North Luffenham & Marville

1952-1963 – Category "A" Crash List – Assorted Sources


North Luffenham & Marville
Canadair Sabre Category "A" Crash List

Date

Squadron

Tail No.

Remarks

18 Apr 1952

410

19177

F/O JAL Kerr was killed in a mid-air collision with 19181 over The Wash

18 Apr 1952

410

19181

F/O AB Rayner was killed in a mid-air collision with 19177 over The Wash

12 Jun 1952

441

19189

S/L MacKenzie experienced engine trouble and made a wheels-up deadstick landing into a potatoe field

25 Jun 1952

410

19156

F/O JL Bentham experienced a fire in the ammunition bay and had an emergency landing at Stamford, England

1 Jul 1952

439

19187

F/O RJ Conti was killed when he experiences fuel exhaustion and crashed into the sea

8 Jul 1952

439

19112

Engine quit. Pilot, F/O Al Seith ejected over The Wash

25 Aug 1952

410

19178

F/O Johnson crash landed at North Luffenham while overshooting

5 Dec 1952

441

19185

F/O KA Branch landed short at North Luffenham

21 Feb 1953

410

19122

Pilot F/O Knox-Leet landed short at North Luffenham

3 June 1953

439

19193

F/O JJR Bedard was killed when he dove straight in by Boston, Lincs

20 August 1953

441

19158

F/O Les Benson experienced fuel exhaustion and ejected into the sea near Off Corner, England

6 Oct 1953

441

19167

F/O Haran crashed at North Luffenham

26 Nov 1953

441

19152

F/O HD Klein ejected from a spin near Wells, England

16 Dec 1953

439

19137

F/O DG Tracey was killed when he experienced fuel Exhaustion. Unable to eject but climbed from aircraft to attempt parachuting near Loughborough, England

21 Feb 1954

410

19159

F/O Knox-Leet landed short at North Luffenham

8 Apr 1954

439

19155

F/O LJ Elphick had engine trouble and landed short near North Luffenham

11 May 1955

439

23336

F/O FB Davis experienced fuel exhaustion and ejected over Luxembourg

17 May 1954

441

19163

W/C WF Parks was killed when failed to return to base. Crashed over the North Sea

7 Jun 1955

439

23360

F/O SR Easson crashed on landing at Marville

23 Jun 1955

441

23302

F/O JH Johnson stalled while turning final at Marville

25 Jun 1955

410

23328

F/O AG McCallum was killed in a crash during Exercise Carte Blanche while chasing a Vampire

21 Jul 1955

441

23109

F/L EL Fine stalled on landing at Marville

13 Aug 1956

410

23333

F/O RH Roden was killed in a mid-air collision with 23543 over Bitburg, Germany

20 Aug 1956

441

23654

F/O DE Bradley was killed when he dove straight in near Rheims

28 Aug 1956

439

23496

F/O MT Tillotson was killed when he ejected at 1000 feet while experiencing a flame-out on overshoot at Marville

4 Feb 1957

439

23581

F/O FP Luettger ejected when his engine exploded

1 Apr 1957

439

23584

F/O Tidball stalled on approach at Marville

2 May 1957

441

23530

P/O HA Davidson was killed when he ejected at 400 feet. He experienced a flame-out at 21,000 feet and crashed attempting a deadstick landing at Marville

10 Feb 1958

441

23356

F/O KR Morash experienced a fire warning light and ejected at 40,000 feet near Angele, France

27 Feb 1958

439

23561

F/O JL Olson ejected 3 miles north of Marville when his controls froze

27 Feb 1958

441

23659

F/O "Moon" Mullin had a flame-out. The aircraft caught fire and he crashed on a taxiway at Etain, France

24 Mar 1958

441

23436

F/O "Zoot" Sutton experienced engine trouble and ejected near Rhein Main, Germany

17 Nov 1958

441

23491

F/O Jack Folkins experienced fuel exhaustion and ejected near Frankfurt, Germany during Exercise Soft Spot

17 Nov 1958

441

23519

F/O Norm Guy experienced fuel exhaustion and ejected near Frankfurt, Germany during Exercise Soft Spot

20 Nov 1958

441

23555

F/O DH Barnes was killed in a crash at Decimomannau

17 Jul 1959

439

23568

S/L JC "Hap" Day was killed when he crashed 2 miles from Marville

12 Dec 1959

441

23590

F/O T Koch crashed in fog at Marville

8 April 1960

439

23619

F/O RW Hallworth had a mid-air with 23515 end ejected near Zweibrucken

9 Nov 1960

441

23497

F/O RA Duffie was killed when he crashed on take-off at Marville

2 Feb 1961

439

23756

F/O RW Hallworth experienced seized controls and ejected near Chaloh-sur-Marn

16 May 1963

439

23419

F/O ML McKibbon crashed at Marville

10 Aug 1963

441

23593

F/O JA Davidsons controls seized at 30,000 feet and he ejected at 10,000 feet


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