| 02/01/1957 | WR556 | Venom F4 | 8 Sqn | Flew into the ground during practice air to ground firing north of Kormaksar, Aden killing the pilot | |
| 03/01/1957 | WA417 | Vampire FB5 | 7 FTS | The aircraft entered and uncontrollable spin and dived into the ground four miles south of Rhyl, Denbigh. The pilot did not eject and was killed. It is thought that when the canopy detached it struck the pilot rendering him unconscious | |
| 03/01/1957 | WA879 | G | Meteor F8 | 74 Sqn | During a dog fight at 9,000ft WE974 collided with WA879, crushing the cockpit. The seat was automatically ejected and struck the underside of WE974 killing the pilot. The other pilot ejected through the canopy but his chute did not open properly and he was killed. The aircraft crashed near Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk |
| 03/01/1957 | WE974 | S | Meteor F8 | 74 Sqn | |
| 04/01/1957 | WK681 | Meteor F8 | 65 Sqn | Struck a tree and crashed five miles north of Framlingham, Suffolk. The pilot did not eject and was killed | |
| 06/01/1957 | VF546 | Auster AOP6 | 663 Sqn | Lost the outer part of a wing and spun into the ground at Nantwich, Cheshire | |
| 08/01/1957 | WL479 | Meteor T7 | RAFFC | Crashed after engine failure while on approach to Manby, Lincolnshire | |
| 09/01/1957 | VZ860 | Vampire FB5 | 4 FTS | During manoeuvres with other Vampires the aircraft entered a dive from 18,000ft. The pilot made no attempt to correct it and dived into the centre of Harby village, Notts. The pilot and a woman civilian were killed, two other women were injured. One house was demolished and three others were seriously damaged | |
| 10/01/1957 | WV199 | T | Whirlwind HAS22 | 845 Sqn | Ditched into the Mediterranean Sea off Malta on entering a hover after either loss of power or mishandling of the controls by the pilot. A definite cause could not be established |
| 10/01/1957 | WZ429 | 60 | Vampire T11 | RAFC | Spun into the ground near Gosberton, Bedfordshire after failing to recover from an intentional spin. The student ejected but the instructor stayed with the aircraft and was killed |
| 10/01/1957 | WZ504 | Vampire T11 | 7 FTS | Belly landed at Mona, Anglesey after the undercarriage jammed | |
| 11/01/1957 | WP342 | FD-518 | Wyvern S4 | 700 NAS | Port wing dropped on landing and dug into the ground causing the aircraft to overturned on landing at Ford, West Sussex |
| 11/01/1957 | XF949 | C | Hunter F4 | 3 Sqn | Written off at Geilenkirchen, West Germany when both starter cartridges fired together starting a fire |
| 13/01/1957 | WK434 | Venom FB1 | 73 sqn | Written off when the undercarriage was raised to stop during take off from Salalah, Iraq | |
| 14/01/1957 | WE887 | J | Meteor F8 | FWS | Collided during a formation flight. The pilot of WE887 ejected through the canopy but his chute failed to deploy and he was killed. The aircraft crashed near Wormshead, Glamorgan. WH457 landed back at Pembrey and was repaired |
| 14/01/1957 | WH457 | Meteor F8 | 223 OCU | ||
| 17/01/1957 | WX921 | Venom NF3 | Stadishall Station Flt | Burnt out after a wheel hit a concrete block on landing at Stradishall, Suffolk. A tip tank caught the ground causing a fire | |
| 18/01/1957 | WZ724 | G | Auster AOP9 | FTC | Written off in a flying accident possibly at Middle Wallop, Hampshire. To 7432M |
| 18/01/1957 | WZ670 | Auster AOP9 | 656 Sqn | Dived into the ground near Batu Caves, Malaya when the undercarriage struck a cable during an overshoot | |
| 19/01/1957 | XB775 | 19863 | Sabre F4 | Ferry Sqn | Broke up and crashed near Thumerville, France killing the pilot. It was on delivery to the Italian Air Force |
| 20/01/1957 | RA664 | Lincoln B11 | 1426 Flt | Suffered a fuel tank split prior to departure to the U.K. from Khormaksar, Aden. It was not repaired and was scrapped on site | |
| 21/01/1957 | WX794 | D | Venom NF3 | 151 Sqn | Written off when it skidded while taxying at Leuchars, Fife causing the undercarriage to collapse |
| 21/01/1957 | XD390 | Vampire T11 | 5 FTS | It is thought that control was lost after flying through heavy turbulence caused by other aircraft descending towards Oakington. The pilot had regained control and was pulling out of a dive when it struck the ground at Lavendon, Bucks killing both crew | |
| 22/01/1957 | WA231 | Vampire FB5 | 5 FTS | Crashed on take off from Oakington, Cambs after the engine cut | |
| 22/01/1957 | WX511 | Neptune MR1 | 217 Sqn | Landed at Kinloss, Morayshire minus its nose wheel. It overshot the runway onto a road | |
| 23/01/1957 | WV788 | Pembroke C1 | APCSS | The nose wheel collapsed in a heavy landing at Dhala, Aden | |
| 23/01/1957 | WX904 | F | Venom NF3 | 23 Sqn | Crashed at Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk after take off at night |
| 24/01/1957 | VZ274 | 65 | Vampire FB5 | 8 FTS | Broke up during a high speed, low level tail chase and crashed near Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. The pilot fell from the aircraft with his chute streaming and was killed |
| 28/01/1957 | XG559 | Pioneer CC1 | 267 Sqn | Encountered a sudden down draft just prior to touch down at Bidor airstrip, Malaya. It struck the ground short of the strip causing the port undercarriage to collapse and damaging the port wing and propeller | |
| 28/01/1957 | WV853 | Sea Hawk FB3 | 898 NAS | Spun into the ground in Malta after control was lost during an unauthorised dog fight at low level during an Army Co-operation Exercise. The pilot did not eject and was killed | |
| 29/01/1957 | WG835 | Vampire FB5 | 7 FTS | Lost power on take off from Valley, Anglesey. The undercarriage was raised to stop | |
| 03/02/1957 | WR260 | L | Vampire FB9 | 501 Sqn | During an unauthorised flight by an engineer the aircraft crashed into the side of the gorge while attempting to fly under Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol |
| 03/02/1957 | TK605 | Mosquito B35 | 2 CAACU | Swung on landing at Langham, Suffolk after the starboard throttle jammed open | |
| 04/02/1957 | WS753 | J | Meteor NF14 | 25 Sqn | Crashed onto farmland at night at Shotover, east of Oxford after the canopy detached. The crew did not eject and were both killed |
| 04/02/1957 | WP115 | G | Hunter F5 | 56 Sqn | Crashed three miles NW of Soham, Cambridgeshire after the engine cut during a GCA approach to Waterbeach. The pilot ejected safely |
| 05/02/1957 | XE312 | Sycamore HR14 | 194 Sqn | The aircraft began to overpitch after take off from Tanah Rata, Padane, Malaya. The pilot could not land immediately due to children on the ground. As he moved away the main rotor struck a tree causing the aircraft to hit the ground and roll over | |
| 05/02/1957 | VM391 | Anson C19 | 24 Group Comm Flt | Overshot into a hedge during a night landing in bad weather at Spitalgate, Lincolnshire | |
| 07/02/1957 | XD951 | Swift FR5 | 2 Sqn | Suffered an hydraulic failure while taxying at Gutersloh, West Germany and swung into another aircraft while braking. To 7447M at Kirkham, North Yorkshire | |
