,000ft and struck the ground six mile west of Ely, Cambs before he could recover. It exploded killing both crew, |
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27/09/1956 |
WF156 |
849 |
Sea Hawk F1 |
1836 Sqn |
Crashed at North Farm, Berwick, Oxfordshire. The pilot ejected but was killed. |
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28/09/1956 |
WE189 |
Canberra T4 |
BLEU |
The port engine stalled after the pilot attempted to overshoot from a too low and slow approach to Martlesham Heath. Suffolk. Directional control was lost and the aircraft rolled inverted and dived into the ground from 200ft killing both crew. The port engine had failed to respond due to a faulty acceleration control unit which had caused severe over fuelling. |
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28/09/1956 |
WG845 |
Vampire FB5 |
7 FTS |
Crashed after the engine failed on take off from Valley, Anglesey. The pilot was killed. |
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28/09/1956 |
RA657 |
Lincoln B2 |
199 Sqn |
Damaged when it bounced on landing at Turnhouse, West Lothian in turbulent conditions, overran the runway and came to rest in a ditch. It was not repaired and was scrapped on site. |
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01/10/1956 |
XA897 |
Vulcan B1 |
232 OCU |
The undercarriage struck the ground while on approach to Heathrow Airport in fog. The pilot and co pilot were unable to control the aircraft and ejected. The other four crew were unable to abandon the aircraft and were killed when it hit the runway. |
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01/10/1956 |
XG679 |
220 |
Sea Venom FAW21 |
809 NAS |
During manhandling on board HMS Albion the brakes failed and it went over the side into the Mediterranean Sea. |
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03/10/1956 |
XE705 |
P |
Hunter F4 |
43 Sqn |
Ingested a bird on take off from Leuchars, Fife. The pilot aborted take off but overshot the runway onto mudflats of the river Eden. |
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04/10/1956 |
WK874 |
G |
Meteor F8 |
247 Sqn |
The undercarriage collapsed after landing at Odiham, Hants causing the ventral tank to catch fire. |
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04/10/1956 |
WZ509 |
Vampire T11 |
167 Sqn |
Belly landed in a field 80 miles ENE of Jodphur, India after the engine failed while on a ferry flight |
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04/10/1956 |
XE405 |
232 |
Sea Hawk FGA6 |
810 NAS |
Crashed near Malta during a mission from HMS Bulwark. The pilot had ejected after a warning light came on. |
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05/10/1956 |
WM971 |
133 |
Sea Hawk FB5 |
802 NAS |
Crashed into Mellinka Bay, Malta while operating off HMS Albion after the pilot ejected due to a spurious fire warning. |
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05/10/1956 |
WL137 |
B |
Meteor F8 |
19 Sqn |
Crashed nine mile SW of Worksop, Notts after control was lost in cloud. The pilot was killed |
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07/10/1956 |
XA168 |
ST940 |
Sea Vampire T22 |
Stretton Sttion Flt |
Came out of cloud in a dive during an air test. It struck the ground at Willington, Cheshire killing the pilot. |
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09/10/1956 |
WR230 |
3 |
Vampire FB9 |
RAFC |
Stalled and crashed during an overshoot at Cranwell, Lincolnshire killing the pilot. |
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09/10/1956 |
WK801 |
F |
Meteor F8 |
65 Sqn |
Hit the slipstream of another aircraft while on approach to Chivenor, Devon. It sank onto the runway, causing the undercarriage to collapse. |
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09/10/1956 |
WA226 |
Vampire FB5 |
229 OCU |
Ran out of fuel and hit trees during a forced landing eight miles east of Barnstaple, Devon. The pilot was killed. |
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10/10/1956 |
WX545 |
Neptune MR1 |
36 Sqn |
Flew into high ground one mile NE of Mull of Kintrye, Argyll during a night anti-submarine exercise. The nine crew were killed. |
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11/10/1956 |
WR785 |
D |
Venom NF2 |
33 Sqn |
Struck trees and HT cables after a night take off from Driffield, Yorks. It crashed killing both crew. |
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12/10/1956 |
VZ874 |
Vampire FB5 |
7 FTS |
Flew into a mountain at night seven mile SE of Caernarvon, North Wales killing the pilot. |
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13/10/1956 |
WV197 |
Whirlwind HAR 21 |
848 Sqn |
Crashed and burnt out on take off from Pengerang, South Johore, Malaya after engine failure. |
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13/10/1956 |
WZ671 |
Auster AOP9 |
656 Sqn |
Force-landed and overturned after the engine cut on take off from Segamat, Malaya. |
