Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AD840

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of July 8 on an operation to Hamm. It was lost without trace and probably crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred William Wilson, pilot,
Sgt Leonard Albert Soutar, observer,
F/Sgt Samuel John Lytle, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry Douglas Mackenzie, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1941 at 0210 LT

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AD735

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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby in the evening of July 7 on an operation to Mönchengladbach. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Heesch. Three crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Wotherspoon, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Charles James Botsford, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Philip Hudson, observer, †
Sgt Hugh Tait, wireless operator. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1941 at 0117 LT

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AD937

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2300LT on July 7 on an operation to Mönchengladbach. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Meerssen, south of Maastricht Airport. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Glyndwr Owens, pilot, †
P/O John Geden North Braithwaite, observer,
Sgt Joseph Frank Walton, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Raymond Wordsworth, wireless operator. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Plymouth: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1941 at 0242 LT

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AD861

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Yes

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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby in the evening of July 6 on an operation to Brest. While returning to base the following night, it collided with the cable of a barrage balloon and crashed in the Plymouth Sound. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Robert McCormick, wireless operator, †
Sgt John Wright, wireless operator, †
Sgt J. J. Field,
Sgt C. F. Bedell.

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Collision with a barrage balloon cable.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Cromer: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1941

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AD856

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2350LT on July 6 on an operation to Brest. While returning to base and approaching the British coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Cromer. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured and rescued.
Crew:
Sgt John Dennis Fitch, wireless operator, †
Sgt Anthony Stephen Beningfield, bavigator, †
Sgt J. Flint,
Sgt E. C. Atkinson.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1941

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AD871

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell in the evening of July 6 on an operation to Brest. It was lost without trace, probably it crashed somewhere in The Channel.
Crew:
Sgt Lynford Colin Crook,
Sgt Norman Victor Edwards,
Sgt James Terris Leitch,
Sgt Thomas Porteous.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Cromer: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1941

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AD739

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton in the evening of July 6 on an operation to Brest. It was shot down by a JU.88 and crashed into the sea off Cromer. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Horace Aldridge,
F/Sgt Kenneth Coney,
F/Sgt Ian Malcolm Temple Fisher,
F/O Andrew James Henderson.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1941

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AD806

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton in the evening of July 5 on an operation to Osnabrück. Lost without trace, probably it crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Arthur Holden,
F/Sgt Arthur Anthony Horn,
Sgt Douglas Alfred Johnson,
F/Sgt Henry Mainey.

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

Date & Time: Jul 5, 1941 at 0115 LT

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AD914

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