| 08/02/1957 | WK409 | A | Venom FB1 | 73 Sqn | Belly landed at Khormaksar, Aden after the undercarriage had jammed up |
| 11/02/1957 | WR336 | S | Venom FB1 | 73 Sqn | Damaged in a flying accident in Cyprus and later declared a write off |
| 11/02/1957 | WZ697 | Auster AOP9 | 656 Sqn | Hit by a gust of wind on take off from Paroi airstrip, Negri Sembilan, Malaya. A wing struck the road and the aircraft cartwheeled into a ditch | |
| 17/02/1957 | WN357 | 088 | Gannet AS1 | 847 NAS | Ditched into the sea off Cyprus, due to the port engine seizing, and being unable to restart the starboard engine in time |
| 18/02/1957 | XG516 | Sycamore HR14 | 284 Sqn | Rolled over after the rotor hit trees at Platres, Cyprus | |
| 19/02/1957 | XA415 | 283 | Gannet AS4 | 814 NAS | Went missing on a night sortie and believed ditched into the sea 20 miles off the Lizard, Cornwall. No wreckage was ever found |
| 25/02/1957 | WK499 | Venom FB1 | 28 Sqn | Flew into the sea during a practice attack on HMS Cockade seven miles west of Waglan Island, Hong Kong | |
| 25/02/1957 | WX976 | J | Meteor FR9 | 208 Sqn | All 3 aircraft made wheels up landings in the desert near Simvar, Iraq after becoming lost in bad weather. The aircraft were not recovered |
| 25/02/1957 | WB138 | Meteor FR9 | 208 Sqn | ||
| 25/02/1957 | VZ577 | Meteor FR9 | 208 Sqn | ||
| 26/02/1957 | XK989 | Whirlwind HAR2 | 22 Sqn | Lost height and ditched into the Sea off Thorney Island, Sussex. To 7415M | |
| 01/03/1957 | WM310 | Meteor NF13 | 39 Sqn | Overshot while landing in rain at Nicosia, Cyprus | |
| 01/03/1957 | VV563 | Vampire FB5 | 5 FTS | Stalled on approach to Oakington, Cambs and landed in the undershoot area causing the nose wheel to collapse | |
| 04/03/1957 | WR557 | Venom FB4 | 22 MU | Flew into a hill 26 miles SE of Carlisle between the villages of Croglin and Slaggyford after the elevators jammed while on a test flight from Silloth, Cumbria, the pilot was killed | |
| 05/03/1957 | XH117 | Z | Beverley C1 | 53 Sqn | No 1 engine was feathered immediately after take off from Abingdon, Oxfordshire due to a massive fuel leak. During the resultant emergency landing No 2 engine failed to respond to an increase in power. A forced landing was attempted in open fields but the aircraft struck power lines, several trees, a caravan and a prefab house. It then somersaulted and came to rest inverted next to Sutton Wick farm, Drayton, Berks. Three people survived, one being thrown into a horse trough by a farm worker to douse his blazing clothes. Fifteen people and eight police dogs were killed on the Beverley as were two people in the prefab house. It was concluded that two technicians had fitted a non return valve in the fuel system the wrong way round. Also, the pilot failed to operate the fuel management system correctly |
| 06/03/1957 | WA197 | Vampire FB5 | 233 OCU | The pilot misjudged his approach to Pembrey, Carmarthenshire and landed on the grass 30 yards short of the runway. It then ran into an approach light and was damaged beyond repair | |
| 07/03/1957 | WH951 | Canberra B6 | 12 Sqn | The brakes failed on landing at Luqa, Malta. It overshot the runway and ran into a wall | |
| 07/03/1957 | WF298 | FD-713 | Sea Hawk FB3 | 767 NAS | The pilot lost control during a night GCA to Ford, West Sussex. The aircraft struck Harrow Hill five miles north west of Worthing killing the pilot |
| 08/03/1957 | WH915 | Canberra B6 | 61 Sqn | Dived into high ground at Wiggington, two miles SSE of Tring, Herts in bad weather | |
| 11/03/1957 | WZ430 | Vampire T11 | 5 FTS | Damaged, sent for repair but declared a write off. | |
| 13/03/1957 | VV216 | Vampire FB5 | MCCS | Lost power after the canopy detatched after landing at Wroughton, Wilts and caught fire | |
| 13/03/1957 | XF427 | E | Hunter F6 | 54 Sqn | Dived into the ground inverted at high speed two miles east of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight after the pilot lost consciousness. He did not eject and was killed |
| 14/03/1957 | WF270 | LM-642 | Sea Hawk F2 | 738 NAS | The pilot lost control during final approach to Lossiemouth, Morayshire and struck the ground 50 yards short. The ejection seat fired on impact with the canopy closed killing the pilot |
| 22/03/1957 | WT580 | RS-D | Hunter F1 | 229 OCU | Swung off the runway during an emergency landing at Chivenor, Devon after an undercarriage leg had jammed up |
| 24/03/1957 | VW370 | Meteor FR9 | 208 Sqn | Crashed at Thumeir, Aden after an engine fire | |
| 25/03/1957 | XE978 | 41 | Vampire T11 | RAFC | The crew abandoned the aircraft over Bardney, Lincolnshire after control failure |
| 25/03/1957 | WV388 | R | Hunter F4 | 222 Sqn | Crashed into the sea eleven miles east of Leuchars, Fife during a night GCA. The pilot was killed |
| 25/03/1957 | WR363 | K | Venom FB1 | 73 Sqn | Damaged in a flying accident in Cyprus and later declared a write off |
| 27/03/1957 | XA255 | M | Marathon T1 | 1 ANS | Damaged in an accident at Topcliffe, Yorkshire. Not repaired and allocated to G.I as 7465M |
| 27/03/1957 | WJ375 | Auster AOP6 | 1908 Flt | Force-landed and overturned after loss of power, eight miles west of Tripoli, Libya | |
| 28/03/1957 | WL887 | 383 | Wyvern S4 | 831 NAS | Collided and crashed over Bracklesham Bay, Thorney Island, West Sussex |
| 28/03/1957 | WP343 | 348 | Wyvern S4 | 831 NAS | |
| 02/04/1957 | XD187 | H | Whirlwind HAR 4 | 155 Sqn | Ran out of fuel and crashed into the Jungle near Johore, Malaya |
| 02/04/1957 | VZ872 | Vampire FB5 | 233 OCU | Force-landed at Pembrey, Dyfed after the engine cut | |
| 02/04/1957 | WW643 | RS-X | Hunter F1 | 229 OCU | Damage to the starboard wheel and door was found after landing back at Chivenor. To 7424M |
| 05/04/1957 | VW432 | Meteor T7 | 208 Sqn | Lost power while in the circuit and crashed at Takali, Malta | |
| 05/04/1957 | WV384 | Hunter F4 | 71 Sqn | The engine cut due to fuel starvation while on approach to Bruggen, West Germany. The pilot ejected but his seat gun drogue failed and he was killed | |
| 09/04/1957 | WR357 | Venom FB1 | 8 Sqn | Flew into high ground during an attack on Lanzarak, Aden | |
| 09/04/1957 | WN907 | H | Hunter F2 | 257 Sqn | The starboard mainplane underskin at the flap leading edge was found to be damaged after landing at Kemble, Wilts. Possibly due to a foreign object being jammed in the flaps. To 7416M |
| 09/04/1957 | XJ257 | Canberra B6 | 213 Sqn | Written off in a belly landing at Ahlhorn, West Germany after the undercarriage failed | |
| 10/04/1957 | XH319 | Vampire T11 | 7 FTS | Struck two seagulls at 500ft causing severe damage to the starboard mainplane and air intakes. Returned to Valley, Anglesey but was not repaired | |
| 10/04/1957 | WE400 | M | Venom FB1 | FWS | Hit by a ricochet during air to ground firing. Returned to Leconfield but was not repaired |
