1939 Incident Logs



1939

Date
Type
Serial
Unit
Location
Notes
9th September
Hurricane 1
L1954
No.504 Sqn
Metheringham
Crashed on approach during night-time sortie.
14th September
Audax
K5150
RAFC
Cranwell
Bounced on landing, wing hit the ground.
20th September
Hart
K5791
RAFC
Cranwell
Crashed following stall.
20th September
Audax
K5592
RAFC
Cranwell
Crashed on approach during night-time sortie.
24th September
Harvard
N7067
Grantham SF
Newton, nr Grantham
Crashed after spinning in.
30th September
Hind
K5373
Abingdon SF
nr Cranwell
Hit high ground 2 miles north of Cranwell whilst low flying. 2 Killed.
6th October
Audax
K5130
12 FTS
Grantham
No further details 
8th October
Blenheim 1F
L1424
No.23 Sqn
Digby
Wheels-up landing.
10th October
Audax
K7489
12 SFTS
Grantham
Crashed after stalling on takeoff for night sortie. 1 Killed.
13th October
Battle
K7593
1 AAS
Theddlethorpe
Engine failed on test flight, 3 Killed.
17th October
Hampden
L4080
No.50 Sqn
Waddington
Coded VN-? The aircraft was damaged beyond economical repair after crashing into a hangar due to brake failure whilst taxying. No injuries reported.
24th October
Hind
K6760
RAFC SFTS
Cranwell
Bounced & overturned on landing.
27th October
Anson
N5204
No.608 Sqn
nr Humber lightship
Shot down by a Hurricane, 3 Killed.
30th October
Hampden
L4071
No.83 Sqn
Scampton
Coded OL-? The aircraft was wrecked after the pilot retracted the undercarriage too early, causing the aircraft to crash on the runway. No injuries reported.
31st October
Hampden
L4096
No.50 Sqn
Branston
Coded VN-? The aircraft crashed after it lost height shortly after takeoff from Waddington on a training flight. Sgt R.S.W. Cordie KIA, AC1 J.F. Burge KIA, AC2 L.J. Penteny KIA.
7th November
Hart
K5884
RAFC
Cranwell
Crashed on approach to south airfield at night, hit a cottage.
11th November
Hampden
L4186
No.106 Sqn
Haxey
Coded ZN-T, the aircraft crashed after it stalled during low-level bombing practice sortie on Mission range. Sgt W. Styles injured.
13th November
Fury 2
K8244
1 AAS
Theddlethorpe
Dived into ground during firing run on the range, 1 Killed.
15th November
Anson 1
N4982
12 FTS
Spitalgate
Undershot landing at night.
23rd November
Hampden
L4034
No.49 Sqn
Waddington
Coded EA-? The aircraft flew into a hangar whilst trying to avoid the control tower during a landing attempt in poor visibility. 8 killed including some working in the hangar who were crushed when one of the engines fell through the roof. S/L P. McG Watt KIA, Cpl T.A. Keating KIA, AC1 S. Taylor KIA, AC2 F.L. Talbot KIA, AC1 L. McGarvie KIA, LAC W.G. Kelly KIA, Cpl A. Cooke KIA, Cpl A. McD. Henderson KIA, AC2 M. Bastow injured.
29th November
Blenheim 1
L1452
No.23 Sqn
nr Gainsborough
2 Killed.
29th November
Hart
K3153
RAFC SFTS
Wellingore
Bounced on landing & overturned.
1st December
Tutor
K3323
No.219 Sqn
nr Grantham
Possibly a minor accident, as Finn records this but Hancock does not, suggesting that the aircraft may not have been wrecked.
1st December
Tutor
K3433
No.219 Sqn
nr Grantham
Stalled & crashed 1mile west of Grantham.
9th December
Blenheim 1
L8678
No.229 Sqn
Digby
Crashed on landing.
9th December
Battle
L5350
No.266 Sqn
Sutton Bridge
Landed wheels-up.
13th December
Audax
K7423
RAFC SFTS
Cranwell
Lost height after takeoff for night sortie, 1 Killed.
18th December
Hart
K5015
12 FTS
Grantham
Undercarriage collapsed after heavy landing following a night sortie.
18th December
Wellington
N2871
No.9 Sqn
RAF North Coates
Made an emergency landing after an attack by BF.109'S during a daylight attack on Heligoland. The aircraft landed ok, but with 50% of it's fabric missing, plus major damage to the airframe. It was later repaired and flown back to RAF Binbrook.
19th December
Battle
K7658
1 AAS
South Cockerington Grange
Landed wheels-up following engine failure.
31st December
Battle
K7675
1 AAS
Manby
Undercarriage collapsed on landing.




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