SOMERSHAM AIR CRASH

5 October 1942 - Somersham 

On 5th October 1942 an R.A.F. aircraft crashed into houses in Somersham in Huntingdonshire with the loss of 11 civilians. From various newspaper articles this page attempts to describe the event.

Hunts Post in 1942		Hunts Post in 1942
Statement made in the House of Commons		Report of Crash
Hunts Post 15 October 1942
Hunts Post 1942 Hunts Post 1942				Hunts Post 1942

 

Last updated 14 January, 2026