List of aviation accidents and incidents in the Isle of Man

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This article lists some of the aviation accidents and incidents in the Isle of Man from the 1940s to the 2010s.

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1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Avro Anson</span> 1935 multi-role military aircraft family by Avro

The Avro Anson is a British twin-engine, multi-role aircraft built by the aircraft manufacturer Avro. Large numbers of the type served in a variety of roles for the Royal Air Force (RAF), Fleet Air Arm (FAA), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Royal Australian Air Force and numerous other air forces before, during, and after the Second World War.

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1949:

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1952:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Avro York</span> 1942 transport aircraft family by Avro

The Avro York was a British transport aircraft developed by Avro during the Second World War. The design was derived from the Avro Lancaster heavy bomber, several sections of the York and Lancaster being identical. Due to the importance of Lancaster production, York output proceeded slowly until 1944, after which a higher priority was placed upon transport aircraft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">RAF Welford</span> Royal Air Force station in Berkshire

Royal Air Force Welford or more simply RAF Welford is an active Royal Air Force station in Berkshire, England. The station is located approximately 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Newbury; about 50 miles (80 km) west of London

<span class="mw-page-title-main">RAF East Fortune</span> Former Royal Air Force flying base in East Lothian, Scotland

Royal Air Force East Fortune, or more simply RAF East Fortune, is a former Royal Air Force station located just south of the village of East Fortune. It is a short distance east of Edinburgh, in Scotland. RAFEast Fortune was used as a fighter station during the First World War and later used by a night fighter operational training unit during the Second World War. The motto of the station is "Fortune Favours the Bold".

Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport, formerly Halfpenny Green Airport and Wolverhampton Business Airport, locally Bobbington Airport, is a small, 400-acre (1.6 km2) airport situated near the village of Bobbington, South Staffordshire. The airport is situated 8 mi (13 km) south-west of Wolverhampton, the city which it serves.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">No. 44 Squadron RAF</span> Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force

Number 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron was an aviation unit of the Royal Air Force. It was active between 1917 and 1982. For most of its history it served as a heavy bomber squadron.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">RAF Jurby</span> Former Royal Air Force station on the Isle of Man

Royal Air Force Jurby, or more simply RAF Jurby, is a former Royal Air Force station built in the north west of the Isle of Man. It was opened in 1939 on 400 acres (1.6 km2) of land acquired by the Air Ministry in 1937, under the control of No. 29 Group, RAF. During the Second World War the station was used for training as No. 5 Armament Training Station, No. 5 Air Observer School, No. 5 Bombing & Gunnery School and the No. 5 Air Navigation & Bombing School. In addition RAF Jurby also played host to a variety of operational squadrons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tranwell Airfield</span> Airport in Morpeth, Northumberland

Tranwell Airfield is a former airfield located 3.3 miles (5.3 km) southwest of Morpeth and 11.5 miles (18.5 km) north west of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England.

No. 608 Squadron was an Auxiliary Air Force squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. It flew during its existence as a bomber, fighter and reconnaissance unit and was the only RAF squadron to be equipped with the unsuccessful Blackburn Botha torpedo bomber.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scottish Airlines</span> Defunct Scottish airline, 1945–1961

Scottish Airlines (Prestwick) Limited was formed in 1946 as a subsidiary of Scottish Aviation Limited. The airline commenced worldwide passenger and cargo charter flights from bases at Prestwick and Stansted. It also participated in the Berlin Airlift, became a trooping carrier for the British Armed Forces, and began contract flights on behalf of Air France, British European Airways (BEA), Compagnie Belge des Transports Aériens, Iceland Airways and KLM.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1949 Exhall mid-air collision</span>

The Exhall mid-air collision happened on Saturday 19 February 1949 over the village of Exhall when a British European Airways Douglas DC-3 / Douglas Dakota collided in clear weather with a Royal Air Force Avro Anson T21.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">No. 1 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF</span> Former Royal Air Force Coastal Command Operational Training Unit

No. 1 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF, was a training unit of the Royal Air Force, within No. 17 Group RAF, which was part of RAF Coastal Command. The unit was established during April 1940 by the redesignating of an existing RAF Coastal Command unit, and disbanded during October 1943.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">No. 8 Service Flying Training School RAAF</span> Military unit

No. 8 Service Flying Training School was a flying training school of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) that operated during World War II. It was formed in December 1941, and graduated its first course in March 1942. Responsible for intermediate and advanced instruction of pilots under the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS), the school was based at RAAF Station Bundaberg, Queensland, and operated Avro Anson aircraft. It spawned two maritime patrol squadrons in early 1943, raised in response to increased Japanese submarine activity off Australia's east coast. Some of the school's aircraft were also attached to the Australian Army in 1944–45. No. 8 SFTS completed its final training course in December 1944, and was disbanded in July 1945.

