Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1900LT on a mine laying mission off Bordeaux. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Ambarès-et-Lagrave, about 11 km northeast of Bordeaux. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Dennis Sydney Imber, pilot,
Sgt Robert Frederick Rose, observer,
Sgt Frank Corbett, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Kenneth Charles Friend, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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X2901

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton on an operation to Magdeburg. Due to a fuel exhaustion, the captain was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed on a beach at Southwold and was damaged beyond repair. All four crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
F/L D. W. F. Barker,
F/O R. Anderson,
Sgt A. H. Evans,
P/O Fleming.

Probable cause:

Emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion.

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

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1940 at 0305 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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X2993

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Bircham Newton - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton on an operation to Berlin. While cruising at night, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Kalbe. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Howell Davies, pilot, †
Sgt Edgar James Andrews, pilot, †
Sgt Harold Leslie Hurrell,
Sgt Roland Lee.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1940 at 0302 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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X2910

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Waddington - Waddington

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Berlin. While cruising at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed in Röwitz, northeast of Wolfsburg. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Leonard John Burt, pilot, †
Sgt D. Windle, observer,
Sgt Jack Baldwin, wireless operator, †
P/O Ronald Mark Carrell, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

Operator:

Registration:

L4184

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Finningley - Finningley

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Finningley AFB (Doncaster)

South Yorkshire

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Finningley. During the takeoff roll, the airplane started to swerve on runway and the undercarriage collapsed. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and there were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
Sgt R. Grainger +2.

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

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1940 at 1230 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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P1271

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Flight

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Training

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Plain, Valley

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Upper Heyford - Upper Heyford

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The crew departed RAF Upper Heyford on a training exercice. While cruising in clouds, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent, broke up in flight and crashed in an open field located in Highnam. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Albert Frederick Jefferys, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Desmond Sheils, pilot,
Sgt Richard Thomas Bowtell, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Ralph Alexander Walter Keeling, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1940 at 2055 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

Operator:

Registration:

X2977

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Bombing

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Yes

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Due to severe icing conditions, the captain decided to return. On approach to RAF Hemswell, the aircraft went out of control and crashed. The pilot was killed and three other crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Alfred Sherwood, pilot,
Sgt Hawkes,
Sgt Gilmour,
Sgt E. S. Phillips.

Probable cause:

Icing.

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

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1940 at 2055 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Registration:

X2920

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Hemswell - Leeming

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on a mine laying mission with four crew on board. While on return flight, the crew was instructed to divert to RAF Leeming due to bad weather over Hemswell. While cruising in poor weather conditions, the airplane crashed in Hartoft Moor east of Rosedale Abbey. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Gerald D'Arcy-Wright, pilot,
Sgt William Arthur Cannon, observer,
Sgt Alan Algar, wireless operator,
Sgt Walter Benedict Rayment, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Registration:

X2963

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Bombing

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Yes

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane was engaged in a mine laying mission. While trying to land at RAF Hemswell in a near gale, it undershot the runway and crashed. All four crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
S/L G. F. Lerwill,
Sgt C. Gibson,
Sgt R. H. Black,
Sgt Duckworth.

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

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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P4362

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Flight

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Bombing

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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 over the Elbe estuary. It was lost without trace but it is believed that it crashed into the sea off Cuxhaven.
Crew:
F/Sgt Philip Herbert Yorath,
Sgt Harry Bennett,
Sgt Robert John Neale,
Sgt George Wood.