| 11/04/1957 | VX977 | Vampire FB5 | 229 OCU | While carrying out air to banner firing practice a piece of the banner flew off and ripped of the port wing tip. The pilot was unaware of this until he returned to Chivenor, Devon. Not repaired and was sold as scrap | |
| 11/04/1957 | WM706 | K | Vampire NF10 | 2 ANS | Lifted off too early on take off from Thorney Island, Sussex. A drop tank touched the ground and exploded. The aircraft skidded over mud flats, broke up and caught fire. The two crew escaped with slight injuries |
| 11/04/1957 | XF902 | Provost T1 | 6 FTS | The student failed to apply power when instructed during an engine off approach to Ternhill, Salop. The instructor applied power but the aircraft struck a railway signal before power increased. It went into a steep climb before nose diving into the ground. To 7425M | |
| 11/04/1957 | WN948 | R | Hunter F2 | 257 Sqn | The squadron was disbanded at Wattisham on 31st March 1957 and the majority of the units Hunters went to Kemble for store. WN948 was deemed to damaged beyond economical repair, presumably the result of a ground accident, and was declared a write off. To 7441M |
| 12/04/1957 | WK582 | Chipmunk T10 | Leeds UAS | Entered a spin during unauthorised aerobatics and crashed half a mile west of Harwood, Yorkshire killing the pilot | |
| 12/04/1957 | WL410 | Meteor T7 | FWS | Stalled and dived into the ground during a practice asymmetric approach to Leconfield, Yorks. It burst into flames killing both crew | |
| 13/04/1957 | WT958 | 421 | Skyraider AEW1 | 849 NAS | Overshot the runway at Culdrose, Cornwall with engine trouble and crashed through the perimeter fence into a field |
| 15/04/1957 | RD771 | Beaufighter TT10 | Kai Tak HQ Flt | Swung off the runway at Kai Tak, Hong Kong during a roller landing. It went through a hedge and a fence, across a road and came to rest on a traffic island | |
| 15/04/1957 | WD725 | F | Meteor NF11 | 29 Sqn | The pilot abandoned take off from Acklington, Northumberland after loss of power. It ran off the runway and caught fire. Both crew were injured |
| 15/04/1957 | XG563 | Pioneer CC1 | 267 Sqn | Written off when the undercarriage collapsed on landing at Fort Shean, Malaysia | |
| 16/04/1957 | XJ427 | Whirlwind HAR4 | 155 Sqn | The aircraft began to vibrate violently when power was increased for take off from Seletar, Singapore. It began to break up and a rotor blade detached killing an airman. Another blade severed the tail cone. One passenger and four other airmen were injured. A rotor blade had not been fitted correctly during maintenance | |
| 17/04/1957 | WL177 | F | Meteor F8 | 65 Sqn | Written off when the undercarriage collapsed on landing at Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
| 17/04/1957 | VW832 | Valetta C1 | 84 Sqn | Shortly after take off from Akaba, Jordan the aircraft entered turbulence. When trying to maintain control the port wing began to vibrate. This caused failure of the outer wing and port main spar. It crashed into the desert killing the 3 crew and 24 Army personnel on board | |
| 21/04/1957 | XA298 | Cadet TX3 | 615 GS | Written off in a flying accident at Kenley, South London | |
| 25/04/1957 | WE423 | Venom FB1 | 28 Sqn | During mock combat over the sea WR299 turned into the sun. The pilot of WE423 followed, was blinded and his wing removed one tail section from the other aircraft. Both pilots were able to eject and were rescued by a Junk fifteen nautical miles from Waglan Island, Hong Kong | |
| 25/04/1957 | WR299 | A | Venom FB1 | 28 Sqn | |
| 25/04/1957 | WR506 | W | Venom FB4 | 249 Sqn | The pilot approached El Adem, Libya with the undercarriage raised. The tower advised him of this but he applied power too late to prevent the aircraft belly-landing |
| 28/04/1957 | XE892 | S | Vampire T11 | 253 Sqn | Suffered engine failure shortly after take off from Waterbeach. due to compressor failure. Both crew ejected and the aircraft crashed at Mount Pleasant Farm, Stowupland, Stowmarket, Suffolk |
| 29/04/1957 | WR282 | D | Venom FB1 | 14 Sqn loan to RNZAF | Suffered a flameout at 1000 feet within sight of Tengah, Singapore. The pilot ejected and became the first RNZAF pilot to do so. The aircraft crashed into the Straits of Johore |
| 29/04/1957 | WN162 | Balliol T2 | 238 OCU | The pilot was affected by fumes and the undercarriage was accidentally raised on landing at North Luffenham, Leicestershire | |
| 30/04/1957 | XG203 | H | Hunter F6 | 111 Sqn | Overshot the runway on landing at North Weald, Essex. It then broke up and exploded after the nose wheel collapsed. The explosion activated the ejector seat and blew the pilot clear. He suffered only slight injuries |
| 01/05/1957 | WH717 | Canberra B2 | 44 Sqn | Both engines failed after take off from Watton, Norfolk. It landed again but the port undercarriage collapsed causing the aircraft to skid and overshoot into the approach lights | |
| 02/05/1957 | XB320 | J998 | Avenger AS5 | HMS Warrior | Lost power on take off from HMS Warrior and ditched into the Pacific Ocean off the Christmas Islands during Operation Grapple, the testing of British nuclear bomb |
| 03/05/1957 | VM389 | Anson C19 | TCCF | Swung on take off from Upavon, Wilts causing the undercarriage to collapse | |
| 06/05/1957 | XE922 | 42 | Vampire T11 | 4 FTS | On return to Worksop, Notts the airframe was found to have been overstressed. Caused when control was initially lost and then regained during an intentional spin |
| 06/05/1957 | WR263 | 28 | Vampire FB9 | RAFC | Crashed into the North Sea off Mablethorpe, Lincs after the pilot ejected due to jammed controls |
| 07/05/1957 | XA427 | 337 | Gannet AS4 | 824 NAS | Ditched into the sea ahead of HMS Albion after the flaps had not been lowered during a free take off |
| 08/05/1957 | VW814 | Valetta C1 | 84 Sqn | Lost power and belly landed near Shihr, Aden | |
| 13/05/1957 | XE986 | 29 | Vampire T11 | 8 FTS | The instructor took control after the student became disorientated and lost control in cloud. On return to Swinderby, Lincs it was found to have pulled 10 G and overstressed the wings |
| 13/05/1957 | WA250 | 61 | Vampire FB5 | 8 FTS | Broke up while in a dive near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire |
| 14/05/1957 | WB752 | Chipmunk T10 | Stadishall Station Flt | Written off when it hit a post while taxying at Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire | |
| 17/05/1957 | XG258 | Hunter F6 | 93 Sqn | Flew into the ground at Bitburg airbase West Germany during a formation aerobatic display rehearsal and when recovering from a bomb burst, killing the pilot | |
| 19/05/1957 | WB977 | Sedbergh TX1 | 644 GS | Written off in a flying accident at Spitalgate, Lincolnshire | |
| 20/05/1957 | XJ363 | Sycamore HR14 | 275 Sqn | After take off from North Coates, Lincs the pilot was unable to reduce the engine revs which were in the red. He switched off the ignition and auto rotated onto the airfield | |
| 20/05/1957 | WH790 | Canberra PR7 | 58 Sqn | Dived into the ground 11 miles ESE of Goose Bay, Canada after loss of contact during a GCA approach in bad weather | |
| 22/05/1957 | XD454 | 40 | Vampire T11 | 7 FTS | Made a wheels up landing at Valley, Anglesey after the port undercarriage jammed |
| 22/05/1957 | WT681 | RS-T | Hunter F1 | 229 OCU | The pilot was unaware that the aircraft had been damaged by a bird strike until he taxied in at Chivenor, Devon. To 7442M |
| 24/05/1957 | WV650 | Provost T1 | 6 FTS | Struck the runway hard at Ternhill, Salop after the instructor left it too late to take over from the student after he had mishandled the aircraft. He overshot and landed safely. The aircraft was not repaired | |
| 24/05/1957 | XL507 | Sycamore HR51 | 723 Sqn | Crashed into the sea off Australia | |
| 25/05/1957 | WX912 | L | Venom NF3 | 89 Sqn | Written off after the engine torched on take off from Stradishall, Suffolk damaging the tail. To 7448M |
| 25/05/1957 | XE661 | F | Hunter F4 | 74 Sqn | While taking part in Exercise Vigilant and during take off from Horsham St Faith, Norfolk the controls reverted to manual. The pilot attempted to stop but it overran the runway |
| 25/05/1957 | XA732 | Javelin FAW4 | 23 Sqn | While taxying for take off at Horsham St Faith, Norfolk the starboard ventral tank detached causing a fuel spill. The aircraft quickly caught fire and burnt out. The crew evacuated the aircraft safely | |
| 25/05/1957 | XE662 | S | Hunter F4 | 74 Sqn | Just after the previous Hunter incident the Javelin incident occurred. The ATC tried to alert the Javelin crew but did not use any call sign. The pilot of XE662 thought the calls applied to him. He shut down his engine and attempted a power off landing. The undercarriage collapsed and the cockpit broke away. The pilot escaped safely |
| 27/05/1957 | WA259 | Vampire FB5 | 5 FTS | Lost power and crashed near Swanton Morley, Norfolk | |
| 27/05/1957 | WH507 | Meteor T7 | Seletar Station Flt | The pilot abandoned take off from Seletar, Singapore and raised the undercarriage to stop. He had been unable to pull the control column fully back due to the emergency oxygen bottle being in the way | |
| 28/05/1957 | XK859 | Pembroke C1 | El Adem Station Flt | Ran out of fuel and force-landed thirteen miles from El Adem, Libya. Caused substantial damage to the underside of the aircraft. Sent for repair but was declared a write off | |
| 30/05/1957 | WV869 | 15 | Sea Hawk FGA6 | 803 NAS | The pilot ejected shortly after take off from Lossiemouth after a fire started in the cockpit. The aircraft crashed near to the base |
| 31/05/1957 | XG270 | D | Hunter F6 | 4 Sqn | Following engine failure, due to compressor failure, the pilot attempted to eject but the canopy would not jettison. A successful emergency landing was made on a beach on the West German island of Baltrum. Although structural damage was only slight the aircraft was swamped by the incoming tide and declared a write-off due to sea water contamination. The pilot survived unhurt but was later killed when Hunter WW595 crashed on 23rd January 1967 |
| 31/05/1957 | WR466 | Venom FB4 | 5 Sqn | Stalled on take off and crashed at Wunstorf, West Germany | |
| 31/05/1957 | XG546 | Sycamore HR14 | 284 Sqn | Crashed at Platres, Cyprus after the tail rotor hit the ground | |
| 01/06/1957 | XD533 | Vampire T11 | 5 FTS | The windscreen frame fractured while at high speed. This shattered the screen which caused the hood to blow off. The instructor took control and made a safe landing back at Oakington, Cambs | |
| 03/06/1957 | VW444 | Meteor T7 | SHQ Seletar | Swung off the runway when a tyre burst on take off from Seletar, Singapore | |
| 04/06/1957 | WH586 | Sea Fury FB11 | 723 Sqn | Whilst returning from night flying, the aircraft flew into the ground at Nowra, Australia, killing the pilot | |
| 04/06/1957 | WR338 | Venom FB1 | 60 Sqn | Written off when the nose wheel collapsed on landing at Tengah, Singapore | |
| 05/06/1957 | WV489 | O-S | Provost T1 | 6 FTS | Written off, no further details |
| 07/06/1957 | WT700 | Hunter F1 | 229 OCU | The engine cut while on approach to Chivenor, Devon. The pilot made a forced landing on a sand bank in the river Taw | |
| 07/06/1957 | XF525 | O-S | Hunter F6 | 19 Sqn | Collided during a formation display rehearsal over North Weald, Essex. XF525, which was on loan to 111 Sqn crashed killing the pilot. XE621 landed safely |
| 07/06/1957 | XE621 | Hunter F6 | 111 Sqn | ||
| 07/06/1957 | WN969 | N | Hunter F5 | 41 Sqn | The pilot ejected after loss of power near Biggin Hill, Kent. The aircraft crashed into a field killing a horse and injuring two others |
| 10/06/1957 | VF562 | Auster AOP6 | 2 TAF | Hit trees following engine failure and overturned during a forced landing four miles east of Krefeld, West Germany | |
| 12/06/1957 | VW165 | Valetta C1 | 84 Sqn | Stalled while on approach to Beihan, Aden and struck the ground heavily causing the tailwheel to collapse | |
| 13/06/1957 | WJ189 | CU-778 | Firefly T7 | 796 NAS | The starboard undercarriage collapsed on landing at Culdrose, Cornwall |
| 14/06/1957 | WK981 | Meteor F8 | FCCS | Stalled and crashed at Bovingdon, Essex | |
| 15/06/1957 | XL519 | Pioneer CC1 | 78 Sqn | Force landed into a jungle clearing two miles from Al Maila airstrip, Aden after loss of power due to an oil leak. The aircraft was undamaged in the landing but was damaged beyond repair by local natives before it could be recovered | |
| 17/06/1957 | XF598 | Provost T1 | 6 FTS | Overran the runway at Ternhill, Salop after the engine cut during a down wind landing. To 7466M | |
| 18/06/1957 | WV511 | J-P | Provost T1 | RAFC | Abandoned by the crew during a spin over Aslackby, Lincs |
| 20/06/1957 | WT563 | Hunter F1 | 233 OCU | Rolled into the ground two mile north of Pembrey, Carmarthen after control failure, killing the pilot | |
| 24/06/1957 | WM979 | C-160 | Sea Hawk FGA4 | 806 NAS | Flew into the ground when dive bombing at Boyndie airfield near Banff, Banffshire |
| 25/06/1957 | WE597 | Auster T7 | LAS | Flew into power cables and crashed near Blandford Forum, Dorset | |
| 27/06/1957 | WG961 | Meteor T7 | Odiham Sation Flt | Stalled while carrying out an asymmetric approach to Odiham, Hants and crashed | |
| 28/06/1957 | XF997 | F | Hunter F4 | 43 Sqn | Force-landed onto mudflats in the River Eden estuary after a bird strike while on approach to Leuchars, Fife. The pilot was unhurt |
| 01/07/1957 | WP966 | BD-B | Chipmunk T10 | LAS | Hit the ground half a mile west of Middle Wallop, Hants after the engine cut during an overshoot |
| 02/07/1957 | VF522 | Auster AOP6 | 652 Sqn | Swung off the runway and hit a vehicle after an abandoned take off in West Germany | |
| 03/07/1957 | WE409 | I | Venom FB1 | 14 Sqn loan to RNZAF | Entered an inverted spin from which the pilot could not recover. He ejected successfully and the aircraft crashed South West Malaya |
