Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AE286

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Balderton - Balderton

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The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 1637LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. Approaching the Wangerooge Island, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Thomas Findlay Priest, pilot,
F/Sgt Donald Louden Henderson, observer,
Sgt Gordon Arthur Glanville, wireless operator,
Sgt Leslie Alexander Churcher, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1942

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AD909

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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 operation off Brest. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Peter Thrale Close,
P/O Thomas Frederick Jacobs,
Sgt William Burns Robertson,
Sgt John Warren.

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

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1942 at 1050 LT

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AT127

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 0257LT on an operation to Brest. While returning to base the following morning, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The airplane crashed at Sedgebrook and was wrecked. All four crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt E. M. Price, pilot,
P/O R. N. Rayne,
Sgt R. K. Osborne,
Sgt W. Lown.

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

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1942 at 0615 LT

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AD752

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Training

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The crew was completing a training exercise when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Duddington. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Douglas Bryan, pilot,
Sgt John Charles Bradshaw, wireless operator.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near RAF Scampton: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1942 at 0700 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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AD896

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Training

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Scampton – Scampton

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The crew was completing a local night training flight at RAF Scampton. On final approach, one of the engine failed and the aircraft crashed two km south of the airbase. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Geoffrey Llewellyn West, pilot,
Sgt George Atkins, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Engine failure on final approach at night.

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

Date & Time: Jan 3, 1942 at 1920 LT

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AT123

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Coningsby - Coningsby

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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1650LT on a mine laying operation off the Frisian Islands. It was lost without trace and is believed to have been shot down by the German Flak.
Crew:
P/O Donald Arthur Howard, pilot,
F/O Alexander James Fraser, observer,
Sgt Albert Harry Gardner, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Kenneth McKenzie.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jan 3, 1942 at 0100 LT

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P5328

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Plain, Valley

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Swinderby - Swinderby

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 1716LT on January 2 on an operation to La Rochelle. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Haddenham. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Charles Ludwig, pilot,
P/O John Lennox Siesel Willox, navigator,
Sgt Joseph Ross Stansfield, wireless operator,
F/O Alec Macnaughton Christie, air gunner.

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The cause of the accident could not be determined.

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

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1941 at 2311 LT

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AD804

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North Luffenham - North Luffenham

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The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on an operation to Hüls. Damaged by a German fighter, it crash landed in Gaanderen, southeast of Doetinchem. A crew was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Rowland Cheesman, wireless operator, †
Sgt Thomas Edwin Barnett,
Sgt William Gilbey,
Sgt Thomas Samuel Jones.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1941 at 2240 LT

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