Ouddorp | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 1122LT on an operation to Eindhoven. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Ouddorp. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Cecil Albert Maw, pilot,
F/Sgt Harold Eric Wilson, observer,
Sgt Ronald Arthur Barnes, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Ouddorp: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 25, 1942 at 0310 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 417 Wellington III

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X3455

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 1925LT on October 24 on an operation to Milan. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 10 km west of Ouddorp. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Bartlett Parker Shaddick, pilot,
Sgt Eric Watcham, navigator,
Sgt Frank Bernard Hough, observer,
Sgt Edwin Cuthbert Woollard, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Gerald Thomas Reyburn, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Ouddorp: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942 at 0010 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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DV480

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Bassingbourn - Bassingbourn

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The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn at 2030LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it crashed under unknown circumstances near Ouddorp, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Ian Alexander Grant, pilot,
P/O James Lyders Speedy, navigator,
P/O Robert Henry Groom, bomb aimer,
Sgt Stanley Swain, wireless operator,
Sgt William Buckley, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Ouddorp: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1942 at 0306 LT

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Vickers 417 Wellington III

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Z1608

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The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2320LT on June 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed on the grounds of the drinking water purification plant at Ouddorp. A crew was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O James Albert Myall, pilot,
P/O Albert Edward Collins, observer,
Sgt Douglas John Smith, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt James Franklyn Haley, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Cartwright, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Ouddorp

Date & Time: May 31, 1942 at 0220 LT

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R1065

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The airplane departed RAF Steeple Morden at 2240LT on May 30 on an operation to Cologne. Over the west coast of the Netherlands, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The airplane crash landed south of Ouddorp and was wrecked. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Henry Bulford,
Sgt Keith Arthur Dunkley,
Sgt Ralph Higham,
Sgt Trevor Alexander Guthrie,
Sgt J. K. Day.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Ouddorp

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1941 at 0525 LT

Type of aircraft:

Short S.29 Stirling

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N6035

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Oakington - Oakington

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The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2250LT on July 25 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in Ouddorp. All seven crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt David Cashman Allen,
Sgt Beresford Alister Archibald Joseph Fowler,
P/O Geoffrey Mason Fuller,
F/Lt Michael Colin Gordon Sherwood,
Sgt Robert Ivan Stone,
Sgt Thomas Farley Williams,
Sgt William Peter Wood.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Ouddorp: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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T1824

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Great Massingham - Great Massingham

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The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 0934LT on a maritime patrol flight. While cruising along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Ouddorp. The wireless operator was killed and both other occupants were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt David Thompson Brett,
Sgt Denis William MacAlister,
Sgt Leslie Gordon Dicks.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Marine Flak.