Lindholme AFB

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X3004

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Plain, Valley

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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Düsseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1810LT on December 7 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It is believed it was shot down by enemy fire while approaching the target area. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Robert Trevor Mulligan,
P/O Malcolm James Preece,
Sgt Cyril James Smith,
Sgt Francis Arthur Buckle.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1940 at 0315 LT

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X3125

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1720LT on November 25 on an operation to Kiel. While returning to base after almost eight hours of flight, it ran out of fuel and crash landed in a field located in Saltfleet. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all four crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt H. V. Crum,
Sgt McAlwane,
Sgt Barley,
Sgt Adams.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Goole: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1940 at 0707 LT

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X2908

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 0115LT on an operation to Hamburg. At 0707LT, it crashed in unknown circumstances onto houses in Goole. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was slightly injured.
Crew:
Sgt Colin Richardson, pilot, †
Sgt Birt Brookes, pilot, †
Sgt Charles William Ian Parker, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt J. Anderson.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1940

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L4149

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2315LT on November 10 to bomb a power station in Mannheim. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. A crew member survived and became PoW while three others were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Cave, †
Sgt Robert Cecil Hyland, †
Sgt Thomas Thomas, †
Sgt David David Gentles Hamilton.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near RAF West Raynham

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1940 at 0700 LT

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X2994

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2100LT on November 7 on an operation to Essen. The following morning, the airplane crashed near RAF West Raynham after all requests to land were refused or ignored. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
F/O E. B. Liddell,
Sgt Leech,
Sgt A. S. Atkinson,
Sgt E. McConnell.

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

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1940 at 0500 LT

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X2907

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Plain, Valley

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2333LT on November 5 to bomb a synthetic oil mills at Magdeburg. While returning to his base in the early morning, the crew encountered severe icing conditions when the airplane crashed in an open field located in Agelo. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Colin James Ray Walker, pilot,
Sgt Kenyon Stafford Gowland, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Emm, air gunner,
Sgt Douglas Owen Cole, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Icing.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Barton-le-Street

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1940 at 0430 LT

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X3000

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1756LT on October 29 to bomb the Danzigerstrasse Gas Works in Berlin. While returning to base the following night, the crew encountered icing conditions and abandoned the airplane that crashed in Barton-le-Street. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
P/O Colin James Ray Walker, pilot,
Sgt Kenyon Stafford Gowland, observer,
Sgt Douglas Owen Cole, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Kenneth Emm, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Icing.

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

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1940 at 0305 LT

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X2993

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Bircham Newton - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton on an operation to Berlin. While cruising at night, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Kalbe. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Howell Davies, pilot, †
Sgt Edgar James Andrews, pilot, †
Sgt Harold Leslie Hurrell,
Sgt Roland Lee.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1940

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P4417

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