Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed RAF Coningsby in the evening of September 8 on an operation to Kassel. While returning to base the following morning with failing engines, it crashed while trying to land. Two crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt F. A. Armstrong,
Sgt D. A. Walker,
P/O C. Anekstein,
Sgt J. W. Campbell.

Probable cause:

Double engine failure on approach.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Waddington: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941 at 2117 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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X2921

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Takeoff (climb)

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Bombing

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Waddington - Waddington

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2115LT on a mine laying operation. Two minutes after takeoff, while in initial climb, it stalled and crashed at Branston Hall Farm near the airfield and exploded. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Archibald Allen Watt, pilot,
Sgt James Risdon Newcombe, observer,
Sgt Adrian Durrant Wimbush, wireless operator,
Sgt Eddy Stewart Cox, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Amsterdam: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941 at 0559 LT

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AD936

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The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham in the evening of September 7 on an operation to Berlin. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak and a fuel leak ensued. Two crew members bailed out, one became PoW and the second was killed. While returning to base and flying over the Netherlands, the airplane ran out of fuel and the pilot made an emergency landing in a field located in Buikslotermeer, in the suburb of Amsterdam. Both crew members became PoW as well.
Crew:
Sgt Ivor Roderick Fraser, †
P/O Peter Stevens,
Sgt Harry Thompson,
Sgt Alan Wakefield Payne.

Probable cause:

Shot down

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Schwedeneck: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AE299

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Coningsby - Coningsby

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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2125LT on September 7 on an operation to Berlin. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Schwedeneck, north of Kiel. Three crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Maurice Cecil Curties, pilot,
F/Sgt Frederick Joseph Matkin, observer, †
Sgt John Plant, wireless operator, †
Sgt Horace Mann, wireless operator. †

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Oldenburg

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AE318

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby on September 7 on an operation to Kiel and crashed for unknown reasons near Oldenburg. All four crew members bailed out and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Denis Good,
Sgt Douglas Frederick Endsor,
Sgt R. Williamson,
Sgt I. H. McDonald.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Dänischenhagen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AE236

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton in the evening of September 7 on an operation to Kiel. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Dänischenhagen, north of Kiel. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John William Thomas Bromham, pilot,
Sgt Eric Victor Durham, pilot,
Sgt Patrick James Duffy, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Kettlewell, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Empingham: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1941 at 2055 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Registration:

AE304

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Takeoff (climb)

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham at 2052LT on a mine laying operation. Three minutes after takeoff, it suffered a double engine failure and crashed in Empingham, north of the airbase. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Reginald John Roake, pilot,
Sgt Bernard Hemmings, observer,
Sgt Eric Horton, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Eric Taft, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Double engine failure after takeoff.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Sandvika: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1941

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AE319

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2030LT on September 6 on a mine laying operation off Oslo. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Sandvika, west of Oslo. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Begg Morrison, pilot, †
Sgt Harold Yardley, wireless operator, †
F/Lt John Bridge Leetham,
Sgt Laurence William Sadezky.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Banff

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1941

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AD744

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2150LT on September 6 to lay mines off Oslo. While returning to base the following night, it ran out of fuel and crashed 8 miles southwest of Banff. All four crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt R. J. Robinson,
Sgt H. L. Sanderson,
Sgt J. C. Price,
Sgt W. Mossop.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Stradbroke

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941 at 0657 LT

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AE203

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1950LT on September 2 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following morning, it crash landed at Stradbroke. All four crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt J. Flint,
Sgt Combes,
Sgt Jardine,
F/S J. D. Gadsby.