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Lower Saxony

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

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P4356
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Spieka
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on operation over Germany. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed off Spieka. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O George Michael Wyatt, pilot, †
P/O Lloyd Stanley Adams,
Sgt Harold Gordon Hill,
Sgt Ralph Burnett, wireless operator and air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Niederhaverbeck: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Fassberg - Uetersen
MSN:
3091
Location:
Niederhaverbeck
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Fassberg on a flight to Uetersen when it crashed in unknown circumstances in Niederhaverbeck, some 45 km south of Hamburg. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Nikolaus Knob, pilot,
Lt Ernst Krückerberg, observer,
Uffz Heinz Kirchübel, radio operator,
Uffz Erich Wagner, mechanic.

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

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
L4078
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Rethen
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington to bomb the Hanover-Langenhagen Airport. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Rethen, about 10 km southeast of Hanover. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Anthoney Seton Luxmoore, pilot,
Sgt Walter Cecil Harding, observer,
Sgt Gerald Nichols, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Harry Smith, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P4363
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Wilhelmshaven
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell for a mine laying operation off Heligoland. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Wilhelmshaven. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O B. A. Taylor, †
P/O C. D. Frost, †
Sgt D. H. Dunt,
Sgt H. G. Cumpstey.

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

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P1348
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Barnkrug
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton on a bombing mission over Hamburg. While flying along the Elbe River, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Barnkrug. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Denys Brian Douglas Field, pilot,
Sgt Eric Howard Paul, observer,
Sgt Lachlan Livingstone Kerr, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Eadie, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Kolenfeld

Date & Time: May 19, 1940 at 0155 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
N1408
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dishforth - Dishforth
MSN:
1562
YOM:
1939
Location:
Kolenfeld
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dishforth to bomb an oil refinery in Hanover. It was shot down by Flak and crashed in Kolenfeld, south of Wunstorf. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
S/L W. H. N. Turner,
F/O A. C. Peach,
Sgt D. J. R. Wilson,
Sgt D. S. Edmondson,
AC2 G. .B Smith.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Borkum Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
N7353
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton
MSN:
414-1749
YOM:
1940
Location:
Borkum Island
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton on a reconnaissance mission. Approaching Borkum Island, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ian Lowrie Gray, pilot,
Sgt Montague Moore, pilot,
AC1 Benjamin Gill, observer,
LAC Reginald James Sloan, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Delmenhorst: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 0420 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
5J+HR
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Delmenhorst - Delmenhorst
MSN:
3040
Location:
Delmenhorst
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a bombing mission over Bergen, Norway. Shortly after a night takeoff from Delmenhorst Airfield, the airplane went out of control and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt H-J. Schwartz,
Oberfw W. Voigt,
Ogefr H. Wilshaus,
Uffz W. Grossmann.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Oldenburg: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1940 at 1150 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Oldenburg-Hatten
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
On approach to Oldenburg-Hatten Airport, the pilot initiated a go around procedure for unknown reasons. During a second attempt to land, he lost control of the airplane that crashed near the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Siegfried Engfer, pilot,
Uffz Rolf Armbrust, bomber,
Uffz Johann Heil, radio operator,
Ogfr Werner Geling, engineer.

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

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
L4113
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Cuxhaven
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on a mine laying sortie in the Elbe estuary. It is believed that the airplane was lost in sea off Cuxhaven while cruising at night. No trace of the aircraft nor the four crew members was found.
Crew:
Sgt Victor Emanuel,
Sgt Ronald Etheridge,
Sgt James Atkinson,
AC1 Peter Gladstone Graham.
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