Details of the crashes and the names of the
aircrew involved can be found from 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
13 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.
1944
Crashes in Staffordshire and north Warwickshire.
1945
to 1953 Crashes in Staffordshire and north
Warwickshire.