| 05/07/1957 | XA390 | 322 | Gannet AS1 | 820 NAS | Broke out of the catapult while being prepared for launch from HMS Bulwark while operating in the North Channel off Bangor, County Down Northern Ireland. It ran off the deck into the sea but the pilot and two passengers were rescued |
| 08/07/1957 | WK114 | Canberra B2 | 32 Sqn | Crashed into the Limassol Bay after taking off in fog from Akrotiri, Cyprus | |
| 08/07/1957 | WK471 | Venom FB1 | 60 Sqn | Stalled on take off from Tengah, Singapore and crashed into some buildings | |
| 09/07/1957 | WK561 | L | Chipmunk T10 | CNCS | Hit a hedge during a forced landing four miles north of Shrewsbury after the engine cut |
| 09/07/1957 | WZ718 | Auster AOP9 | 1900 Flt | Hit the mast of a junk and ditched into Tolo Channel, Hong Kong during a practice forced landing | |
| 10/07/1957 | WR295 | J | Venom FB1 | 14 Sqn loan to RNZAF | Suffered a nosewheel collapse on landing at Tengah, Singapore. The aircraft suffered Cat.5 damage and was subsequently scrapped |
| 10/07/1957 | XG548 | U | Sycamore HR14 | JEHU | Written off after serious ground resonance while on development tests at Middle Wallop, Hampshire |
| 12/07/1957 | VS566 | CB-X | Anson C21 | MCS | Skidded off the end of the runway at Hendon, London and hit an obstruction |
| 15/07/1957 | WV221 | U | Whirlwind HAS22 | 845 Sqn | Suffered a complete engine failure while in a hover six miles off Portland lighthouse, Dorset. It ditched and sank but the crew were rescued by submarine HMS Sleuth |
| 16/07/1957 | WV274 | Hunter F4 | 118 Sqn | Lost power and belly landed at Jever, West Germany during an overshoot in heavy rain. Sent for repair but declared a write off | |
| 16/07/1957 | XG545 | Sycamore HR14 | 275 Sqn | Lost power after the engine overheated during winching practice at 25-30ft. It descended into the North Sea half a mile off Happisburgh, Norfolk. The crew were rescued by a rowing boat | |
| 18/07/1957 | WR507 | S | Venom FB4 | 249 Sqn | Written off in a belly landing at El Adem, Libya after the undercarriage jammed up |
| 19/07/1957 | WD296 | Chipmunk T10 | LAS | Taxied into a fuel bowser at Middle Wallop, Hampshire | |
| 22/07/1957 | WE371 | Venom FB1 | 28 Sqn | Swung on take off from Kai Tak, Hong Kong and hit some vehicles | |
| 23/07/1957 | WK311 | Swift FR5 | 79 Sqn | The pilot ejected after the engine cut over Niehoff, West Germany | |
| 24/07/1957 | WE114 | Canberra B2 | 231 OCU | Dived into the ground during a night overshoot at Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire | |
| 26/07/1957 | WK916 | V | Meteor F8 | 219 Sqn | The undercarriage was ripped off after undershooting on landing at Kirkbride, Cumbria |
| 26/07/1957 | WZ574 | Vampire T11 | CFS | The crew abandoned the aircraft during an uncontrollable spin over Faringdon, Oxfordshire | |
| 26/07/1957 | XJ383 | Sycamore HR14 | 284 Sqn | Crashed after it rolled on take off three miles NW of Ayios Nicolaios, Cyprus causing the rotor to hit the ground | |
| 26/07/1957 | XE595 | Hunter F6 | 66 Sqn | Although the nose lifted during take off from Jever, West Germany the aircraft failed to become airborne. The pilot abandoned take off but it overshot and ran into a wheat field | |
| 27/07/1957 | XB386 | J-997 | Avenger AS5 | HMS Warrior | HMS Warrior was used as the HQ ship during Operation Grapple, the testing of British nuclear bombs off Christmas Island in the Pacific. It had three Avengers on board, one crashing on 2nd May. On completion of the tests the other two were ceremoniously catapulted off the flight deck into the sea and sank |
| 27/07/1957 | XB439 | J-996 | Avenger AS5 | HMS Warrior | |
| 30/07/1957 | XF510 | Hunter F6 | North Weald Station Flt | Crashed while on approach to North Weald, Essex after the engine cut, killing the pilot | |
| 31/07/1957 | VS574 | Anson C21 | Bomber Command | The pilot landed the aircraft in a field and hit a hedge after mistaking the field for the airfield at Old Sarum, Wiltshire | |
| 31/07/1957 | WA240 | 30 | Vampire FB5 | 3 CAACU | Failed to become airborne from Exeter, Devon when the pilot raised the nose too early. Take off was abandoned but it overran the runway, ran through two fences and caught fire after both drop tanks detached |
| 01/08/1957 | XD948 | J | Swift FR5 | 79 Sqn | Written off in an emergency landing at Gutersloh, West Germany after the nose wheel would not lower |
| 02/08/1957 | XE586 | Hunter F6 | 263 Sqn | Crashed onto Tuddenham Avenue, Ipswich, Suffolk after the pilot failed to recover the aircraft from a spin. The Pilot ejected safely | |
| 03/08/1957 | WH989 | J-974 | Dragonfly HR5 | HMS Eagle Ships Flt | Ditched into the sea off Scotland after engine failure while performing plane guard duties off HMS Eagle |
| 03/08/1957 | XG619 | B-435 | Sea Venom FAW1 | 891 NAS | Ditched off HMS Bulwark due to engine failure during a catapult launch in home waters. Both crew were killed |
| 07/08/1957 | XJ381 | Sycamore HR14 | 194 Sqn | Due to poor weather the pilot could not land at the intended zone. He diverted to another zone ten miles from Tanah Rata, Perek, Malya which was on top of a 3,600ft hill. The tachometer failed and so the pilot was unaware that he had overpitched. The aircraft sank just short of the zone and struck the ground nose first | |
| 08/08/1957 | XE886 | 59 | Vampire T11 | 4 FTS | Flew into high ground at High Neb, Stanage Edge, Sheffield after running short of fuel. Both crew were killed |
| 08/08/1957 | VW488 | Meteor T7 | 13 Group Comm Flt | Dived into the ground after loss of control at Belsay, Northumberland. The pilot and his passenger, the mess steward were both killed | |
| 10/08/1957 | XE761 | Cadet TX2 | RAFC | Written off at Cranwell, Lincolnshire | |
| 10/08/1957 | WR562 | Venom FB4 | 8 Sqn | When pulling out of a dive during a practice air to ground attack the gun doors and port pylon tanks came off causing considerable damage to the underside of the aircraft. Returned to base at Khormaksar, Aden but was not repaired | |
| 12/08/1957 | WJ547 | Anson T21 | CNCS | The tail wheel collapsed while taxying back to dispersal after landing at South Cerney, Gloucestershire | |
| 13/08/1957 | VZ119 | Vampire FB5 | 8 FTS | The pilot broke formation while in cloud after becoming disorientated and lost control. He abandoned the aircraft but was killed when he struck part of the airframe. It crashed at Besthorpe, Nottinghamshire | |
| 14/08/1957 | WZ702 | Auster AOP9 | RAE | Stalled after bouncing on landing at Farnborough, Hampshire. The wing then dropped and the aircraft nosed over onto its back. The pilot escaped unhurt | |
| 14/08/1957 | TX222 | Anson C19 | 19 Group Comm Flt | Crashed at Titsey Hill, seven miles south of Croydon, Surrey in bad visibility | |
| 15/08/1957 | WH865 | Canberra B2 | 231 OCU | Flew into the ground during a night approach to Bassingbourn, Cambs | |
