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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Sønderby: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1942 at 0315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P5330
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Sønderby
Syddanmark
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Rostok. Passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field in Sønderby. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Jack Potter, pilot, †
Sgt Joseph Melvin Hicks, observer, †
Sgt James Henry Smith, wireless operator, †
Sgt Frank George Webster Adams, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Ameland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1942 at 0007 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE237
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Balderton - Balderton
Location:
Ameland Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 1946LT on April 22 on a mine laying operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea north of Ameland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edwin Arthur Corderoy,
F/Sgt John Haliburton Daughney,
Sgt Allan James MacGregor,
F/Sgt Robert Edwin Wilson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 20, 1942 at 0035 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD869
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Wispington
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
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 at 0030LT on a cross country exercise. Shortly after departure, it went out of control and crashed in Wispington. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Hershel Homer Davis, pilot,
Fl/Sgt Joseph Corbin Pritchard, observer,
F/Sgt Gerald Grenville Joseph Laronde, wireless operator,
Sgt Geoffrey Albert Player, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AT217
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Scampton - Scampton
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
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 at 2043LT to lay mines. Approaching the Dutch coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea north off Terschelling. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Francis William Sligo, pilot,
Sgt Ian McLaren, observer,
F/Sgt Ernest William Jackson, wireless operator,
Sgt Raymond John Webley, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Apr 16, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P2073
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Balderton - Balderton
Location:
Balderton
Nottinghamshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While returning to base following an operation, the airplane crashed on approach and was destroyed. Two crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt R. W. Dreyer,
F/Sgt J. R. Dillon,
P/O C. Cresswell,
Sgt K. J. Page.

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

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1942 at 0330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AT157
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
Straelen
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 North Luffenham in the evening of April 14 on an operation to Dortmund. After passing the Dutch border, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Straelen, northeast of Venlo. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Billy Stanley Booker, pilot,
F/Sgt William Alexander Coulson Browne, observer, †
Sgt Jack Gledhill, wireless operator, †
Sgt Douglas Forbes Stephen, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1942 at 0235 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AT141
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Balderton - Balderton
Location:
Eichlinghofen
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Balderton at 2203LT on April 14 on an operation to Dortmund. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Eichlinghofen, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Sgt Archibald McClintock, pilot,
Sgt Francis Eldon Hagel, observer,
F/Sgt Joseph Boisvert, wireless operator,
Sgt John Johnstone, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1942 at 0232 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AT128
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Norf
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 in the evening of April 14 on an operation to Dortmund. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Norf, south of Düsseldorf. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Bradley Winship Johnson, pilot,
Sgt Henry Ernest Vosper, navigator,
Sgt Joseph Preston Shipton, wireless operator,
Sgt John Charles Donald McHardy, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD931
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Scampton - Scampton
Location:
Dortmund
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Scampton at 2134LT on April 14 on an operation to Dortmund. It is believed that it was shot down by a German fighter while approaching the target area. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Herbert Glyn Williams, pilot,
Sgt Leslie William Webbe, observer, †
Sgt Horace Stanley Brown, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Ralph, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1942 at 2215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AT110
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
Felpham
West Sussex
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on an operation to Dortmund. A 2215LT, with an engine on fire, it crashed in Felpham, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley Wilson Charles Culmer, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Edward George Nation, navigator,
Sgt James Aitken Hutchison, wireless operator,
Sgt Dennis Manning, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine fire.
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