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Several fatal accidents and incidents involving military aircraft operated by the Royal Air Force have occurred since 1945. They are grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Combat losses and aircraft operated by experimental establishments not on RAF strength are not included. ==1940s== ;1945 *On 29 September 1945 ''PD343'' an Avro Lancaster B.1 of No. 550 Squadron RAF went missing on a flight from Italy to the United Kingdom with 26 on board.〔Halley 1999, pp. 7–24〕 *On 2 October 1945 ''KH219'' a Consolidated Liberator GR.6 of No. 203 Squadron RAF went missing in the Bay of Bengal returning to Singapore on a supply flight, 12 on board.〔 *On 4 October 1945 ''PA278'' an Avro Lancaster B.1 of No. 103 Squadron RAF went missing on a passenger flight from Italy to the United Kingdom with 25 on board.〔 *On 5 October 1945 ''KG867'' a Consolidated Liberator GR.6 of the Czech-manned No. 311 Squadron RAF crashed after an engine fire just over a mile south west of RAF Blackbushe, England on a passenger flight, 23 killed.〔Crash in Hampshire, The Times (London, England), Monday, Oct 08, 1945; pg. 4; Issue 50267.〕 The five Czech crew were carrying 17 Czechoslovak citizens back to Prague, Czech repatriation by air was cancelled and further repatriation was carried out by sea.〔〔 *On 7 October 1945 ''LJ668'' a Short Stirling GT.4 of No. 299 Squadron RAF crashed at Rennes, France. The aircraft was flying from Cairo, Egypt back to the United Kingdom when it ran short of fuel. It tried to land in bad visibility at Rennes but crashed into a row of trees, five crew and 21 soldiers and members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service were killed.〔〔R.A.F. Transport Wrecked. The Times (London, England), Monday, Oct 08, 1945; pg. 4; Issue 50267.〕 *On 13 October 1945 ''KL595'' a Consolidated Liberator C.6 of 206 Squadron RAF failed to gain speed on take off from Melsbroek, Belgium and sank back into ground, 31 killed.〔〔31 Killed In R.A.F. Transport. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 16, 1945; pg. 4; Issue 50274.〕 *On 15 October 1945 ''NJ277'' a Short Sunderland GR.5 of No. 230 Squadron RAF crashed into a hill in bad visibility near Tuas, Johore, Malaya., 22 killed.〔 *On 19 October 1945 ''BZ928'' a Consolidated Liberator B.3 of No. 144 Maintenance Unit crashed five miles south of Maison Blanche, Algeria following engine failure and stall, 15 killed.〔 *On 23 October 1945 ''KJ957'' a Douglas Dakota C.4 of No. 48 Squadron RAF was last seen flying into cloud 20 miles east of Chiringa, India, presumed to have crashed, 14 on board.〔 *On 5 November 1945 ''PD383'' an Avro Lancaster B.1 of No. 300 Squadron RAF went missing near Corsica on a passenger flight from Italy to the United Kingdom, 26 on board.〔 *On 11 November 1945 a Short Stirling C.5 operated by No. 158 Squadron RAF was departing for the United Kingdom when it crashed on take off from RAF Castel Benito in Libya after the wing caught fire, 21 soldiers and five crew were killed, one person survived.〔〔The Times (London, England), Thursday, Nov 15, 1945; pg. 4; Issue 50300〕 *On 14 November 1945 ''PW422'' a Short Stirling GT.4 operated by No. 570 Squadron RAF was dropping English newspapers at Evre aerodrome near Brussels when it hit an electric pylon and crashed into a hockey club, five crew killed and three girls in the building.〔〔The Times (London, England), Thursday, Nov 15, 1945; pg. 4; Issue 50300.〕 *On 22 November 1945 ''KH126'' a Consolidated Liberator C.8 of No. 53 Squadron RAF flew into high ground after take off from RAF Merryfield, Somerset, England on a passenger flight, five crew and 21 soldiers killed.〔〔"27 Killed In Air Accident." Times (England ) 23 Nov. 1945: 4. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 30 Nov. 2012.〕 *On 23 November 1945 ''KG520'' a Douglas Dakota C.3 of No. 31 Squadron RAF crash landed following engine failure five miles east of Kemajoran, Jave in Netherlands East Indies, five crew and 21 Indian soldiers were murdered by Indonesians.