Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AE305

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Swinderby - Swinderby

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2035LT on September 2 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following morning, it crash landed near Wells-next-the-Sea and was damaged beyond repair after it passed beneath telephone wires and slid through two hedges. The crew escaped unhurt.
Crew:
F/S F. A. Titcomb,
Sgt R. M. Gifford,
Sgt Raynes,
Sgt Christy.

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

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941 at 0510 LT

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X2919

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2035LT on September 2 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following morning, it crash landed near RAF Wittering. Two crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt N. G. Glenn,
Sgt W. Dalgleish,
Sgt D. H. Mudd,
Sgt Tullin.

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

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941 at 0450 LT

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AD978

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2005LT on September 2 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following morning, it crash landed on Stone Pit Hills near Grimston. All four crew members escaped with minor injuries.
Crew.
W/Cdr H. V. Satterley,
Sgt K. Rogers,
Sgt J. R. Cross,
Sgt H. Yardley.

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

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941 at 0320 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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AE157

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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Swinderby - Swinderby

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 1935LT on September 2 on a mine laying operation. While returning to base the following night, it diverted to RAF Waddington where it crashed upon landing in poor visibility and collided with a parked Hampden. Both airplanes were damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O Ferrie,
P/O Bartley,
Sgt Holland,
Sgt Hawkins.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Dorking: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941 at 0245 LT

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AD913

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Waddington - Waddington

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2025LT on September 2 on an operation to Frankfurt. While over the target, the port engine failed and after struggling to return to base on one engine, the Hampden was abandoned at 02345LT near Dorking. It is believed that Sgt Stephens failed to leave the aircraft as his body was found close to the wreckage.
Crew:
Sgt James Stevens, wireless operator, †
Sgt F. G. Spanner,
Sgt K. Knight,
Sgt C. F. Churchill.

Probable cause:

Failure of the left engine in flight.

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

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941 at 0145 LT

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AE313

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of September 2 on an operation to Frankfurt. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Sant Wendel, about 45 km west of Kaiserslautern. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Dennis Napier Neville De Brath, pilot, †
Sgt Ronald Leslie Cole, observer, †
Sgt John Rawson,
F/Sgt Alan Abraham Goldstone.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Borkum Island

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941

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AE315

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2000LT on September 2 on a mine laying operation. While approaching the island of Borkum at a too low altitude, the airplane collided with a sand bank and crashed into the sea. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Harry Logan,
Sgt Richard Brian Olliver,
Sgt John F. Payne,
Sgt John Donald Walshe.

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

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941

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AE254

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Plain, Valley

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Waddington - Waddington

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of September 2 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Wittenberg. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Lesley Alexander Robertson, pilot,
Sgt Harry Nutt Unwin, observer,
Sgt Thomas Percy Alexander Riddell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Henry Benjamin Turner, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1941 at 2318 LT

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AE152

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