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 |