Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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P4367

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane was shot down by the German Flak and later crashed into the North Sea some 150 km east of Skegness. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew:
Sgt Bryan Norman Dingle,
F/Lt David Harold Edwards,
Sgt Alexander Joseph Giles,
Sgt William Wylie.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Wilhelmshaven: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1940

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P4358

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on a mission over Wilhelmshaven. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in a field. Three crew members became PoW and a fourth was killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Fleming Cowan,
P/O Alexander Herbert Gould,
Sgt John Neil Prendergast,
P/O David Stuart Carnegie, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1940

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P4344

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on a raid over Germany. It was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed near Jever AFB. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Richard Bonson,
P/O Kenneth Jones,
Sgt George Anthony Wright,
Sgt D. D. Cain.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Wilhelmshaven: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1940

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P4343

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on a mine laying mission off Wilhelmshaven. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. Three crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt D. H. Davis, pilot,
P/O Maurice Roy Tagg, pilot, †
Sgt Frederic Stanley Waltho, wireless operator, †
Sgt Andrew McNab Cockburn, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1940 at 0050 LT

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L4087

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington on a mine laying mission off Frederikshaven. Approaching the Danish coast, it was shot down by the German flak and crashed into the sea off Skagen. Two crew members were killed and two others were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Littleton Farrands, pilot,
Sgt Percy Dryden Nixon, observer, †
P/O Bernard Green, air gunner,
Sgt Reginald Talbot Miller, wireless operator and air gunner. †

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1940 at 0150 LT

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P4366

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on a mission over Wanne-Eickel. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Kessel, killing all four crew members.
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P/O Ian Milne Hossack, pilot,
Sgt Eric Basil Hartley France, observer,
Sgt Edward Dennis Leamy, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Clarence Rose, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1940 at 1945 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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P4288

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Training

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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The pilot was completing a local training flight at RAF Waddington. On approach, the airplane crashed some 3 km from the airbase, near Branston. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O W. A. C. Malloy, pilot.

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

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1940 at 1145 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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P4393

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Military

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The airplane crashed upon landing at RAF Waddington following a ferry flight, bursting into flames. The Hampden had recently undergone repairs and it is believed that the elevator controls were wrongly connected. The pilot evacuated safely and the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
F/S J. F. Clayton.

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

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1940 at 2300 LT

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