Lincolnshire

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AE223

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2030LT on August 24 on an operation to Wesel. Following an uneventful mission, the crew returned to base where he landed at 0225LT. A few minutes later, an explosion occurred and the Hampden burst into flames. In addition to the crew, four members of the ground staff died in the explosion, caused, it is believed, by a bomb falling from the airplane as the bomb-doors were opened for an inspection of the bay.
Crew:
P/O Thomas George Matheson MacIntyre, pilot,
P/O Victor Charles Ormond Royd Maybury, pilot,
Sgt Edward W. John Clarke, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Scholes, wireless operator.
Ground crew:
AC2 Colin Ogden,
LAC Leonard Silvester Henry Rayment,
Cpl William Inkpen,
AC1 William Ronald Stevenson.

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Bomb explosion.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Hemswell: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1941 at 2335 LT

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R1641

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2335LT on an operation to Duisburg. It crashed almost immediately after liftoff due to a premature retraction of the undercarriage and burst into flames. Shortly afterwards, the bomb-load exploded. Two crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Kazimierz Ceglinski, †
Sgt Stanisław Kuropatwa, †
F/O A. Paszkowski,
Sgt S. Wybraniec,
Sgt S. Kordys,
Sgt H. Glucklich.

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Premature retraction of the undercarriage during takeoff.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near RAF Coningsby

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1941 at 2315 LT

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AD919

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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2310LT on an operation to Cologne. Five minutes later, it suffered an engine failure and crashed in Chapel Hill, near the airbase. All four crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt J. J. Field,
P/O G. L. Finlayson,
Sgt F. Norman,
Sgt N. D. Wright.

Probable cause:

Engine failure after takeoff.

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

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1941 at 0320 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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AE262

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Vickers 406 Wellington II

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2058LT on August 14 on an operation to Braunschweig. While returning to base the following night, it overshot the runway and crashed. All four crew members were rescued. At the time of the accident, the visibility was poor and this was a contributory factor.
Crew:
Sgt Owen,
Sgt Donald,
Sgt A. Kettlewell,
Sgt Drinkwell.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Grimsby: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1941 at 0230 LT

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W5536

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Binbrook - Binbrook

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2130LT on August 14 on an operation to Rotterdam. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a JU.88 and crashed in the Humber Estuary off Grimsby. Two crew members were killed and four others were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Harrison, wireless operator, †
Sgt Alan Wakeford, wireless operator, †
Sgt A. Price,
Sgt A. Cameron,
Sgt Cook,
Sgt P. Thorpe.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 off Grimsby: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1941 at 2309 LT

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Heinkel He.111

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F8+FT

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Soesterberg – Soesterberg

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4082

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The airplane departed Soesterberg AFB on an operation to England. Approaching the British coast, it was shot down by anti-aircraft fire from a British trawler and crashed into the sea some 50 km east of Grimsby. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
Cpt Heinrich Meyer, pilot, †
Lt Hans Müller, observer, †
Fw Heinz Merkert, radio operator,
Fw Herbert Krummrey, mechanic, †
Gefr Albert Klausfering, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1941 at 0530 LT

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AE259

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The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham at 2216LT on August 8 on an operation to Kiel. While returning to base the following morning and approaching the British coast, it was mistakenly shot down by friendly fire while passing over an Allied convoy. Damaged, the airplane crash landed near Fosdyke on the north bank of the the Welland, close to where the river enters The Wash. All four crew members were rescued.
Crew:
P/O Metcalfe,
P/O McCulloch,
Sgt Ashurst,
Sgt McKeown.

Probable cause:

Mistakenly shot down by friendly fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1941

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AE124

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Swinderby - Swinderby

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby on a mine laying operation. Shortly after takeoff, the left engine failed and the airplane crashed. All four crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O R. F. B. Temperley,
P/O N. S. Milnes,
Sgt A. Graver,
Sgt C. Bigby.

Probable cause:

Engine failure upon takeoff.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Lincoln: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1941 at 1710 LT

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