Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Tynemouth

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1942 at 0534 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
BD353
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Abingdon - Abingdon
MSN:
2660
YOM:
1942
Location:
Tynemouth
Northumberland
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Abingdon at 2203LT on July 28 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base the following morning, it was ditched into the North Sea some 16 km off Tynemouth. All five crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt S. H. J. White,
P/O K. C. Wood,
Sgt A. Hammond,
Sgt A. F. Hawkins,
Sgt R. G. Snook.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Büsum

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0324 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6730
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Abingdon - Abingdon
MSN:
2118
YOM:
1941
Location:
Büsum
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Abingdon at 2243LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 6 km north of Büsum. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Joseph John Makarewicz
Sgt Leslie Lambton Brown,
Sgt R. Hale,
Sgt Pearson Bell,
Sgt William John Henderson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Wervershoof: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0256 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
BD201
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Abingdon - Abingdon
MSN:
2508
YOM:
1942
Location:
Wervershoof
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Abingdon at 2254LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Wervershoof. An air gunner was killed and four other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Rennison Parsons, pilot,
Sgt James Glover Moriarty, observer,
F/O Reginald Van Toen, bomb aimer,
Sgt George Ewen, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt George McBain Harris, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Emen: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
P4944
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Abingdon - Abingdon
MSN:
1671
YOM:
1940
Location:
Emen
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Abingdon at 2252LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Emen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Douglas Williams, pilot,
Sgt Gilbert Mansfield Murphy, observer,
Sgt Leonard Norman Reynolds, bomb aimer,
W/O Gordon Lea Wilkinson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Frederick Clifford House, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Dalum: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
AD689
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Abingdon - Abingdon
Location:
Dalum
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Abingdon at 2306LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Dalum, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Norman Maxwell Oulster, pilot,
Sgt George Arthur Hunt, observer,
Sgt Daniel Ivan Parry, wireless operator,
Sgt Samuel James Webster, air gunner,
Sgt Harold Cooke, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V into the North Sea

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
P5004
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Abingdon - Abingdon
MSN:
1726
YOM:
1940
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Abingdon at 2259LT on June 25 on an operation to Bremen. For unknown reasons, it was ditched in the North Sea and was lost. All five crew members were rescued.
Crew:
P/O Maule William Colledge, pilot,
Sgt Albert John Ennals,
Sgt J. V. Kerleff,
Sgt W. E. McCarthy,
Sgt E. A. Taylor.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Weidenhoek: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1942 at 0148 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6581
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Abingdon - Abingdon
Location:
Weidenhoek
Gelderland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Abingdon at 2340LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Weidenhoek, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Dennis Brendon Geoffrey Tomlinson, pilot,
P/O Rowland Richard Henry Rowe, observer,
P/O John Osmond Little, wireless operator,
F/Sgt James Edward McDonald, wireless operator,
Sgt John Dennis O'Sullivan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Llanidloes: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1942 at 0415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
P5057
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Abingdon - Abingdon
MSN:
1769
YOM:
1940
Location:
Llanidloes
Powys
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Abingdon at 2355LT on May 8 on a night training exercise. In the next early morning, it impacted the slope of Caerno Hill located near Llanidloes. The airplane was destroyed and all five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ralph William Morin, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Morton Sellars, navigator,
Sgt Stewart Thomas Paterson, observer,
Sgt Donald Haydn Jones, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur John Bruce Kemp, wireless operator,
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near RAF Abingdon: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942 at 1630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE139
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Stoke Orchard - Abingdon
Location:
Abingdon AFB
Oxfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Following a raid on Rennes, the crew made a stop at RAF Stoke Orchard before returning to RAF Abingdon. On final approach to RAF Abingdon, the airplane crashed near Wooton, north of the airfield. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Sgt George Alfred Medd, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Henri Phalempin, observer, †
P/O Dalton Eastman Vipond, †
Sgt E. V. Conwell.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near RAF Abingdon

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3663
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Abingdon - Abingdon
Location:
Abingdon AFB
Oxfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Abingdon. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed in a field located one mile south of the airbase. A crew suffered a broken leg.
Crew:
P/O Lewis,
F/Sgt Redford.
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