| 20/08/1957 | XA416 | J-285 | Gannet AS4 | 814 NAS | The aircraft was awaiting take off HMS Eagle behind another Gannet while operating in the Moray Firth, Northern Scotland. The gusty conditions and the slipstream of the other Gannet caused the port wing to lift and the aircraft swung through 180 degrees. It then slid over the side of the ship and entered the water inverted. The pilot escaped but the other two crew drowned |
| 20/08/1957 | WK953 | K | Meteor F8 | 208 Sqn | Ran off the runway at Takali, Malta after the canopy opened on take off |
| 21/08/1957 | TX215 | Anson C19 | 2 TAF | Ran out of fuel and landed in a field at Bochum, West Germany | |
| 22/08/1957 | WR550 | Venom FB4 | 8 Sqn | Belly landed six miles ENE of Khormaksar, Aden after the engine cut | |
| 22/08/1957 | VX491 | Valetta C1 | 110 Sqn | The aircraft was on a leaflet dropping sortie and was attempting to overfly a 5,300ft ridge at Raub, Central Malaya when the port propeller oversped. It crashed into the side of the ridge at 4,100ft, caught fire and was destroyed. The 3 crew and 4 Army dispatchers were killed | |
| 23/08/1957 | XD910 | B | Swift FR5 | 2 Sqn | The canopy detached in flight, hitting and killing the pilot. It crashed into a hill four miles west of Aachen, West Germany |
| 26/08/1957 | XE381 | Sea Hawk FGA6 | 897 NAS | Struck the ground and exploded at Ford, West Sussex during display practice for the Farnborough air show. The pilot was killed | |
| 27/08/1957 | WR544 | Venom FB4 | 60 Sqn | Crashed when control was lost in the slipstream of another aircraft when on approach to Tengah, Singapore | |
| 28/08/1957 | WK477 | G | Venom FB1 | 45 Sqn | Written off when the brakes failed on landing at Butterworth, Malaya and the undercarriage was raised to stop |
| 30/08/1957 | WP140 | R | Hunter F5 | 34 Sqn | During engine start at Biggin Hill, Kent a spark ignited spilt fuel on the ground. This set fire to the aircraft before it could be towed out of the way |
| 30/08/1957 | VX125 | Auster AOP6 | 1912 Flt | Lost height in a turn and hit the ground at Gross Reken, West Germany | |
| 02/09/1957 | WP142 | W | Hunter F5 | 34 Sqn | During take off from Biggin Hill, Kent the tower noticed fuel streaming from WP142 and ordered the pilot to cut his engine. It overran the runway and caught fire. The pilot of WP192 heard the instruction and thought it applied to him. He abandoned take off and the aircraft overran into a hedge. WP192 to 7471M |
| 02/09/1957 | WP192 | O | Hunter F5 | 34 Sqn | |
| 03/09/1957 | WN963 | F | Hunter F5 | 41 Sqn | The port undercarriage leg collapsed on landing at Biggin Hill, Kent. The aircraft swung off the runway and ran through a hedge and barbed wire fence |
| 03/09/1957 | WN139 | Balliol T2 | HCCS | The undercarriage collapsed on landing at White Waltham, Berkshire | |
| 04/09/1957 | WV845 | LM | Sea Hawk FGA4 | 764 NAS | Flew into high ground two miles north west of Brora Point, Ross & Cromarty after leaving the Tain range. The pilot was killed |
| 05/09/1957 | WT754 | Hunter F4 | 167 Sqn | Written off after catching fire during engine start at Benson, Oxon | |
| 05/09/1957 | WV699 | Pembroke C1 | Habbaniya Station Flt | While taxying after landing at Baghdad Airport, Iraq the pilot retracted the undercarriage in error. He had intended to raise the flaps | |
| 06/09/1957 | WB681 | Shackleton MR1A | 240 Sqn | The pilot was intending to carry out an asymmetric overshoot at Ballykelly, Northern Ireland. He noticed another aircraft ahead climbing away after take off and decided to land. It belly landed on the runway after he inadvertently selected undercarriage up | |
| 06/09/1957 | XE880 | 74 | Vampire T11 | 4 FTS | Veered off the runway on landing at Worksop, Nottinghamshire after the starboard undercarriage collapsed |
| 06/09/1957 | XB514 | 538 | Hiller HT1 | 705 Sqn | Force landed into a private garden at Warsash near Fleetend, Hampshire after control was lost possibly due to loss of cyclic control and was badly damaged. The pilot was injured |
| 09/09/1957 | WR381 | Venom FB4 | 249 Sqn | Hit the ground at Sharjah, Oman during a practice attack | |
| 10/09/1957 | WP144 | X | Hunter F5 | 34 Sqn | The Whirlwind was operating below its authorised height and was spotted by the Hunter pilot at the last moment. He took violent evasive action but the underside of the Hunter struck the helicopter which crashed at East Stratton, near Winchester, Hampshire killing both crew. The Hunter pilot blacked out and recovered to find the aircraft in a spin. He ejected just before it exploded. The Whirlwind wreckage was allocated to ground instruction at Arbroath as A2442 |
| 10/09/1957 | XK908 | Whirlwind HAS7 | 700 NAS | ||
| 11/09/1957 | WE452 | Venom FB1 | FWS | During air to ground firing the No 4 rocket rail detached with the rocket and embedded its self into the starboard underside of the nose. The pilot was unaware of this and returned safely to Leconfield, Yorkshire. The aircraft was not repaired | |
| 13/09/1957 | WW396 | Provost T1 | 3 FTS | Damaged beyond repair in a heavy landing in bad visibility at Feltwell, Norfolk | |
| 13/09/1957 | WZ398 | Valiant B(PR)1 | 543 Sqn | While work on the fuel tanks was in progress in a hangar at Wyton, Cambridgeshire a live electric power supply was connected. An explosion occurred in the bomb bay and the aircraft was destroyed by fire | |
| 13/09/1957 | XD553 | Vampire T11 | CNCS | The port undercarriage leg was prevented from lowering due to a jammed undercarriage door. The aircraft made a forced landing on the grass at Shawbury, Salop | |
| 13/09/1957 | XL520 | Pioneer CC1 | 78 Sqn | Failed to become airborne from Beihan Airstrip, Aden due to sand drag on the tail wheel. The pilot abandoned take off but it overshot, turned up onto its nose then fell back damaging the fuselage | |
| 14/09/1957 | WL792 | K | Shackleton MR2 | 224 Sqn | Made a wheels up landing at Gibraltar after suffering engine failure during the run in for a flypast during the Battle of Britain display. The crew escaped without injury |
| 16/09/1957 | XJ314 | Thrust Measuring Rig | RAE | The artificial stability control ran away while the aircraft was in a hover at Bedford with the nose pitched up . It struck the ground inverted but the pilot escaped safely | |
| 16/09/1957 | XG513 | Sycamore HR14 | Sylt Station Flt | Struck the ground at Sylt, West Germany and rolled over when during a test flight the pilot had applied full starboard rudder during a climbing turn from 100 ft and lost control. This had exceeded the control limits of the aircraft | |
| 16/09/1957 | WR488 | Venom FB4 | 8 Sqn | WR488 was written off when it ran into WR552 while taxying after landing at Khormaksar, Aden. WR552 was only slightly damaged but see 30th August 1958 | |
| 16/09/1957 | WR522 | Venom FB4 | 8 Sqn | ||
| 16/09/1957 | VV971 | Anson T21 | Hemswell Station Flt | Swung on landing at Hemswell, Lincs causing the undercarriage to collapse | |
| 17/09/1957 | VZ978 | O-387 | Wyvern S4 | 831 NAS | Collided at 2,000ft and crashed over Littlehampton, Sussex, both pilots ejected safely |
