Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AD846

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North Luffenham - North Luffenham

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The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Donald Arthur Baker, pilot,
F/O Edward Lees Shea, observer, †
Sgt John Shaw Crossley, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Lionel Frank, air gunner. †

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Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 1, 1941

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AE358

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1955LT on an operation to Kiel. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt James Wilfred Butler,
P/O Arthur Edward Lloyd,
Sgt William Powell,
Sgt Douglas Frederick Spindler.

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

Date & Time: Nov 1, 1941

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AE224

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1948LT on an anti-shipping operation. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off the Frisian Islands, it is believed off Terschelling. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L David Baron Drakes, pilot,
P/O Victor Douglas Beany,
P/O William Harris Cheetham,
F/Sgt William Anderson Watson.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1941 at 1430 LT

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P1294

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Training

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Mountains

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Cottesmore - Cottesmore

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The airplane departed RAF Cottesmore on a training exercise with for crewmen on board. After passing the Berwyn Mountains, at the border between Wales and England, the crew encountered very bad weather conditions with heavy rain falls, poor visibility, low clouds and turbulences. For unknown reasons, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in the eastern slope of Llynclys Hill. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O George Donald Kerr, pilot,
Sgt Ivor Morgan Williams, observer,
Sgt Herbert Playforth, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Tatton, wireless operator.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1941

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X3021

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Coningsby - Coningsby

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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2150LT on an operation to Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the North Sea off the Lincolnshire coast. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George Edwin Bradley,
Sgt David Charles Cranston,
Sgt Francis Roland Lamin,
Sgt Thomas Leslie Panting.

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

Date & Time: Oct 27, 1941 at 1730 LT

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AE398

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Training

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Waddington - Waddington

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington on a navigation exercise. When it arrived over RAF Coltishall, it encountered poor visibility and circled for the next 30 minutes, before an engine failed, necessitating an immediate landing. In doing so, the airplane crash landed in a field, seriously injuring at least one airman.
Crew:
Sgt M. Gruber +3.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

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

Date & Time: Oct 27, 1941 at 0215 LT

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AD785

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Plain, Valley

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Coningsby - Coningsby

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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1810LT on October 26 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base the following night, it exploded and crashed onto the Whitby to Scarborough road. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O David Roy Bowden, pilot,
Sgt Edward Boucher Smith, pilot,
Sgt Oliver Halward, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Darrel Barry Stables, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1941

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