References

  1. ↑ "Handley Page Hampden Mk. I P1260 of No. 7 Squadron RAF crashed on Snaefell on the 1st January 1940". Peak District Air Accident Research. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Snaefell Disaster, Isle of Man, 1 January 1940". BBC. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Memorial service held for Andreas WWII plane crash". Isle of Man Today. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Wallace II K6073". rafcommands.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Botha I L6326". rafcommands.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Lockheed Hudson Mk.I N7337 of No.1 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit flew into North Barrule on the 9th September 1941". Peak District Air Accident Research. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Spitfire IIa P7502". rafcommands.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Spitfire IIB P8576". rafcommands.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Botha I L6314". rafcommands.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Crash of a Blackburn B-26 Botha I in Port Erin: 4 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Blenheim IV Z6191". rafcommands.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Blenheim I K70846". rafcommands.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Beaufighter T4715". rafcommands.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "Hudson V AM608". rafcommands.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  15. ↑ "Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson on Mt Slieau Freoaghane: 4 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  16. ↑ "Anson I N5026". rafcommands.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  17. ↑ "Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in North Barrule: 5 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  18. ↑ "Anson I EG233". rafcommands.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  19. ↑ "Martin B-26C (AT-23) 41-35791 of the 322nd Bombardment Group, USAAF crashed on Cronk ny Arrey Laa on the 4th July 1944". Peak District Air Accident Research. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  20. ↑ "Avro Anson Mk.I AX177 of No.1 (O)AFU crashed on Cronk ny Arrey Laa on the 13th November 1944". Peak District Air Accident Research. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  21. ↑ "Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near Port Erin: 5 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  22. ↑ "Anson AX177". rafcommands.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  23. ↑ "Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 42-37840 "Combined Operations" coded GY-Y of the 367th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group, crashed near the Chasms on the southern tip of the Isle of Man on the 14th April 1945". Peak District Air Accident Research. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  24. ↑ "42-37840". Americanairmuseum.co. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  25. ↑ "Avro Anson Mk.I MG445 of No.5 Air Navigation School based at Jurby crashed on Slieau Ruy near Laxey on the 3rd January 1946". Peak District Air Accident Research. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  26. ↑ "Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Laxey: 4 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  27. ↑ "Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I into the Irish Sea: 5 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  28. ↑ "Anson I MG437". rafcommands.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  29. ↑ Poole, Steve (1999). Rough Landing or Fatal Flight: A history of aircraft accidents on, or over and around the Isle of Man. Manx Heritage Foundation Amulree Publications. pp. 121–22. ISBN   1-901508-03-X.
  30. ↑ "Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide near Peel: 6 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  31. ↑ "Crash of a Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII near Port Erin: 4 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  32. ↑ "Handley Page Halifax C. Mk.8 G-AJNZ belonging to World Air Freight crashed on Cronk ny Arrey Laa on the 28th September 1948". Peak District Air Accident Research. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  33. ↑ Poole 1999, pp. 126–27.
  34. ↑ "Avro Anson T. Mk.20 VM418 of No.1 ITS, Jurby crashed on Clagh Ouyr near Ramsey on the 6th September 1953". Peak District Air Accident Research. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  35. ↑ "Crash of an Avro 652 Anson T.20 in Ramsey: 4 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  36. ↑ "Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 OxfordT.1 off Maughold: 4 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  37. ↑ "Crash of an Avro 652 Anson C.19 in North Barrule: 6 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  38. ↑ "G-AWBO Accident Report" (PDF). Air Accidents Investigation Branch . Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  39. ↑ "ukserials losses 1972". ukserials.com. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  40. ↑ "British Aerospace Hawk T. Mk.1 XX166 of No.4 Flying Training School, flew into Clagh Ouyr on the 24th June 1983". Peak District Air Accident Research. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  41. ↑ "Ministry of Defence Military Aircraft Accident Summary" (PDF). ukserials.com. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
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