Details of the crashes and the names of the aircrew involved
are due to appear on this page. Please contact us if you are related to
somebody on the list, or know of a photograph of them. If original
photographs or papers are still in the family, we can help to
caption photographs and explain the codes and nicknames that were used
at
the time. We appreciate the opportunity to copy original material for
the
museum's archive.
We are always looking for photographs, log books and
anecdotes relevant to the units based in the Midlands.
South
west Midlands
1915 and 1916 12 crashes
recorded: mainly training aircraft from Castle Bromwich.
1917 45 crashes
recorded: mainly training aircraft from Castle Bromwich and Lilbourne,
predominantly Avro 504s and SE5As.
1918 54 crashes
recorded: training aircraft from Castle Bromwich and Lilbourne,
including 504s, SE5As, Camels and Pups and also newly built
aircraft from the Aircraft Acceptance Parks.
1919
to 1929 20 crashes recorded
1930 to 1939 23 crashes
recorded: mainly training aircraft.
1940 56 crashes
recorded: mainly Hurricanes and training aircraft.
1941 120 crashes
recorded: Wellingtons started to dominate; a few German bombers.
1942 161 crashes
recorded: mainly Wellingtons, Whitleys and Beaufighters.
1943 171 crashes
recorded: mainly Wellingtons, Whitleys, Oxfords and Beaufighters.
1944 150 crashes
recorded: mainly Wellingtons and Oxfords.
1945 105 crashes
recorded: mainly Wellingtons.
1946 to 1949 59 crashes and
write-offs
recorded: mainly Wellingtons, Mosquitoes and gliders.
1950 to 1988 67 crashes
recorded: mainly Harvards, Oxfords and Meteors.
North
west Midlands
1938 to 1941 Crashes in
Staffordshire and north Warwickshire.
1942 Crashes in
Staffordshire and north Warwickshire.
1943 Crashes in
Staffordshire and north Warwickshire.
