Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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L4045

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Plain, Valley

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 0135LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While returning to base the following morning, the airplane crashed in Northrope, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Hugh Francis Perceval Newhouse, pilot,
Sgt Henry Irving, navigator,
Sgt Peter Charles Prosser, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard Jackson, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Witnesses reported that the pilot pulled up sharply to avoid flying into some houses and by doing so he lost control.

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

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1941

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P4322

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1705LT on January 5 on a mine laying mission in the French waters. It is believed that it crashed into the sea some 10 miles off Sidmouth. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Gordon Ernest Price,
Sgt William Burton Cecil Winning,
Sgt Cyril Alexander Small,
Sgt Thomas Henry Chamberlain.

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

Date & Time: Jan 3, 1941 at 2055 LT

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P4314

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Training

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Yes

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Finningley AFB (Doncaster)

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Finningley - Finningley

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South Yorkshire

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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The pilot was completing a local training flight out from RAF Finningley when he was forced to make an emergency landing one mile south of the airfield. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot, Sgt I. P. Mapp, was uninjured.

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

Date & Time: Jan 3, 1941 at 0736 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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X3126

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 0312LT on an operation to Bremen. It turned back while 70 miles short of the target with an over heating port engine. On final approach in the early morning, it crashed 500 yards from the Officers' Mess at RAF Hemswell when both engines cut through lack of fuel. Two crew were injured and two others were unhurt.
Crew:
F/Lt W. H. Powdrell,
Sgt A. A. Horn,
Sgt R. R. B. Durtnall,
Sgt J. G. Clelland.

Probable cause:

Double engine failure on final approach due to fuel exhaustion.

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

Date & Time: Jan 2, 1941 at 0027 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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X3143

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1659LT on January 1st to attack oil refinery and food plants in Bremen. While returning to base the following night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with snow and clouds and fog at 600 feet. After touchdown, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance. The crew raised the landing gear, the aircraft overran and came to rest in a snow covered area. All four crew members were rescued.
Crew:
P/O T. N. C. Burrough,
P/O P. B. Hodgson,
Sgt Hobson,
Sgt A. B. Brooks.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Appleford-on-Thames: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1940 at 0125 LT

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P2097

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton on the evening of December 27 on an operation to Lorient. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Appleford-on-Thames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Louis John Rooney, pilot,
P/O Derrick John Fielder, navigator,
Sgt James Douglas Hunt, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry Bernard Whalen, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1940

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X3141

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme to attack docks in Lorient. While approaching the target area, it crashed in Lanester, northeast of Lorient. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Bruce Ainsworth, pilot,
Sgt Edward Hulme Battle, observer, †
Sgt Marchant Hemingway, wireless operator, †
Sgt George Gray Smith, air gunner. †

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

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1940

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P2098

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Finningley - Finningley

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The airplane departed RAF Finningley in the evening of December 27 on a mine laying mission off Brest. It was lost without trace and probably crashed somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Chalres Edward Richard Sidebotham,
Sgt William Chambers,
Sgt William Moss Eaton,
Sgt William Robert Noel Beavers.

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

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1940

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P4384

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