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13/10/1956 |
WA855 |
Meteor F8 |
41 Sqn |
Crashed at Sidcup, Kent after the pilot baled out following engine failure. |
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14/10/1956 |
XB440 |
Avenger AS5 |
Scottish Air Division |
Rolled to starboard at 50ft while on approach to Abbotsinch, Glasgow and crashed onto the runway threshold. The crew escaped uninjured. |
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15/10/1956 |
WV194 |
F |
Whirlwind HAR 21 |
848 Sqn |
Struck trees on take off and sank back into the Malayan jungle. Returned to the UK for ground instruction. |
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16/10/1956 |
WN161 |
Balliol T2 |
TCCF |
The undercarriage collapsed on landing at Upavon, Wiltshire. |
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21/10/1956 |
VF554 |
Auster AOP6 |
663 Sqn |
Caught by a down-draught, force-landed and cartwheeled down a hillside four miles south of Llanfairfechan, Denbigh. |
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22/10/1956 |
WF163 |
702 |
Sea Hawk F1 |
764 NAS |
Swung off the runway on landing at Ford, Sussex after the starboard undercarriage collapsed. |
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22/10/1956 |
WG184 |
Balliol T2 |
228 OCU |
During night circuits and landings at Middle Wallop, Hants the Balliol collided with the Chipmunk which was flying through the airfield traffic zone. Both pilots baled out but the second pilot of the Balliol, who was from the Burmese Air Force was killed |
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22/10/1956 |
G-AMUE |
Chipmunk T10 |
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22/10/1956 |
WR337 |
E |
Venom FB1 |
32 Sqn |
Stalled and crashed while on approach to Amman, Jordan killing the pilot. |
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23/10/1956 |
WR555 |
Venom FB4 |
22 MU |
Lost power on approach to Silloth, Cumberland and crashed into the undershoot area. |
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24/10/1956 |
WM922 |
132 |
Sea Hawk FB5 |
802 NAS |
Caught fire on the catapult on HMS Albion and ditched into the Mediterranean Sea ahead of the ship while operating off Hal Far, Malta. The pilot was rescued. |
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24/10/1956 |
XF999 |
Hunter F4 |
CFS |
Crashed three miles east of Kemble, Gloucs after control failure. The pilot ejected but was killed. |
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24/10/1956 |
WX907 |
E |
Venom NF3 |
89 Sqn |
The engine failed while on approach to Stradishall, Suffolk. It struck a hedge and caught fire, killing the pilot. |
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26/10/1956 |
VZ308 |
Vampire FB5 |
5 FTS |
Crashed at Wisbech St. Mary, Cambridgeshire. |
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29/10/1956 |
WP124 |
B |
Hunter F5 |
34 Sqn |
Made a wheels up down wind landing at Nicosia, Cyprus after engine problems and failure of the undercarriage. It came to rest off the runway and caught fire. |
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29/10/1956 |
XE441 |
198 |
Sea Hawk FGA6 |
897 NAS |
Ditched into the Mediterranean Sea over the side of HMS Eagle after catapult failure on launch while operating off Malta. |
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29/10/1956 |
XG636 |
Sea Venom FAW21 |
891 NAS |
Contact was lost during a night Glow Worm sortie. A Glow Worm was an air launched rocket that was used to illuminate targets at night. The aircraft crashed into the sea nine miles off Portland, Dorset killing both crew |
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31/10/1956 |
TE407 |
Spitfire LF16 |
187 Sqn |
A wing struck the runway on landing at Kirkbride, Cumberland. It swung off the runway causing the undercarriage to collapse. |
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01/11/1956 |
WW600 |
Hunter F1 |
DFLS |
Suffered a bird strike. Landed back at West Raynham, Norfolk but later declared a write off. |
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02/11/1956 |
WM933 |
463 |
Sea Hawk FB5 |
895 NAS |
Ran off the ship and into the sea after the arrestor wire parted on landing on HMS Bulwark. The pilot was killed. |
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02/11/1956 |
WW281 |
95 |
Sea Venom FAW21 |
893 NAS |
Damaged beyond repair following a wheels up landing on HMS Eagle during the Suez campaign. |
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03/11/1956 |
WZ292 |
Attacker FB2 |
1833 Sqn |
The undercarriage was raised to stop during take off from Honiley, Warwickshire. |
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03/11/1956 |
WR505 |
W |
Venom FB4 |
8 Sqn |
Listed as missing on a flight, possibly in Aden. |
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03/11/1956 |
WN330 |
J379 |
Wyvern S4 |
830 NAS |
