Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

Landing (descent or approach)

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P4378

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base, the pilot overshot and initiated a go around procedure when the aircraft stalled and crashed. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
S/L G. F. Lerwill, pilot,
Sgt Jonathan Wallace Carter, pilot, †
Sgt William Ian Mackay, wireless operator, †
P/O Francis John Drake-Carnell, air gunner. †

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

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1940

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X2894

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on an operation to Szczecin (Stettin). On the return flight, out of fuel, it crashed in an open field located in Stradsett. A crew member was killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
F/L D. J. How, pilot,
Sgt A. A. Brooker,
Sgt C. Dickinson,
Sgt Charles John Knight, wireless operator and air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Calais

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1940

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P4350

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton on an operation to Szczecin (Stettin). It crashed in unknown circumstances into The Channel off Calais. All four crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt John Dew Haskins,
P/O Julius Victor Silverston,
Sgt Ronald Cartwright,
Sgt William Lloyd Evans.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Lowestoft

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1940

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P4290

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Waddington - Waddington

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Szczecin (Stettin), Poland. It was ditched off Lowestoft after running out of fuel. The crew were saved, uninjured, by a passing patrol vessel.
Crew:
P/O D. Romans,
P/O A. R. Kerr,
Sgt H. Logan,
Sgt Simons.

Probable cause:

Ditched after running out of fuel.

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

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1940

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P1347

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton on a raid over Szczecin (Stettin), Poland. While cruising at night, it was shot down by the German Flak. The crew made a safe emergency landing in Pordic. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Lewis MacDonald Hodges,
Sgt Sidney James Hitchings,
Sgt John Hugh Wyatt,
Sgt Leslie Charles Turnbull.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1940 at 0045 LT

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P4370

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell in the evening of September 2 on a bombing mission over Ludwigshafen. Flying over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Wijnandsrade. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Richard Sydney Albion Churchill, pilot,
P/O Ian Clark Kirk, observer,
Sgt Anthony Charles Henry Edmeads, air gunner, †
Sgt Albert Eric Walker, wireless operator and air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1940

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Landing (descent or approach)

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P4374

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Military

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Written off after the undercarriage collapsed on landing at the Handley Page Aerodrome at Radlett. The pilot evacuated safely.
Crew:
P/O C. P. D. Price.

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

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1940 at 0535 LT

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P2123

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Waddington - Waddington

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2005LT on August 31 on a bombing mission over Berlin. While returning to its base, it was ditched at 0535LT off the beach at Cromer. All four crew members were uninjured and quickly came ashore by dinghy.
Crew:
P/O D. Romans,
P/O D. E. Stewart,
Sgt H. Logan,
Sgt Mandale.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near RAF Halton: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1940

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L4188

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