Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

Landing (descent or approach)

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L4098

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Training

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Waddington - Waddington

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The undercarriage collapsed upon landing at RAF Waddington. There were no casualties but the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

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It was determined that the undercarriage were down but not locked.

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

Date & Time: May 1, 1940 at 0440 LT

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L4119

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The crew departed RAF Hemswell in the evening of April 30 to bomb Aalborg. After more than nine hours in the air, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Croxton Kerrial, 6 miles southwest of Grantham. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Charles William Glover, pilot,
P/O Jack Ernest Anthony Friend, pilot,
Sgt Charles Frost, observer,
AC1 John Bell Greenall, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1940

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P1319

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton on operations to the Frisian Islands. While approaching the Sylt Island at night, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Herbert Benson, pilot,
P/O Alfred Peter Burdett Hordern, pilot,
Sgt Robert Ian Leonard MacKenzie, observer,
LAC J. D. Openshaw, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1940

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L4092

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton on a mine laying mission in the Kiel Bay. En route, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea. No trace was found.
Crew:
F/O Derick Paul Woodrow Rowan-Robinson, pilot,
P/O Courtenay Aubrey Weeks, observer,
Sgt Arthur Francis James, wireless operator,
LAC Thomson Hogarth, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1940

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L4040

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Scampton - Montrose

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The aircraft departed RAF Scampton on a mine laying mission. Approaching the German coast at night, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Süderoog Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O David White, pilot,
Sgt Ninian Lewis Jones, observer,
Cpl Percy Joseph Hurst, wireless operator,
LAC Norman Hornsby, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1940

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P1181

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Takeoff (climb)

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Training

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Upper Heyford - Upper Heyford

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The crew departed RAF Upper Heyford on a local night training mission. Upon takeoff, the airplane suffered an engine failure, stalled and crashed. All three occupants were injured.

Probable cause:

Engine failure upon takeoff.

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

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1940

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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P1331

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Waddington - Waddington

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The undercarriage was damaged on takeoff and the aircraft was wrecked in the forced landing that followed. The pilot was uninjured.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Kirton in Lindsey

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1940 at 1415 LT

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L4143

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Kirton in Lindsey - Kirton in Lindsey

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Kirton in Lindsey AFB

Lincolnshire

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near RAF Kirton in Lindsey while completing a local training flight. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O A. Robson,
AC1 Elcoat.

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

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1940 at 0308 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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P1175

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