| 17/09/1957 | VZ795 | O-384 | Wyvern S4 | 831 NAS | |
| 20/09/1957 | WZ496 | 65 | Vampire T11 | 7 FTS | The crew abandoned the aircraft following an engine fire over Wem, Salop |
| 20/09/1957 | XJ413 | P | Whirlwind HAR4 | 155 Sqn | Dived into trees five miles NNE of Slim river, Padang, Malaya after tail rotor failure. It was not recovered |
| 20/09/1957 | XL553 | Pioneer CC1 | 78 Sqn | Caught by a gust of wind when 20 ft off the runway while landing at Wadi Ain, Aden. The starboard wing dropped and the aircraft hit the runway. It swerved, struck a small tree, then swerved back onto the runway and tipped up onto its nose | |
| 20/09/1957 | WZ706 | Auster AOP9 | 656 Sqn | Force-landed onto a track 100 miles inside Thailand. To 7851M | |
| 21/09/1957 | WL640 | W | Varsity T1 | 2 ANS | Went out of control at 13,000ft and broke up at 1,500ft, crashing at Falstone, Northumberland. All five occupants were killed. The pilot was not in his seat at the time and so was unable to take preventative action |
| 21/09/1957 | WK428 | H | Venom FB1 | 14 Sqn loan to RNZAF | Made a wheels up landing back at Tengah, Singapore and was damaged beyond repair |
| 23/09/1957 | WR426 | Venom FB4 | 11 Sqn | Rolled during a practice attack and hit the ground at Arnoje, Denmark | |
| 24/09/1957 | VZ756 | J-215 | Wyvern S4 | 813 NAS | Suffered propeller problems during Exercise Strikeback, aircraft became uncontrollable in a Norwegian mountainous region causing the pilot to eject |
| 25/09/1957 | WV854 | J-146 | Sea Hawk FGA6 | 803 NAS | While operating off HMS Eagle in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola the pilot ejected due to a fire caused by a fuel leak |
| 25/09/1957 | XA391 | 321 | Gannet AS1 | 820 NAS | Ditched into the sea off Northern Ireland after engine failure whilst operating of HMS Bulwark, both crew survived |
| 26/09/1957 | DF407 | Oxford T1 | Manadon Staion Flt | The port undercarriage collapsed on landing at Culdrose, Cornwall | |
| 27/09/1957 | VM317 | Anson C19 | Idris Station Flt | Ditched off Tripoli, Libya after the engine cut out | |
| 27/09/1957 | WL261 | Meteor F8 | 208 Sqn | Landed on two wheels at Idris, Libya after an undercarriage leg jammed | |
| 10/1957 | WT743 | R | Hunter F4 | 118 Sqn | Declared a write off after damage due to an acid spill from a burst battery. Possibly at Jever, West Germany |
| 01/10/1957 | WH250 | B | Meteor F8 | Sylt APS | A tyre burst on take off from Sylt, West Germany causing irreparable damage to the airframe |
| 03/10/1957 | WJ769 | Canberra B6 | 139 Sqn | The pilot belly landed the aircraft at Idris, Libya after the port engine caught fire after take off. The navigator and observer had ejected. Front fuselage to 7546M | |
| 08/10/1957 | XA342 | 292 | Gannet AS1 | 815 NAS | Damaged when the tail struck a turned gun turret while being pushed on the flight deck of HMS Ark Royal. To A2471 |
| 11/10/1957 | WA794 | Meteor F8 | 5 CAACU | Crashed into a quarry at Trefor, North Wales killing the pilot | |
| 11/10/1957 | WH346 | Meteor F8 | Sylt APS | Landed on two wheels at Sylt, West Germany after an undercarriage leg jammed | |
| 11/10/1957 | WR377 | G | Venom FB4 | 266 Sqn | Caught fire after the nose wheel collapsed on landing at Wunsdorf, West Germany |
| 11/10/1957 | XG626 | Sea Venom FAW21 | RNAY Belfast | The engine failed on take off from Sydenham, Northern Ireland. The pilot climbed to 150ft and ejected but height was insufficient for his chute to open and he was killed | |
| 11/10/1957 | WR427 | Venom FB4 | 5 Sqn | The nose wheel collapsed on landing at Wunsdorf, West Germany | |
| 14/10/1957 | WE468 | Venom FB1 | 28 Sqn | Sank on take off from Kai Tak, Hong Kong and landed back onto the airfield. Control was lost and it veered off the runway where the port undercarriage leg was removed by a light stanchion. The aircraft came to rest after demolishing a collection of RAF Regiment vehicles that were parked outside a hangar. The pilot was unhurt but had to be assisted out of the cockpit | |
| 15/10/1957 | WR498 | Venom FB4 | 60 Sqn | Written off in a belly landing at Tengah, Singapore after the undercarriage jammed up | |
| 16/10/1957 | WT705 | ES-10 | Hunter F4 | 229 OCU | Collided with a target flag off Lundy Island, North Devon. It was only slightly damaged but was not repaired and did not fly again |
| 17/10/1957 | WN141 | Balliol T2 | HC Exam Unit | Ran into trees in a forced landing near Basingstoke, Hants after the engine cut | |
| 17/10/1957 | TA686 | Mosquito B35 | Sylt APS | Lost power on take off and crashed into a wood at Schleswigland, West Germany | |
| 18/10/1957 | TX164 | Anson C19 | 2 TAF | Belly landed three miles east of Wildenrath, West Germany after an engine cut | |
| 18/10/1957 | WL368 | W | Meteor T7 | CFE Comms Flt | Flew into trees in bad visibility at Kircaldy, Fife when trying to divert to Leuchars |
| 21/10/1957 | TG615 | Hastings C1 | 511 Sqn | Flew into woods after an overshoot at Colerne, Wiltshire and was destroyed by fire | |
| 23/10/1957 | WV911 | 511 | Sea Hawk FGA6 | 700 NAS | During a normal landing at Ford, West Sussex the starboard main undercarriage oleo leg split. To A2526 |
| 23/10/1957 | XE688 | A | Hunter F4 | 74 Sqn | The starboard undercarriage leg sheared off while taxying in after landing at Horsham St Faith, Norfolk. It was not repaired and was later scrapped |
| 29/10/1957 | TK604 | Mosquito B35 | 5 CAACU | Belly landed at Woodvale, Merseyside after the undercarriage jammed | |
| 30/10/1957 | XA256 | A | Marathon T1 | 1 ANS | Damaged after the undercarriage collapsed, probably at Topcliffe, and later declared a write off |
| 01/11/1957 | WF220 | 037 | Sea Hawk F1 | FRU | Badly damaged in a touch down accident at Hurn, Hants. To A2473 |
| 02/11/1957 | WJ470 | D | Valetta T3 | 2 ANS | Swung on landing at Guernsey, causing the undercarriage to collapse |
| 02/11/1957 | WH541 | Meteor FR9 | 208 Sqn | Both damaged beyond repair in Malta | |
| 02/11/1957 | WH544 | Meteor FR9 | 208 Sqn | ||
| 05/11/1957 | XF524 | S | Hunter F6 | 54 Sqn | Dived into the ground fourteen miles S-E of Nicosia, Cyprus killing the pilot |
| 05/11/1957 | XG582 | 717 | Whirlwind HAR3 | 701 NAS | During night trials over the Solent near Calshot, Hampshire the pilot became disorientated when the landing light beam lifted off the surface of the water as he was checking speed and descent rate. It struck the water and sank but the two crew escaped with injuries. It was salvaged and sold for scrap |
| 06/11/1957 | WW660 | Hunter F4 | 229 OCU | Made an emergency landing at Chivenor, Devon after the port undercarriage jammed. It swung off the runway, hit an old oil drum and an ATC aerial mast. It was not repaired and was sold for scrap | |
| 07/11/1957 | XF948 | ES-P | Hunter F4 | 229 OCU | The pilot abandoned the aircraft due to an engine fire ten miles north of Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel. He was never found |
