The Hague | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 1410LT on 'Operation Fuller'. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Kijkduin, near The Hague. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Elmer Drsydale, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Stanley Maynard, observer,
Sgt John Standeford Pullen, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off The Hague: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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V6039

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley

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The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley at 1122LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea, about 12 km northwest off The Hague. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald West Taylor, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Frederick George Withrington, observer,
Sgt Selwyn Sparkes, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in The Hague

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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L7788

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East Wretham - East Wretham

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The airplane departed RAF East Wretham on an operation to Berlin. For unknown reasons, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing in The Hague. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/L K. Trojacek,
Sgt A. Zabrs,
F/L Z. Prochazka,
Sgt K. Kunka,
Sgt F. Knotek,
F/L V. Kilian.

Crash of a Fokker F-V off The Hague: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Fokker T-V

Operator:

Registration:

855

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Amsterdam - Ockenburg

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En route from Amsterdam-Schiphol to Ockenburg AFB, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Kijkduin, in The Hague. A crew member survived after he bailed out while four other occupants were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt N. Steenbeek, pilot, †
2nd Lt A. H. Smoolenaars, pilot, †
2nd Lt B. Swagerman, observer,
Cpl H. Vallentgoed, wireless operator, †
Cpl A. Jansen, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in The Hague: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

L8831

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Wyton - Wyton

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton to bomb Ypenburg Airfield. While flying over The Hague, the aircraft was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the city. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt I. L. Thomas, pilot,
Sgt V. Spurr, Observer,
LAC H. Bridson, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in The Hague

Date & Time: May 10, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

L8776

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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Plain, Valley

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Wyton - Wyton

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton on a reconnaissance mission over South Holland. En route, it was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed near The Hague. All three crew members were wounded and became PoW.
Crew:
F/O R. M. Burns,
Sgt J. R. Brooker,
Cpl G. Hurford.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.