Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AD721

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2233LT on March 12 on an operation to Berlin. After passing the German border, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Nordhorn. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Donald Thurston Johnston, pilot,
P/O Lionel Edward Stannard, pilot,
P/O Gordon Samuel Walker, observer,
Sgt Harry Howell, wireless operator,
Sgt William Gordon Williams, wireless operator.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1941 at 2218 LT

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X2918

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1900LT on an operation to Cologne. While flying over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110. All four crew members bailed out and the airplane crashed in Helden and was destroyed. All occupants became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Henry Rayner Stockings, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Wilfred Dunkling, navigator,
P/O Edwin Geoffrey Major Bond, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Noel James Hanslip, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1941

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AD720

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Takeoff (climb)

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on an operation to Cologne. Shortly after takeoff, it lost height and crashed in Bishop Norton, about 5 km northeast of the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Terence Denis Leitch, pilot,
Sgt Thomas William Little, observer,
Sgt David Laing, wireless operator,
Sgt George Frederick Asbrey, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1941

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X3002

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Coningsby - Coningsby

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Antwerp

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Belgium

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2010LT on March 3 on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flask and crashed in Antwerp. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Good, pilot,
Sgt Albert John Wallace Ward, pilot,
Sgt David Arthur Donald Crouch, wireless operator,
Sgt Victor Thomas Essex, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1941 at 0500 LT

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AD723

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2002LT on March 1st on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Caistor, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Kingsley Gerard Cooper,
Sgt Henry Windle,
Sgt Maurice Gough,
Sgt George Hall.

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

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1941 at 0414 LT

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X3147

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2014LT on March 1st on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, the crew encountered poor visibility due to fog and got lost. Due to lack of fuel, the airplane crashed in Syderstone, northwest of RAF Sculthorpe. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred Douglas Cox, pilot,
Sgt Richard William Tudor Clarke, observer,
Sgt Percy Thomas, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry George Loates, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

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

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1941 at 0335 LT

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X2984

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2015LT on March 1st on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Wold Newton. The pilot was killed and three other crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Leonard Thomas Richards, pilot, †
P/O H. C. Pexton,
Sgt J. H. Tittley,
Sgt D. C. Wheeler.

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

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1941 at 0320 LT

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P1253

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2004LT on March 1st on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following night, it ran out of fuel. The pilot elected to divert to RAF Stradishall when the airplane crashed in a pasture in Great Wratting. A crew was killed and three others were injured, one seriously. Sgt Healing later died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt Roderick MacKinnon, observer, †
Sgt Frank Douglas Healing, wireless operator, †
Sgt R. Fletcher,
P/O J. T. Noble.

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Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Hemswell

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1941

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Landing (descent or approach)

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AD737

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