Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AD727

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on a mine laying operation off Kiel. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Peter Harold Howard Pritchard, pilot,
Sgt John Bestwick, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Patrick Joseph Breene,
P/O Frederick Arthur Caunter-Jackson.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Weston-super-Mare: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1941

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P2111

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Training

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Finningley - Finningley

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The airplane was engaged in a training exercise out from RAF Finningley when it crashed in unknown circumstances in the Bristol Channel southwest of Wston-super-Mare. The wreckage was not found. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Allison,
Sgt Guy Trevor Corbett, wireless operator,
Sgt James Abraham Tyrrell,
Sgt Henry William White.

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

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1941 at 0445 LT

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P2144

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2251LT on June 2 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base the following night, the crew elected to divert to RAF Bircham Newton when the airplane ran out of fuel and crash landed near Dereham and was damaged beyond repair. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt P. Sleight,
Sgt Woods,
Sgt Burrows,
Sgt Lodington.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

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

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1941

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X3120

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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Recklinghausen

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 2258LT on June 2 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It crash landed near Recklinghausen the following night. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Asson,
Sgt Neil Musson Campbell,
Sgt Charles Ernest Hawkes,
Sgt Harold George Johnson.

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

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1941

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AD797

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Plain, Valley

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2240LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. While passing over Berlgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Peer. All four crew members were killed.
P/O Peter Robert Duncan Brown, pilot,
P/O Phillip Booth Hodgson, pilot,
Sgt George Thomas Cheetman, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Todd Donnelly, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: May 30, 1941 at 1120 LT

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AD867

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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Lindholme - Finningley

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The airplane departed Lindholme on a transfer to RAF Finningley. While completing a turn, it stalled and crashed in a pasture located near Hatfield. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Charles Cunningham, pilot,
Sg Wilfred Hall, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: May 27, 1941

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AD729

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton on a mine laying operation off Brest. It was lost without trace, probably it crashed into the sea off the target area. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/Ldr David Arthur Smith, pilot,
Sgt John Ronald Butler,
Sgt Gordon Alfred Hadaway,
F/Sgt James Guthrie Leslie.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Wellesbourne Mountford: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 27, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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P2083

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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Coningsby - Coningsby

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Wellesbourne Mountford AFB

Warwickshire

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2240LT on May 26 on a mine laying operation off Brest. While returning to base the following night, it crashed while tryin to land at RAF Wellesbourne Mountford. The pilot was killed and three other crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Laurance Arthur Forty, pilot, †
Sgt G. Wood,
Sgt R. Thompson,
Sgt M. G. Lines.

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

Date & Time: May 21, 1941 at 1745 LT

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