Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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X3028

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Takeoff (climb)

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Bombing

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Scampton – Scampton

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Crashed for unknown reasons shortly after a night takeoff from RAF Scampton. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was seriously injured.
Crew:
F/O Kenneth William Michie, pilot, †
Sgt Garton Vincent Davenport-Jones, radio operator, †
Sgt Thomas Goldie, wireless operator, †
Sgt J A Barrier.

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

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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X3065

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Flight

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Plain, Valley

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on an anti-fighter patrol mission over the West Country. The crew experienced engine trouble while over the Bristol Channel and abandoned the airplane that crashed near Marcham. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
P/O N. J. Kerr,
P/O R. N. Harrison,
Sgt A. E. Moffatt,
Sgt J. Howell.

Probable cause:

Aircraft abandoned due to engine trouble.

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

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1940

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X3050

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton to attack aerodromes. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Ostend. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Stuart Gordon Greeves,
Sgt Leslie Young,
Sgt Edward Francis Parish,
Sgt Malcolm Haydn Davies.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1940

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P4404

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Scampton – Scampton

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Paris

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France

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton to attack airfield in northern France. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed southeast of Paris. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Brian Herbert Evans,
Sgt John Cecil Shaw,
Sgt William Keiran O'Leary,
Sgt David Young.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Finningley: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Registration:

L4103

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Training

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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 crew departed RAF Finningley on a local training exercise. On approach to the airfield in poor weather conditions, the airplane was struck by lightning, causing a propeller to detach. The airplane went out of control and crashed in Blaxton, less than a mile from the runway threshold. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Joseph Donald Shilling, pilot,
Sgt John Thompson, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Loss of control when a propeller detached after the airplane was struck by lightning.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Bicester: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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P4292

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Training

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Upper Heyford - Bicester

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The crew departed RAF Upper Heyford on a training exercise to RAF Bicester. While on a night approach, the airplane crashed in Little Chesterton, near the airfield. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alan James Coad, pilot,
Sgt Monty Richard Dards, pilot,
S/L Hugh Dennis Beck, navigator,
Sgt Thomas Hadfield, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC1 George Arnold Binks, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1940 at 0025 LT

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P4407

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Flight

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Bombing

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell in the evening of November 29 on an operation to Le Havre. While returning to base the following night, it ran out of fuel and was abandoned by the crew who bailed out. The aircraft dove into the ground and crashed near RAF Wittering. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
F/O Page,
Sgt Brain,
Sgt Fraser,
Sgt D. Laing.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Sutton on Sea

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1940 at 0200 LT

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X2966

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Waddington - Waddington

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The bomber departed RAF Waddington in the evening of November 28 on an operation to Le Havre. While returning to base at night, it ran out of fuel. The pilot made an emergency landing on the beach in Sutton on Sea. All four crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Hubbard,
Sgt Drakesford,
Sgt Boswell,
Sgt Williams.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

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

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1940

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L4183

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Training

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