Scampton AFB

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L4125

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Takeoff (climb)

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Yes

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane struck a large bank of frozen snow and crashed upon takeoff. There were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
Sgt Reid +3.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Scampton: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1942 at 1715 LT

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AT129

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Takeoff (climb)

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1712LT on an operation to Brest. Almost immediately after takeoff, it suffered a double engine failure and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Duncan Stuart Stewart, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Edward Northrop, observer,
Sgt Albert Hibbitt, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard Arthur Jardine, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Double engine failure after takeoff.

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

Date & Time: Jan 20, 1942 at 2058 LT

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AT148

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Flight

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City

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Scampton – Scampton

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Groningen

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Netherlands

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1705LT on an operation to Emden. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Groningen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Alexander Muir Harvey, pilot,
Sgt William Arthur Bill Gray, observer,
Sgt John William Hallam, wireless operator,
Sgt Richard Mannering Knapman, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1942 at 2138 LT

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AE133

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1700LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the village of Campen. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Martin Cargill Fletcher, pilot, †
Sgt Leonard Armstrong Fox, observer, †
Sgt Harold Royston Holme, wireless operator,
Sgt Percy Yasuyi Sekine, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1942

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AD909

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Flight

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton on a mine laying operation off Brest. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Peter Thrale Close,
P/O Thomas Frederick Jacobs,
Sgt William Burns Robertson,
Sgt John Warren.

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

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1942 at 1050 LT

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AT127

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 0257LT on an operation to Brest. While returning to base the following morning, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The airplane crashed at Sedgebrook and was wrecked. All four crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt E. M. Price, pilot,
P/O R. N. Rayne,
Sgt R. K. Osborne,
Sgt W. Lown.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near RAF Scampton: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1942 at 0700 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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AD896

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Training

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The crew was completing a local night training flight at RAF Scampton. On final approach, one of the engine failed and the aircraft crashed two km south of the airbase. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Geoffrey Llewellyn West, pilot,
Sgt George Atkins, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Engine failure on final approach at night.

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

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1941

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AE419

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Flight

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1741LT on an operation to Hüls. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ernest Charles Atkinson,
Sgt Edward George Sawdy,
Sgt Archibald Campbell Watt,
Sgt Henry William Wisdom.

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

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1941 at 1200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

AE354

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Training

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Yes

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