Hit by anti aircraft fire over Gamil Bridge, west of Port Said, Egypt. The pilot glided the aircraft for three miles out to sea and ejected safely near to HMS Eagle. |
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05/11/1956 |
WN328 |
J371 |
Wyvern S4 |
830 NAS |
The engine exploded while on air support operations for paratroop landings on Gamil airfield, Egypt. The pilot ejected safely. |
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06/11/1956 |
XJ400 |
Z |
Whirlwind HAR3 |
845 NAS |
During Anglo-French operations and while flying from HMS Eagle to HMS Theseus it ditched into the Mediterranean Sea off Port Said, Egypt after running out of fuel. The pilot and two French officers were rescued |
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06/11/1956 |
XE377 |
195 |
Sea Hawk FGA6 |
897 NAS |
Hit by flak causing the fuel tank to catch fire while on operations off HMS Eagle during the Suez campaign in the Port Said area of Egypt. |
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06/11/1956 |
WT371 |
Canberra B6 |
139 Sqn |
The pilot shut down the starboard engine after a suspected fire. The aircraft yawed during an asymmetric approach to Nicosia, Cyprus and crashed short of the runway. The three crew were killed. |
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06/11/1956 |
WH799 |
Canberra PR7 |
58 Sqn |
Shot down by a Syrian Air Force MiG-17 while on a reconnaissance mission off the Syrian coast during the Suez crisis. One crew member was killed. |
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06/11/1956 |
WA401 |
Vampire FB5 |
612 Sqn |
Belly landed on a beach and caught fire after the engine had failed on take off from Dyce, Aberdeen. |
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07/11/1956 |
XE400 |
107 |
Sea Hawk FGA6 |
800 NAS |
Crashed during operations off Port Said, Egypt after the engine was hit by flak. It was operating off HMS Albion. |
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10/11/1956 |
WP180 |
Hunter F5 |
1 Sqn |
Damaged beyond repair when an EOKA time bomb exploded at Nicosia, Cyprus. |
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10/11/1956 |
WT587 |
Hunter F1 |
229 OCU |
The Iraqi pilot lost control in cloud and ejected. He landed in the sea near Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel. Although he inflated his Mae West and dinghy he did not inflate his exposure suit. His body was found close to the dinghy but not attached to it. It was concluded that he had been thrown out in the heavy swell. |
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14/11/1956 |
WV196 |
H |
Whirlwind HAR21 |
848 Sqn |
Crashed into the Malayan jungle and burnt out. |
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14/11/1956 |
PH782 |
Anson C12 |
APS |
An undercarriage leg collapsed during take off from Acklington, Northumberland. |
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14/11/1956 |
XE375 |
239 |
Sea Hawk FGA6 |
801 NAS |
The hook pulled out on landing on HMS Bulwark. The pilot attempted to stop but the aircraft struck parked Sea Hawk WM985 before running over the side into the sea. The pilot was rescued. |
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15/11/1956 |
XG230 |
Hunter F6 |
92 Sqn |
Crashed near Easingwold, North Yorkshire after the pilot ejected following control failure. Probably due to icing up of the controls at high altitude. |
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15/11/1956 |
WE465 |
Venom FB1 |
45 Sqn |
The port armament/wireless access panel opened during take off from Butterworth, Malaya. The pilot raised the undercarriage to prevent the aircraft running into the sea. |
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18/11/1956 |
XF945 |
Hunter F4 |
234 Sqn |
Crashed at night 15 miles SW of Aachen, West Germany after the pilot ejected following engine failure. |
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19/11/1956 |
WN336 |
Wyvern S4 |
830 NAS |
Both damaged beyond repair on the hangar deck of HMS Eagle after the guns of Sea Venom WW193 were fired accidentally. Sea Venom WW270 was also damaged. The ship was in the Middle East at the time. |
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19/11/1956 |
WW282 |
094 |
Sea Venom FAW21 |
893 NAS |
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20/11/1956 |
TA669 |
Mosquito TT35 |
APS Sylt |
Crash-landed at Schleswigland, West Germany after an engine cut and an undercarriage leg jammed. |
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21/11/1956 |
WA121 |
Vampire FB5 |
229 OCU |
Flew into high ground in cloud six miles SW of Porlock, Somerset. The pilot was killed. |
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21/11/1956 |
WR803 |
Venom NF2 |
253 Sqn |
Crashed 20 miles south of Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk after loss of control due to a loose tip tank. |
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22/11/1956 |