| 07/11/1957 | XG162 | W | Hunter F6 | DFLS | The pilot ejected and was killed one mile south of West Raynham, Norfolk after the engine cut due to fuel starvation |
| 09/11/1957 | WZ717 | Auster AOP9 | 656 Sqn | Written off in a precautionary landing at Ipoh, Malaya when the wing tip struck a telegraph pole | |
| 09/11/1957 | XE588 | Hunter F6 | A&AEE | The pilot used an incorrect technique to try and recover the aircraft from an intentional spin and ejected. The aircraft crashed into Cuckoo Hill near Gorley Hampshire. He was seriously injured being unable to jettison the canopy after therefore had to eject through it | |
| 11/11/1957 | WW294 | 812 | Sea Venom FAW21 | 751 NAS | The port undercarriage broke off on landing at Culdrose, Cornwall causing the wing to catch fire |
| 13/11/1957 | WG490 | Chipmunk T10 | Coltishall Station Flt | Hit a starter trolley at Waterbeach, Cambs while taxying. It was rebuilt and sold as D-EGAP, w/o 19/05/1959 | |
| 14/11/1957 | WT719 | Hunter F4 | 43 Sqn | Suffered a bird strike on take off from Kinloss, Morayshire. It damaged the port air intake and then passed through the engine. The aircraft landed safely at Lossiemouth but was not repaired. To 7596M | |
| 16/11/1957 | XA251 | H | Marathon T1 | 1 ANS | Declared a write off after failure of a wing spar at Topcliffe, Yorkshire |
| 19/11/1957 | WN325 | 380 | Wyvern S4 | 831 NAS | The port wheel entered the catwalk on landing aboard HMS Ark Royal after catching the No.4 wire. The propeller disintegrated and damaged Skyraider WV181 |
| 20/11/1957 | WS830 | X | Meteor NF14 | 64 Sqn | The pilot abandoned the aircraft after control was lost over Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
| 21/11/1957 | WH204 | Meteor T7 | 83 Group | Stalled and crashed when on approach to Wahn, West German | |
| 21/11/1957 | XD656 | 995 | Sycamore HR51 | 723 Sqn RAN | While operating from HMAS Melbourne it suffered engine problems and ditched into the sea near to HM Submarine Telemachus off Australia. The two crew were rescued safely |
| 25/11/1957 | WS638 | O | Meteor NF12 | 72 Sqn | The F-84 struck the Meteor at 33,000ft and removed its tail. The Meteor crew baled out successfully and it crashed four miles SE of Newmarket, Cambs. The F-84 landed safely |
| 25/11/1957 | FS-105 | F-84F | USAFE | ||
| 25/11/1957 | XF899 | Provost T1 | RAFC | Force-landed three miles SE of Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire after the engine cut | |
| 26/11/1957 | WM912 | FD-512 | Sea Hawk FB3 | 700 NAS | Overran and struck the boundary fence during a heavy downwind landing at Ford, West Sussex after suffering a flame out |
| 27/11/1957 | WF886 | Canberra T4 | 6 Sqn | All these aircraft were destroyed in a hangar fire at Akrotiri, Cyprus following a bomb explosion caused by EOKA guerrillas | |
| 27/11/1957 | WJ858 | Canberra T4 | 13 Sqn | ||
| 27/11/1957 | WP514 | Canberra B2 | 73 Sqn | ||
| 27/11/1957 | WT508 | Canberra PR7 | 13 Sqn | ||
| 28/11/1957 | XK426 | Thrust Measuring Rig | Rolls Royce | The aircraft was carrying out an initial tethered flight in a gantry at Hucknall, Notts. At 30ft it paused, wobbled and fell back rapidly and struck the ground heavily on its rear legs. It then bounced back up to 30ft, fell back to the ground and toppled against the gantry structure killing the pilot | |
| 29/11/1957 | XG289 | Z | Hunter F6 | 93 Sqn | Suffered hydraulic failure on take off from Sylt, West Germany. The pilot abandoned take off but it ran off the runway and hit some trees, coming to rest in a ditch |
| 02/12/1957 | WV552 | DW | Provost T1 | RAFC | Overturned during a forced landing at Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire after the engine cut |
| 04/12/1957 | VW363 | Meteor FR9 | 208 Sqn | Written off at Khormaksar, Aden | |
| 04/12/1957 | WV852 | Sea Hawk FGA6 | MTPS | Stalled on approach to Abbotsinch, and spun into the ground killing the pilot | |
| 06/12/1957 | XG871 | 544 | Gannet T2 | 719 NAS | Made a wheels up landing at Eglinton, Northern Ireland after strike a bank at the end of the runway which ripped off the port undercarriage leg. To A2474 |
| 06/12/1957 | XG727 | Sea Venom FAW22 | 819 NAS | Crashed near Merryfield, Somerset following engine failure at night. The pilot ejected but was injured | |
| 06/12/1957 | XA642 | H | Javelin FAW5 | AWDS | Suffered a double flame out at 30,000ft and crashed into the North Sea ten NM off Skegness, Lincs. Before impact the tail broke away following a fire in the rear fuselage. This rendered escape impossible and the crew were killed when the aircraft hit the water |
| 09/12/1957 | WV803 | 116 | Sea Hawk FGA6 | 801 NAS | Collided and crashed over Brawdy, Pembrokeshire while night flying formation join up, both pilots ejected safely |
| 09/12/1957 | WV906 | Sea Hawk FGA6 | 801 NAS | ||
| 09/12/1957 | WW423 | Provost T1 | RAFC | Undershot the runway at Barkeston Heath, Lincs after the engine lost power while on approach | |
| 09/12/1957 | WK129 | Canberra B2 | RRE | Flew into high ground at Carnedd, Llewelyn, Caernarvon during trials at 2,000ft with a ground radar station. Both crew were killed | |
| 09/12/1957 | WZ456 | 50 | Vampire T11 | RAFC | Crashed two miles south of Newark, Notts after the crew ejected, following loss of control |
| 10/12/1957 | XA250 | B | Marathon T1 | 1 ANS | Written off when the starboard undercarriage leg collapsed on landing at Topcliffe, Yorkshire |
| 12/12/1957 | WJ758 | Canberra B6 | 12 Sqn | Written off in a belly landing on the grass at Takali, Malta after the undercarriage had jammed up due to an hydraulic leak | |
| 12/12/1957 | WP993 | Vampire FB9 | 7 FTS | Control was lost during a formation loop and it crashed at Capelboch, Anglesey | |
| 13/12/1957 | WM555 | Sea Venom FAW20 | 890 NAS | The starboard tyre burst on landing at Merryfield, Somerset. The aircraft swung off the runway causing the starboard oleo to collapse | |
| 13/12/1957 | XG202 | E | Hunter F6 | 66 Sqn | Crashed 1½ miles N-E of Morpeth, Northumberland after the engine cut. The pilot ejected safely |
| 13/12/1957 | WH882 | Canberra B2 | Ferry Sqn | The aircraft were 'buzzing' the airfield at Tengah, Singapore to celebrate their arrival when WH882 caught up with and collided with the other. Both aircraft crashed killing all three on board WH882. One of the four on board WJ983 was killed. WH882 was on delivery to 45 Sqn at the time but was flying with a 45 squadron crew | |
| 13/12/1957 | WJ983 | Canberra B2 | 45 Sqn | ||
| 20/12/1957 | RF557 | Lincoln B11 | 199 Sqn | After touchdown at Hemswell, Lincs a sudden gust of wind ballooned the aircraft back into the air. It landed heavily tail down and swung off the runway | |
| 30/12/1957 | WV624 | Provost T1 | 23 Group Comms Flt | Dived into the ground after take off from Cranfield, Bedfordshire | |
| 30/12/1957 | XJ249 | Canberra B(I)6 | 213 Sqn | Crashed into trees one mile NE of Shilberborn, Hartz Mountains, West Germany while in a blizzard |
