Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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N7270

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Leuchars - Leuchars

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414-1666

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Leuchars at 0625LT to bomb an ammunition dump. While approaching Stavanger-Sola Airport, it was shot down by the pilot of an Me.109 and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Clifford Stephen Greenaway, pilot,
Sgt Sydney George Henry Stephens,
Sgt Adam Fraser King,
Cpl Alfred John Hull.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Stavanger: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1940 at 0900 LT

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N7217

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Leuchars - Leuchars

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414-1613

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Leuchars at 0625LT to bomb an ammunition dump. While approaching Stavanger-Sola Airport, it was shot down by the pilot of an Me.109 and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ralph Blanshard Askquith-Ellis, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Hugh Nicholls,
AC1 Samuel James Watkin Baines, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt John Long.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I near Stavanger: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1940 at 1130 LT

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N7359

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Plain, Valley

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Leuchars - Leuchars

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414-1755

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Leuchars on a reconnaissance mission. While approaching Stavanger, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Talbot Norman Conn Rothwell, pilot,
P/O R. C. Wood,
Sgt Charles Lawrence Hand,
Sgt Walter Edmund Harding.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I at RAF Thornaby: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1940 at 0320 LT

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P5127

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Thornaby - Thornaby

MSN:

414-1816

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1940

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Shortly after take off from RAF Thornaby, while climbing to a height of 200 feet, the twin engine aircraft entered a right turn then descended to the ground and crashed in a huge ball of fire in a field located a mile from the airfield. All four crewmen were killed.
Crew (220th Squadron):
Sgt Eric Morgan, pilot,
Sgt Dennis Robert Holbeche, pilot,
AC1 William Charles Irvine, wireless operator,
Sgt James Richard Butterworth, air gunner.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Trondheim: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1940

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P5131

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Sumburgh - Sumburgh

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414-1820

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Sumburgh at 1130LT on a mission over Trondheim. While approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire (Flak and fighters) and crashed into the Gulosen Fjord off Trondheim. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Craig,
Sgt George W. Robson,
Sgt Alex Sherwood, navigator,
LAC A. Napier, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Trondheim: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 11, 1940

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N7361

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Sumburgh - Sumburgh

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414-1757

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Sumburgh at 1130LT on a mission over Trondheim. While approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire (Flak and fighters) and crash landed into the Gulosen Fjord off Trondheim. All four crew members survived and found refuge in a dinghy. One of them was seriously wounded and died the following day.
Crew:
Sgt E. B. Laschelles, pilot,
Sgt A. M. S. Brodie,
Sgt Eric T. D. Machell, air gunner, †
Sgt J. G. Hepburn.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I in Newtonville: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1940 at 1215 LT

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770

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Government

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Plain, Valley

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Rockcliffe - Toronto

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414-1757

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1940

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The twin engine airplane departed RCAF Rockcliffe on a special flight to Toronto, carrying three crew members and the Minister of Defence Norman Rogers. As the flight progressed, the crew pressed on into deteriorating weather, including low ceiling and poor visibility. It is thought that the pilot was trying to locate a safe landing site near Newtonville when the starboard wing struck some trees while it was making a 45° bank turn. The Hudson impacted the ground and disintegrated, killing all four occupants.

Probable cause:

Investigation concluded that the pilot lost visual reference to the ground during a steep turn towards rising terrain without first gaining a safe altitude. A contributing factor was the fact that the Hudson had a tendency to experience some loss of control during a steep turn.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Lerwick: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 5, 1940 at 1430 LT

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N7255

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Leuchars - Leuchars

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414-1651

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Leuchars on a maritime patrol flight over the North Sea. It is possible that it was mistakenly shot down by friendly fire before crashing into the sea some 13 km north of Lerwick. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Raymond Cyril Dodd,
F/O James Dunn,
P/O John L. Piercey,
Cpl Robert Purves.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Stavanger: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1940 at 1430 LT

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N7335

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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