Lincolnshire

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AD970

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Test

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Coningsby - Coningsby

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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby on a test flight. While flying at low height over the sea off Skegness, the airplane stalled and crashed. A crew was killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley Edward Thurston, †
LAC T. Sissons,
Sgt C. H. Lockyer.

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

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1941 at 0430 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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AD902

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Swinderby - Swinderby

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2200LT on July 28 on a mine laying operation in the Kiel Bay. It encountered severe electrical storms, which led to partial failure of the instruments and radio equipment. The mine was jettisoned in safe condition northeast of Hull and the airplane crashed upon landing while returning to base at RAF Swinderby. All four crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
P/O Christophers,
Sgt Glenn,
Sgt Thompson,
Sgt Bullin.

Probable cause:

Instrument failure.

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

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1941 at 0514 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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X3151

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2225LT on July 25 on an operation to Hanover. While returning to base the following morning, it crashed on approach and came to rest 2 km short of the airfield. All four crew members were rescued.
Crew:
P/O Cooke,
P/O King,
Sgt Evans,
Sgt Newall.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Swinderby: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1941 at 2240 LT

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AE234

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Takeoff (climb)

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Swinderby - Swinderby

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2240LT on an operation to Hanover. Shortly after takeoff, it suffered an engine failure and crashed southwest of the airbase. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles George Montgomery, pilot,
Sgt Robert Hooker Rampton, observer,
Sgt Wilfred Ellsley, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Edward Medden, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Engine failure after takeoff.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Hemswell: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1941

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T2576

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Training

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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Almost immediately after takeoff from RAF Hemswell, while on a local training exercise, the airplane crashed into trees bordering the airfield. The pilot was killed and the second occupant was injured.
Crew:
P/O Wlodzimierz Rebuszynski, pilot,
P/O K. Bernasinski.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-2 in Bonby: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1941 at 0210 LT

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Junkers JU.88

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R4+LM

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Plain, Valley

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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0854

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to RAF Elsham Wolds and crashed in Bonby, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Ogefr Heinrich Ladiges, pilot,
Ogefr Friedrich Heinemann, radio operator,
Fw Josef Beblo, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1941 at 0400 LT

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AD983

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The airplane departes RAF Waddington at 2255LT on July 22 on a mine laying operation off the Frisian Islands. While returning to base the following night, it crashed for unknown reasons on the Greenstones, staff residence for Lindum Hall School for girls at Lincoln. All four crew members as well a Miss Fowler, the senior French mistress were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Donald Macdonald Bruce, pilot,
Sgt William Robert Bain Relyea, observer,
Sgt James Aloysius Connolly, wireless operator,
Sgt Peter Joseph Lynch, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1941 at 1120 LT

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X3059

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Scampton – Scampton

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The crew was performing a local training exercise at RAF Scampton when the airplane crashed two miles south of the airfield. The wireless operator was killed and the pilot was injured.
Crew:
Sgt D. M. Adams, pilot,
Sgt Jack Edward Foster, wireless operator. †

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Grimsby

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1941 at 0400 LT

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