Holloway or his crew, but the aircraft was deemed beyond the units capacity to repair. No injuries were reported to either LAC J.R. Time: 2130 - The aircraft suffered a heavy landing causing the undercarriage to collapse. The damage to the aircraft was too much for it to be repaired on site and was dismantled and returned to the factory. He could not see the lorry due to the colour of it blending in bad visibility on the aerodrome. Returning from a formation interception operational flight at 11:55 Sgt J Shircore hit a lorry after landing. The aircraft was dismantled and sent to a repair facility. He landed the aircraft in a field with the undercarriage retracted. P/O PHG Mitchell had to make a forced landing in bad visibility whilst on an operational sortie at 11:00. The damage was repaired a few days later. No further details recorded.Ī tractor next to the aircraft was started up in gear, resulting in it hitting the aircraft. This aircraft was damaged when it was struck by Defiant N3323 whilst on the ground. This aircraft was damaged when it struck Spitfire X4055 whilst taxying. The pilot landed heavily at night in bad weather, causing the undercarriage to collapse. This aircraft was damaged at 2005hrs on return from a night solo sortie. The aircraft was beyond the repair capabilities of the unit. On landing in a crosswind at 15:45hrs, P/O T Pozyczka set the aircraft down on the starboard undercarriage leg, and it collapsed. Pilot P/O EE Orbison was unhurt in the incident.Įngine failure on ferry flight, landed wheels-up in a field, no accident record card seen, no other details recorded. This aircraft was damaged in a mid-air collision with Hurricane V6636 at 1040hrs, but landed safely back at Kirton Lindsey, despite severe damage to the aircraft's port wing. This aircraft was destroyed in a mid-air collision with another 71sqn Hurricane V6983 and crashed at 1040hrs 600 yards from the Ashby Ville Hotel near Scunthorpe, killing the pilot P/O PH Leckrone (American). The aircraft was capable of being repaired on site by the unit. Johnson was making a return to flying after a lengthy lay off due to a serious illness. The undercarriage lever and warning devices were not functioning properly. P/O J E Johnson made a forced landing at 15:20, with the undercarriage retracted. The engine failed in flight and the aircraft stalled in a turn at 100 feet whilst avoiding trees. This aircraft was damaged at 1235hrs whilst approaching to land on a flight to collect stores. F/Lt Powdrell injured, Sgt Horn injured, Sgt R.R.B.Durtnall & Sgt Clelland unhurt. Crashed 0736hrs some 500 yards from the Officers Mess at Hemswell, when both engines cut through lack of fuel. Turned back 70 miles short of the target with an overheating port engine. P/O BR Murawski (Polish) killed, P/O T Dziubinski (Polish) killed, F/O B Sadowski (Polish) killed, Sgt K Sawicz (Polish) killed, Sgt G Kasianowski (Polish) killed, Sgt Wancisiewicz (Polish) injured.Īirborne 0312hrs from Hemswell for Bremen. S/Ldr S.Floryanowicz (Polish) killed, P/O M.Olszyna (Polish) killed, F/O H.Kulbacki (Polish) killed, Sgt J.Hejnowski (Polish) killed, Sgt A.Guzowski (Polish) killed, Sgt Gackowski (Polish) killed.Ĭoded GR-K, this aircraft crash-landed in a field at 2315hrs on return from operations, possibly as a result of being shot down by an intruder (Uffz Arnold, 1/NJG2) and was wrecked and caught fire. Possibly shot down by intruder, Lt Rudolf Stradner claimed a 'kill' that tallies with this crash. The damage was significant and the aircraft was dismantled and taken away for repair.Īt 22:25 on a very wintery night Squadron Leader Floryamoicz wrote his Wellington coded GR-A off, the aircraft stalled and spun and hit the ground at speed, crashing into a covert and burning out. The pilot had no visibility through the windscreen. Sgt B Klosowski held off too high and stalled the aircraft in heavy snow and icy conditions whilst landing, bringing the aircraft down heavily. This aircraft was wrecked when it ran into a ditch after force-landing in a field at 1755hrs whilst on a ferry flight from Digby to Church Fenton. No accident record card was seen for the incident and it does not feature in 71sqn's ORB.
Force-landed near the airfield possibly after engine failure.
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