Balderton

Landing (descent or approach)

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P2073

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Military

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Balderton - Balderton

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While returning to base following an operation, the airplane crashed on approach and was destroyed. Two crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt R. W. Dreyer,
F/Sgt J. R. Dillon,
P/O C. Cresswell,
Sgt K. J. Page.

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

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1942 at 0235 LT

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AT141

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Plain, Valley

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Balderton - Balderton

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Eichlinghofen

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 2203LT on April 14 on an operation to Dortmund. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Eichlinghofen, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Sgt Archibald McClintock, pilot,
Sgt Francis Eldon Hagel, observer,
F/Sgt Joseph Boisvert, wireless operator,
Sgt John Johnstone, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1942 at 0422 LT

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AT120

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The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 2129LT on April 12 on an operation to Essen. It failed to return and is believed to have crashed into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt William Ian Meech, pilot,
Sgt John Joseph Davenport, observer,
F/Sgt George Malcolm Lantz, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Gordon John Wilkie, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1942 at 1440 LT

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AT186

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The pilot was completing a solo bombing practice when the airplane crashed in Clifton and was destroyed. The pilot was uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt M. Marment.

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

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1942 at 2321 LT

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AE219

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The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 1927LT on a mine laying operation. While cruising along the Dutch coast at night, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William MacMillan Fraser, pilot,
W/O Alger Jenkins, navigator,
Sgt Arthur Frederick Trawford, wireless operator,
Sgt Herman Albert Benjamin Bird, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1942 at 2242 LT

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AT176

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The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 1921LT on a mine laying operation. While cruising along the Dutch coast at night, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt William Beaumont Brown, pilot,
F/Sgt Charles Douglas Dunn, navigator,
Sgt Robert Frederick Howell, wireless operator,
Sgt Clifford Brown, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1942 at 2210 LT

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L4140

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The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 1919LT on a mine laying operation. Flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Gordon Findlay Beaver, pilot,
F/Sgt George Percy McLean,
Sgt Samuel Frederick Bentley,
Sgt Robert Noel Beale.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1942

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X3051

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The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 1750LT on an operation to Bremen. It failed to return to base and is believed to have been shot down by a Me.110 and to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Harold William Clarke, pilot,
Sgt Peter Bernard Chapple, navigator,
Sgt Reginald Grenville Eves, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Brown, air gunner.

Probable cause:

shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near West Burton: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1942 at 0300 LT

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