Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I on Schiermonnikoog Island

Date & Time: Nov 24, 1941 at 1815 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
AW207
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
North Coates - North Coates
MSN:
9914
YOM:
1941
Location:
Schiermonnikoog Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Coates to lay mines off the Frisian Islands. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed near a farm on Schiermonnikoog Island. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Jack Basil Green,
W/O James McCann,
F/Lt Dominic Page,
F/Lt James McCrae Paxton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Schiermonnikoog Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 24, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
AW192
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Coates - North Coates
MSN:
9899
YOM:
1941
Location:
Schiermonnikoog Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Coates to lay mines off the Frisian Islands. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Schiermonnikoog Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Denis Reginald James Harper, pilot,
F/Sgt Ambrose Norman Kennedy, wireless operator,
Sgt William Thomas Large, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander Percy McGregor, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
W6542
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Coates - North Coates
MSN:
9536
YOM:
1941
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Coates on a maritime patrol flight. It was lost without trace, probably it crashed somewhere in the North Sea, maybe off the Dutch coast.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Leslie Butt, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald Arthur Dawes,
Sgt Sidney Robert Longhurst,
Sgt William Timothy Udale.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Schiermonnikoog Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
W6533
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Coates - North Coates
MSN:
9527
YOM:
1941
Location:
Schiermonnikoog Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Coates on a mine laying operation. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the North Sea off Schiermonnikoog Island. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Bernard Alan James Boyse,
Sgt Alexander Pont,
Sgt Cecil Charles Procter,
Sgt Robert John Swain Wicks.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Den Helder: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1941 at 1230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
X8920
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Coates - North Coates
MSN:
9542
YOM:
1941
Location:
Den Helder
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Coates at 1040LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea some 10 km west of Den Helder. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt David George Allaker Briers,
P/O Alan Walter Camp,
F/Sgt Basil James Conlon,
F/Sgt William Myles.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I in Hoek van Holland: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1941 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
W6522
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Coates - North Coates
MSN:
9516
YOM:
1941
Location:
Hoek van Holland
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Coates on an operation to Rotterdam. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Hoek van Holland. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James Ole Herbert Willing, pilot,
P/O Ralph Loudon Blackmore, observer,
Sgt Harold Kitchener Orme, wireless operator,
Sgt James Parsons, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Terschelling: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1941 at 1415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
X8921
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Coates - North Coates
MSN:
9543
YOM:
1941
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Coates on a maritime patrol flight. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 km off Terschelling. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured and became PoW.
Crew:
F/O William David Gaynel McCaw, pilot,
Sgt Frederick William O'Brien, observer, †
F/Sgt Ivor Thomas Charles Edwards, wireless operator, †
Sgt Percy Reginald Woodland, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Terschelling: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
W6486
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Coates - North Coates
MSN:
9491
YOM:
1940
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Coates to search for enemy shipping. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Francis Joseph Kelly, pilot,
P/O Ian MacLean, observer,
Sgt Ernest George Abraham, wireless operator,
Sgt Louis Alfred Arrighi, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Texel Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1940 at 1759 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
N1118
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Coates - North Coates
MSN:
9179
YOM:
1940
Location:
Texel Island
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Coates on a maritime patrol flight off the Dutch and German coasts. It crashed in unknown circumstances off Texel Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Dennis Victor Wilfred Francis, pilot,
Sgt Robert James Farthing, observer,
Sgt John Windsor Unett, wireless operator,
F/O Edward Pennington, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Den Helder: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1940 at 1425 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
L9889
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Coates - North Coates
MSN:
9037
YOM:
1940
Location:
Den Helder
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Den Helder. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Frank Howard Roberts, pilot, †
Sgt Stephen Frederick Martin, observer, †
Sgt Stanley Norman Douglas, wireless operator/air gunner, †
W/O T. Pickering.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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