Egmond aan Zee | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Essen. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the North Sea off Egmond aan Zee. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Leslie Oscar Halls, pilot,
P/O Roger Mortlock Ranson, flight engineer,
Sgt John Alfred Bloomfield, navigator,
Sgt Allan Blyth Croft, bomb aimer,
Sgt Abe Isador Gottlieb, wireless operator,
Sgt Leslie Stanhope Melhado, air gunner,
Sgt Handel Jones, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson III off Egmond aan Zee: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 4, 1942 at 1200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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AM530

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

North Coates - North Coates

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414-2612

YOM:

1941

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The airplane departed RAF North Coates on a strike operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine and crashed into the North Sea some 20 km southwest of Egmond aan Zee. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Kenneth Marcus Nichols, pilot,
Sgt Samuel Edward Smith, observer,
2nd Lt Charles Luther Summers, USAAF observer,
Sgt Cyril Pottas, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur William Newhouse, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Marine.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-2 off Egmond aan Zee: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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Registration:

F6+BL

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Amsterdam - Amsterdam

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810

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The airplane was returning to base at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport following an operation to the Thames Estuary when it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Egmond aan Zee. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw W. Stückroth, pilot,
Lt F. Heubeck, observer,
Uffz K. Emberger, radio operator,
Uffz W. Kepczinski, air gunner.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Egmond aan Zee: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 15, 1940 at 2323 LT

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Registration:

P5012

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Topcliffe - Topcliffe

MSN:

1734

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 1648LT on an operation to Berlin. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed into the sea off Egmond aan Zee. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Kenneth Thomas Hannah, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Gordon Allardice, pilot,
Sgt John Alfred Clemett, navigator,
Sgt Walter Frederick Dennis, wireless operator,
Sgt Alan Sedgley, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IVF off Egmond aan Zee: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1940 at 1515 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

P6957

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton

MSN:

9467

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton at 1255LT on a reconnaissance mission over the IJsselmeer Lake. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Egmond aan Zee. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Peter Weil, pilot,
Sgt Sidney Kendal Bartlett, observer,
Sgt Alan Kempster, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.