Scampton AFB

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P2097

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Plain, Valley

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton on the evening of December 27 on an operation to Lorient. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Appleford-on-Thames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Louis John Rooney, pilot,
P/O Derrick John Fielder, navigator,
Sgt James Douglas Hunt, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry Bernard Whalen, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near RAF Abingdon: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1940

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P4384

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton on an operation to Bordeaux. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances near RAF Abingdon. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off the Isle of Wight: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1940

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X3063

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Scampton – Scampton

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Isle of Wight

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton on an operation to Mannheim. It is believed that it crashed off the Isle of Wight. No trace was found.
Crew:
F/Lt Anthony Terence Nicholas Scoltock,
Sgt James Henry Tiedeman,
Sgt Alexander Milne Wood,
Sgt Edwin Samuel Rimes.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Scampton: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1940 at 0010 LT

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X3028

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Takeoff (climb)

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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Scampton – Scampton

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Crashed for unknown reasons shortly after a night takeoff from RAF Scampton. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was seriously injured.
Crew:
F/O Kenneth William Michie, pilot, †
Sgt Garton Vincent Davenport-Jones, radio operator, †
Sgt Thomas Goldie, wireless operator, †
Sgt J A Barrier.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Ostend: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1940

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X3050

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton to attack aerodromes. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Ostend. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Stuart Gordon Greeves,
Sgt Leslie Young,
Sgt Edward Francis Parish,
Sgt Malcolm Haydn Davies.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Paris

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1940

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P4404

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Paris

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France

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton to attack airfield in northern France. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed southeast of Paris. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Brian Herbert Evans,
Sgt John Cecil Shaw,
Sgt William Keiran O'Leary,
Sgt David Young.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Scampton

Date & Time: Nov 27, 1940 at 0305 LT

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P2125

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Takeoff (climb)

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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While taking off from RAF Scampton at night, the airplane encountered difficulties to gain height, struck a hedge and crashed in a nearby field. All four crew members were rescued, among them one was injured.
Crew:
Sgt J. W. Powell,
Sgt R. W. H. Baxter,
Sgt J. A. Robinson,
Sgt J. D. Hunt.

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

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1940 at 0846 LT

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X3052

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crash landed in Selschardijk. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Phillips, pilot,
Sgt Desmond Charles Dunphy, navigator,
sgt Sidney Rogers Hoskins, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Edward Bettison Torpey, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Nov 20, 1940

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X3024

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