WJ615 |
Canberra B2 |
50 Sqn |
Flew into a mountain at night in bad weather at Lochnager, six mile SE of Braemar, Aberdeenshire. Both crew were killed. |
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23/11/1956 |
VX525 |
Valetta C1 |
48 Sqn |
Stalled during a turn while carrying out a supply drop over the jungle in Malaya. It crashed killing the seven crew. |
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27/11/1956 |
WX546 |
Neptune MR1 |
36 Sqn |
Belly landed in error during a night asymmetric landing at Topcliffe, Yorkshire. |
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28/11/1956 |
XF305 |
Hunter F4 |
67 Sqn |
Burnt out at Sylt, West Germany after simultaneous firing of two starter cartridges. |
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28/11/1956 |
VW183 |
Valetta C1 |
APCSS |
Struck a herd of goats on take off from Atag, Aden damaging the undercarriage. Written off in the subsequent belly landing at Khormaksar. |
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29/11/1956 |
WV565 |
Provost T1 |
1 FTS |
Bounced on landing at Syerston, Nottinghamshire, stalled and crashed. |
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29/11/1956 |
XH300 |
Vampire T11 |
8 FTS |
The pilot was instructed to abandon take off from Swinderby, Lincolnshire due to sparks coming from the engine. The pilot raised the undercarriage to stop. Caused by a blanking plate being left in the intake resulting in an overheated engine. |
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30/11/1956 |
VS982 |
A-S |
Meteor PR10 |
541 Sqn |
The pilot abandoned take off from Wunstorf, West Germany due a fluctuating jet pipe temp gauge. It overshot the runway and struck a railway line causing the undercarriage to collapse. |
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30/11/1956 |
WK432 |
A-K |
Venom FB1 |
94 Sqn |
A cowling detached in flight and struck the tailplane. It landed at Celle, West Germany but was written off. |
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03/12/1956 |
WR281 |
Venom FB1 |
45 Sqn |
Sank back onto the runway on take off from Butterworth, Malaya and overshot into a paddy field. |
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04/12/1956 |
XE669 |
Hunter F4 |
98 Sqn |
The engine exploded shortly after take off from Jever, West Germany causing the jet pipe to extend six feet out of the fuselage. The pilot ejected but was killed. |
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04/12/1956 |
WJ402 |
Auster AOP6 |
1910 Flt |
Swung on landing at Episkopi, Cyprus and ran into a ditch. |
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04/12/1956 |
WR415 |
Venom FB4 |
5 Sqn |
Belly landed at Sylt, West Germany after the engine failed. |
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05/12/1956 |
XE660 |
Hunter F4 |
247 Sqn |
Broke formation in cloud at 4,000 feet and dived into the ground west of Alton, Hants. The pilot did not eject and was killed. |
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06/12/1956 |
WM314 |
Meteor NF13 |
39 Sqn |
Flew into the ground at Nicosia, Cyprus during a night approach in bad weather, killing the crew. |
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07/12/1956 |
WR970 |
Shackleton MR3 |
A.V.Roe Ltd |
Flicked inverted after entering an intentional stall with the bomb doors open and the radome fully extended. It entered cloud and emerged under some control but the engines would not respond due to fuel flooding and oiled up ignition system. It passed low over Foolow, Derbyshire and then stalled while in a turn to port. It then struck the ground and caught fire killing the four crew. |
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12/12/1956 |
XJ756 |
Whirlwind HAR2 |
22 Sqn |
Flew into the ground in bad weather four miles NNW of West Malling, Kent, killing two of the crew. |
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13/12/1956 |
WZ700 |
Auster AOP9 |
656 Sqn |
Stalled avoiding trees after take off from Noble Field, Malaya and crashed. |
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14/12/1956 |
WE592 |
Auster T7 |
1910 Flt |
Swung on landing at Kermia, Cyprus and hit an obstruction. |
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14/12/1956 |
XD188 |
J |
Whirlwind HAR4 |
228 Sqn |
Sank into the ground on landing eight miles west of Tanah Rata, Malaya and caught fire. |
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19/12/1956 |
VW840 |
Valetta C1 |
APCSS |
Lost a wheel on landing at Hargeisa, British Somaliland causing the undercarriage to collapse. |
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21/12/1956 |
WF848 |
Meteor T7 |
FECS |
Crashed at Pulau Batum Island, Indonesia after control was lost in cloud |
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27/12/1956 |
WW651 |
Hunter F4 |
222 Sqn |
Landed with no brakes at Luqa, Malta after hydraulics failure and overshot into a wall |
