Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AD843

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Swinderby - Swinderby

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 2230LT on July 23 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Cromer. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Lister Mowbray Megginson, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Thomas Holme, navigator,
Sgt William Martin Watt, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Robert Evans, 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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Waddington - Waddington

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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 at RAF Lindholme: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1941 at 1100 LT

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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AD897

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Takeoff (climb)

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Training

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Lindholme - Finningley

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Shortly after takeoff from RAF Lindholme, while climbing, the airplane went out of control, got inverted and crashed near the airbase. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Ronald Bousfield, pilot,
AC1 Herbert Leslie Reed, observer,
Sgt James Edward Stanley Burke, wireless operator,
F/Sgt James Hopkin Tittley, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1941 at 0114 LT

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AD844

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2250LT on July 16 on an operation to Hamburg. It was lost without trace and probably crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert George Mitchell,
Sgt Roy William Owen,
P/O Henry Moncrieff Owens,
F/Sgt Douglas Edward Russell.

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

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1941 at 0745 LT

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AD910

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2245LT on July 12 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following morning, it ran out of fuel and crash landed 8 km northeast of RAF Pocklington. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all four crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Batchelor,
Sgt Williams,
Sgt Calvert,
Sgt Betts.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

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

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1941

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AE230

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Plain, Valley

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2220LT on July 12 on an operation to Bremen. Over Germany, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Wettrup. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James Austin, pilot,
Sgt Donald Onions, pilot,
F/Sgt William Mclaren Crichton, wireless operator,
Sgt Peter Anthony Otho Windsor Mitchell, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1941 at 0055 LT

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AE226

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Plain, Valley

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2230LT on July 12 on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Veendam. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth John Llord, pilot,
P/O Edward Douglas Vivian, pilot,
F/Sgt Jack Guest, wireless operator,
Sgt Israel Jacobovitch, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1941

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AE119

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell in the evening of July 11 on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While returning to base the following night and after breaking from cloud, the airplane flew into high ground and crashed near Tunstall. A crew was killed, two were injured and a fourth was unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt E. W. Smith,
Sgt John Nicholl, †
Sgt Easton,
Sgt Saunders.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Vlieland Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1941 at 0056 LT

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