Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Scampton: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1940 at 1615 LT
Operator:
Registration:
P2135
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from RAF Scampton, the airplane stalled and crashed near the western perimeter of the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Roly Frederick Roberts, pilot,
AC2 Stanley Hall,
AC1 George William Snowden,
Sgt Thomas Robinson, wireless operator and air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1940 at 0032 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L4079
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on a bombing mission over Mönchengladbach. While cruising at night over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and cashed in Angerlo. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth Richard Killey Smettem, pilot,
Sgt Alan Albert Horsfall, observer,
Sgt Eric William Joseph Skinner, air gunner,
Sgt Herbert Henry Best, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1940 at 2150 LT
Operator:
Registration:
P1334
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton on an operation over Gelsenkirchen. For unknown reasons, it returned earlier and crashed upon landing. All four crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
S/L J. D. D. Collier,
P/O C. L. Turner,
P/O B. A. Z. de Bressey,
Sgt A. Johnson.

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

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
P4372
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington to attack oil installations in the area of Gelsenkirchen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Wahn, near the airport of Cologne-Bonn. A crew member was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O C. O. Dunkels, †
F/Lt F. G. Hynes,
F/Sgt R. M. Wicker,
W/O L. H. Wainwright.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Skegness

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1940 at 0620 LT
Operator:
Registration:
X2897
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2110LT on August 28 on an operation over Berlin. The next morning, while returning to its base, it was ditched into the sea off Skegness. All four crew members were rescued from their rubber dinghy after being adrift for several hours.
Crew:
F/L J. A. Pitcairn-Hill,
F/O Watson,
Sgt T. P. Byrne,
F/O R. Stannion.

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

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
P1317
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme on a bombing mission over Leipzig. While returning to its base, after being hit by the German Flak, it crashed on approach to RAF Hemswell. All four crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt Abbott,
Sgt Bryce,
Sgt Harney,
AC1 Green.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Scarborough

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1940 at 0750 LT
Operator:
Registration:
P2124
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2201LT on August 25 on a bombing mission over Berlin. The following morning, while returning to his base, the crew was forced to ditch the airplane off Scarborough due to fuel exhaustion. All four crew members were rescued.
Crew:
P/O G. A. C. Potts, pilot,
P/O R. S. Hook, observer,
Sgt Wood, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Ashmore, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Aircraft ditched into the sea due to fuel exhaustion.

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

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1940 at 0634 LT
Operator:
Registration:
P2070
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme on a bombing mission over Berlin. At 0412LT, the crew was heard on w/t asking for a bearing. It is believed that the airplane crash landed at 0634LT near Lautersheim. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Robert David Wawn,
Sgt Henry James Bushell,
Sgt John Scholfield,
Sgt Ralph Henry Laurence Smith.

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

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1940 at 0615 LT
Operator:
Registration:
X2895
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Scampton - Usworth
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2040LT on August 25 to attack the ME Electric Works in Berlin. At the end of the night, while on final approach to RAF Usworth, the crew was short of fuel and was forced to attempt an emergency landing due to an engine failure. The aircraft crashed in a field located in West Boldon and was damaged beyond repair. Two crew members were injured and two others were unhurt.
Crew:
P/O Richard Henry Bunker, pilot,
Sgt Patrick Aylmer Vivian, observer,
Sgt Godfrey Dennis Thomas, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Harry Scott Haste, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion that caused an engine failure.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Grimsby

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
P4380
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton on an operation over Berlin. It was ditched in the North Sea off Grimsby and all four crew members were rescued 7 hours later.
Crew:
P/O A. J. G. Mills,
P/O J. A. Mundy,
Sgt E. Groves,
Sgt T. Highton.