Incident
A crew conducting a local training flight at RAF Colerne was performing touch-and-go maneuvers. During the initial climb, with engine number one intentionally shut down for training purposes, engine number two failed. The aircraft rolled to the left and crashed in flames in a wooded area located a few hundred yards beyond the end of the runway. The aircraft was destroyed.
Crew Details
The five crew members on board were Squadron Leader Anthony Barratt, Flight Lieutenant Douglas Mills, Flight Lieutenant Stuart Fraser, Sergeant Peter Coate, and Leading Mechanic Walter Natt. All were killed in the accident.
Investigation
The official investigation determined the probable cause of the accident to be failure of engine number two for unknown reasons while engine number one was intentionally off for training purposes. No further details were provided regarding the cause of the engine failure.