〔〔Our Special Correspondent. "A Massacre In Java." Times (England ) 3 Dec. 1945: 4. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 30 Nov. 2012.〕 *On 3 December 1945 ''KH125'' a Consolidated Liberator C.8 of No. 220 Squadron RAF lost a wing flying in cu-nim cloud and crashed at Rochefort, France, 28 killed.〔 ;1946 *On 15 January 1946 ''KN557'' a Douglas Dakota C.3 of No. 271 Squadron RAF flew into a hill in bad weather five South of Marseilles, France, 25 killed.〔Halley 1999, pp. 25–58〕 *On 30 January 1946 ''KN500'' a Douglas Dakota C.4 of No. 525 Squadron RAF crashed after entering cloud, presumed loss of control, 11 killed.〔 *On 13 February 1946 ''VB885'' a Short Sunderland GR.5 of 302 Flying Training Unit flew into the sea turning in bad visibility near Calshot, ten killed.〔 *On 27 March 1946 PP103'' a Short Sunderland GR.5 of No. 209 Squadron RAF crashed landed at Seletar, Singapore after two engines failed, 13 killed.〔 *On 28 March 1946 ''KN760'' a Consolidated Liberator GR.8 of No. 159 Squadron RAF crashed at Pegu, Burma after an engine failed.〔 *On 30 April 1946 ''FZ559'' a Douglas Dakota C.3 of No. 3 Parachute Training School hit the ground at Pindi-Khut, India while low flying, 12 killed.〔 *On 8 June 1946 ''KG747'' a Douglas Dakota C.3 operated by the Accra Station Flight hit trees while flying below cloud in bad weather 70 miles east of Lagos, Nigeria, 22 killed.〔 *On 29 June 1946 ''KJ918'' a Douglas Dakota C.4 of No. 48 Squadron RAF went missing in bad weather in Malaya, 18 on board.〔 *On 25 July 1946 ''KN585'' a Douglas Dakota C.4 of No. 267 Squadron RAF crashed into a swamp 25 miles east of Bassein, Burma, wing had failed flying in bad weather.〔 *On 19 September 1946 ''NX690'' an Avro Lancaster B.7 of No. 40 Squadron RAF caught fire in the air and dived into ground five miles West of Homs, Libya, 25 killed.〔 *On 25 September 1946 ''KN414'' a Douglas Dakota C.4 of No. 110 Squadron RAF flew into the ground two miles from Kai Tak, Hong Kong after control was lost in turbulence, 19 killed.〔 *On 6 October 1946 ''MW125'' an Avro York C.1 of No. 511 Squadron RAF crashed in the Bay of Bengal 100 miles West of Penang, Malaya, 21 killed, cause not known.〔 ;1947 *On 26 February 1947 ''KK120'' a Douglas Dakota C.4 of No. 48 Squadron RAF went missing in bad weather on a flight from Changi to Saigon, 12 on board.〔Halley 1999, pp. 58–70〕 *On 8 March 1947 ''KK122'' a Douglas Dakota C.4 of No. 216 Squadron RAF flew into high ground at Ischia, Italy in bad visibility.〔 *On 18 March 1947 ''MW198'' an Avro York C.1 of No. 51 Squadron RAF had an engine fail on take off, lost heigh and hit trees 2 miles North of Negombo, Ceylon, 11 killed.〔 ;1948 *On 30 April 1948 ''RF474'' an Avro Lincoln B.2 of No. 9 Squadron RAF broke up in cu-nim cloud and crashed at Verquires, Bouches-du-Rhone, France, 11 killed.〔Halley 1999, pp. 71–83〕 *On 4 July 1948 ''MW428'' an Avro York C.1 of No. 99 Squadron RAF collided with a Douglas DC-6 of Scandinavian Airlines System which was on approach to RAF Northolt, seven killed on the York and 32 on the DC-6.〔 *On 18 September 1948 ''TA507'' a de Havilland Mosquito FB.6 of 51 Maintenance Unit stalled during an aerobatic display a crashed into a Hospital at Lichfield, two crew killed and ten on the ground.〔 *On 18 September 1948 ''TE808'' a de Havilland Mosquito FB.6 lost control during a display at RAF Manston and crashed, two crew killed and ten on the ground.〔 ;1949 *On 19 February 1949 ''VV243'' an Avro Anson T.21 of No. 2 Air Navigation School collided with a British European Airways Douglas DC-3 over Exhall, four miles north of Coventry, four crew killed and ten on the Douglas DC-3.〔Halley 1999, pp. 83–96〕 *9 August 1949 ''KN336'' a Douglas Dakota C.4 flew into the ground on approach in cloud to Salalah, Oman, 12 killed.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of fatal accidents and incidents involving Royal Air Force aircraft from 1945」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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