Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Hatfield: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1941 at 1120 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD867
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lindholme - Finningley
Location:
Hatfield
South Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Lindholme on a transfer to RAF Finningley. While completing a turn, it stalled and crashed in a pasture located near Hatfield. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Charles Cunningham, pilot,
Sg Wilfred Hall, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
P5013
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dishforth - Dishforth
MSN:
1735
YOM:
1940
Location:
Hatfield
South Yorkshire
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 Dishforth at 1840LT on February 11 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, the crew were unable to comply with the diversion order and abandoned the aircraft that crashed in the Hatfield Military Camp located northeast of Doncaster. All five crew members survived, among them two were injured.
Crew:
Sgt J. Garnett,
Sgt Beddows,
Sgt Hughes,
Sgt Carter,
Sgt Halsall.
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