| Military accidents UK | 1956 |
| Date | Type | Serial No | Unit | Base | Fatalaties | Location | Details |
| 3 January | Sea Venom ? | NK | 800 Squadron FAA | HMS Heron (RNAS Yeovilton) |
BROWN, George F S, Act/Commander, RAN WYATT, Peter H, Lieutenant, RN |
NK | NK |
| 20 January | Meteor NF12 | WS661 | RAF North Luffenham | Flying Officer Leonard Charles Mitchell STOATE, 23, Pilot Flying Officer Alistair Walter PATERSON, Navigator |
Wadhurst High Street in East Sussex | Took off for a sortie in the local are within 60 miles of base.. Aircraft subsequently seen at Wadhurst where the pilot's parents lived! The pilot flew past the family home in a steep banked turn to port and struck two bungalows. Crew & 2 civilians killed | |
| 2 February | Vampire FB.5 | WG803 | 7 FTS | RAF Valley | 1 | Off Cemaes Bay, Anglesey | Crashed into sea during aerobatic practice. |
| 24 February | Canberra T.4 | WJ871 | RAF 231 OCU | RAF Bassingbourne | 2 | 2 miles W of Stilton, Huntingdonshire | Tailplane actuator malfunctioned, dived into ground. |
| 8 March | Gannet AS1 | WN402 ? | 824 Squadron FAA | HMS Ark Royal | CLAXTON, John B, Sub Lieutenant RAMPLIN, Francis C 'Paddy', Petty Officer Telegraphist (A), JX 646362, TOOLEY, Leslie M, Lieutenant |
Crashed on take-off | |
| 26 March | NK | NK | 811 Squadron FAA | HMS Centaur | HAILSTONE, Brian W, Lieutenant LOWSON, Roger A, Lieutenant |
Hong Kong? | NK |
| 6 April | Vampire FB.5 | WA104 | 4 FTS |
RAF Middleton St George | 1 | 3 miles SSE of Middleton, St. George. Co. Durham | Inflight fire & dived into ground. |
| 15 April | Chipmunk | WD351 | RAF Liverpool UAS | 1 | Down Holland, nr. Lydiate, Lancashire | Dived into ground off turn | |
| 19 April | Vampire FB.5 | NK | 7 FTS | RAF Valley |
ARMITAGE, Robert M, Midshipman HMS Goldcrest (RNAS Brawdy) |
Un-named ridge to the east of Llyn Eigiau on the eastern edge of the Carneddau. Snowdonia | Dived into the ground during training flight from RAF Valley. |
| 22 April | Meteor F.8 | WE895 | RAF 609 Sqn. | RAF Church Fenton | Flt. Lt. William. S. Campbell | Cawood, 4 miles NW of Selby, Yorkshire | Control lost, abandoned in dive. Pilot ejected but had problems releasing from seat and was killed |
| 7 May | B Squadron A&AEE | Boscombe Down | Michael R. Alston Flying Officer pilot |
Crash into the sea off Shoreham, Sussex | runaway tailplane actuator | ||
| 11 May | Valiant B1 | WP202 | RAE | Farnborough | S/Ldr. K. Orman, |
Southwick, Sussex | Control failure |
| 31 May | Sea Venom ? | NK | 890 Squadron | HMS Bulwark | JOHNSON, Eric L, Lieutenant |
NK | NK |
| 4 June | Sea Venom ? | NK | 890 Squadron | HMS Heron (RNAS Yeovilton) |
BREWER, Peter S, Lieutenant Commander |
NK | NK |
| 25 June | Attacker FB.2 | WK328 | HMS Peregrine |
WYATT, Jack S, Lieutenant | Crashed 400 yards north east of main runway. | Practising mirror landings at RNAS Ford | |
| 28 June | Meteor F.8 | WH355 | FWS | RAF Leconfield ? | 1 | 2 miles S of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire | Dived into ground after control lost in cloud. |
| 1 July | NK | NK | HMS Gamecock (RNAS Bramcote Warks) |
BARKWAY, Raymond C, Lieutenant (A), RNVR |
Whitechurch, Pembrokeshire, Wales | NK | |
| 27 July | Vampire FB.5 | WA200 | 8 FTS | RAF Swinderby | Lt A. Ahmed Royal Iraqi AF (Pilot: Under training with RAF) |
Swinderby, Lincolnshire | Became airborne after landing & sideslipped into ground - DBF |
| 28 July | Sea Hawk | NK | 804 Squadron FAA ? | HMS Fulmar |
FLOWER, Peter G, Lieutenant | Chanctonbury Ring, West Sussex | En route from Lossiemouth to Ford Struck high ground in fog |
| 23 August | Vampire FB.5 | WA142 | RAF 63 Gp. CF | 1 | Bala, Merioneth | Dived into ground after pilot overcome by anoxia. | |
| 26 August | Meteor F.8 | WH280 | 615 Squadron | RAF Biggin Hill ? | 1 | 7 miles N of Ipswich, Suffolk | Collided with WH853 & crashed. |
| 26 August | Meteor F.8 | WE853 | 615 Squadron | RAF Biggin Hill ? | 1 | 7 miles N of Ipswich, Suffolk | Collided with WH853 while joining formation & crashed. |
| 4 September | Wyvern S4 | WN327 | 831 Squadron FAA | Peregrine (RNAS Ford) |
SANDISON, Robert E, Lieutenant | Sutton, nr Pulborough West Sussex | Pilot lost control of the aircraft at low altitude Unfortunately he ejected too low (and sideways I believe), and was killed. |
| 11 September | Meteor F.8 | WK787 | RAF CF | Turnhouse | 1 | Turnhouse, Midlothian | Dived into ground after high speed stall recovering from loop. |
| 20 September | Canberra T.4 | WE189 | RAF AIEU | Martlesham Heath | 2 | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Engine lost power & control lost on approach, rolled into ground |
| 28 September | Vampire FB.5 | WG845 | 7 FTS | RAF Valley | 1 | Valley, Anglesey | Engine failed after take-off, lost height & hit ground |
| 1 October | Vulcan B.1 | XA 897 | 230 OCU | First production Vulcan on world tour | Squadron Leader Stroud, Squadron Leader Eames, Squadron Leader Gamble, and Mr. Frederick Basset (Avro) | Heathrow Airport | Struck ground 700 yards short of runway in bad visibility. Squadron Leader D.R. Howard, with Air Marshal Sir Harry Broadhurst as co-pilot ejected safely |
| 5 October | Meteor F.8 | WL137 | RAF 19 Sqn. | 1 | 9 miles SW of Worksop, Nottinghamshire | Control lost in cloud during practice attack, dived into ground | |
| 9 October | Vampire FB.5 | WA226 | RAF 229 OCU | Chivenor ? | 1 | 8 miles E of Barnstaple, Devon | Hit trees in forced landing after running out of fuel |
| 10 October | Neptune MR.1 | WX545 | 36 Sqn | RAF Topcliffe | 9 | Mull of Kintyre | During October 1956, No.36 Sqn. took seven aircraft to Ballykelly on their annual visit to JASS. On 10 October, WX545 flew into a hillside on the Mull of Kintyre, with all nine crew being killed. |
| 13 October | Meteor F.8 | WA855 | 41 Sqn. | 1 | Rectory Lane, Sidcup, Kent | Abandoned after engine failed & crashed. | |
| 22 October | Balliol T.2 | WG184 | RAF 228 OCU | 1 | 2 miles E of Middle Wallop, Hampshire | Collided with civilian Chipmunk in circuit at night & crashed. | |
| 29 October | NK | NK | NK | Heron | CRAVEN, Ralph E, Sub Lieutenant |
off Portland Bill, Dorset | NK |
| 21 November | Vampire FB.5 | WA121 | RAF 229 OCU | 1 | 6 miles SW of Porlock, Somerset | Flew into high ground in cloud. | |
| 22 November | Canberra B.2 | WJ615 | RAF 50 Sqn. | 2 | aggairt Mor, 6 miles SE of Braemar, Aberdeenshire | Flew into mountain at night. | |
| 24 November | Gannet ? | NK | 849 Squadron FAA | Eagle | BEALE, Ivor L, Sub Lieutenant |
NK | NK |