Accidents and Incidents
- 10 May 1948 - Prototype G-AGPD being operated by the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment crashed near Amesbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom.
- 4 August 1953 - XY-ACX a Union of Burma Airways Marathon 1A was damaged beyond repair at Myaungmya, Burma.
- 30 September 1954 - XA271 a Royal Air Force Marathon T11 crashed after inflight structural failure near Calne, Wiltshire, United Kingdom.
- 9 January 1956 - XA254 a Royal Air Force Marathon T11 was damaged beyond repair when it overran the runway at RAF Topcliffe, the landing gear was retracted in an attempt to stop the aircraft.
- 30 October 1957 - XA256 a Royal Air Force Marathon T11 was damaged beyond repair after the landing gear collapsed in a hangar at RAF Thorney Island.
- 16 November 1957 - XA251 a Royal Air Force Marathon T11 was damaged beyond repair.
- 10 December 1957 - XA250 a Royal Air Force Marathon T11 was damaged beyond repair when a landing accident, landing gear leg jammed and collapsed on landing at RAF Topcliffe, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
- 11 February 1958 - XA268 a Royal Air Force Marathon T11 was damaged beyond repair landing at RAF Topcliffe when the nosewheel became detached.
- 22 April 1958 - XA273 a Royal Air Force Marathon T11 was damaged beyond repair after the landing gear collapsed at RAF Topcliffe.
- 5 May 1958 - XA253 a Royal Air Force Marathon T11 was damaged beyond repair when the landing gear was retracted in error for the flaps on the ground at RAF Topcliffe.
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