Date:	Friday 9 November 1945
Time:	c. 15:00
Type:	Vickers Warwick Mk V
Owner/operator:	16 FU RAF
Registration:	PN776
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	10 miles E of Scarweather Light Vessel, Bristol Channel -   United Kingdom
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Test
Departure airport:	RAF Dunkeswell, Devon
Destination airport:	RAF Dunkeswell, Devon

Narrative:
Crashed 9 November 1945, 10 miles East of the Scarweather Light Vessel, in the Bristol Channel. En-route, both engines failed and the aircraft crashed into the Bristol Channel, off Ogmore-by-sea. A crew member was rescued by the crew of a boat while both other occupants were killed.

Crew (16 Ferry Unit, RAF):
Warrant Officer Francis George Ford, (Service Number 1259118, aged 24) killed
Warrant Officer Paul William Lamy Hutchinson (Service Number 1161673, aged 25) killed
Warrant Officer L. A. W Bell RAFVR survived with serious injuries, and was picked up by a ship.

Cause of accident attributed to a double engine failure

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 page 30 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1992)
2. http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/240165/details/warwick-mk-v-pn776
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/07510.php
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-vickers-474-warwick-v-swansea-2-killed
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/05694.php
6. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
7. Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.(Page 70)
8. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1270207/ford,-francis-george/
9. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2701373/hutchinson,-paul-william-lamy/

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-Sep-2013 03:48	JINX	Added
04-Jun-2014 18:54	angels one five	Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative]
06-Jun-2014 01:56	angels one five	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Jun-2014 02:44	angels one five	Updated [Nature, Source]
07-Jun-2014 02:04	angels one five	Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative]
17-Sep-2014 12:04	Earl	Updated [Operator, Location]
19-May-2017 17:25	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Nov-2018 21:50	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator]
16-May-2019 00:12	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative]