Spijkenisse | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1742LT on November 7 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Spijkenisse, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Michael Stanley Jacobs, pilot,
Sgt James William Cooper Morris, pilot,
Sgt Cecil Walton, flight engineer,
Sgt Bernard Wallwork, observer,
Sgt Edward Owen Brooks, wireless operator,
Sgt Peter Johnstone, wireless operator,
F/Sgt George Hall Chesman, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-2 in Spijkenisse: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1941 at 2220 LT

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Dornier DO.217

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U5+EN

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1941

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The airplane was on an operation to Southampton when it suffered an engine failure. The crew bailed out and the airplane crashed in Spijkenisse. Two crew were killed.
Crew:
Fw K. Jelinski, radio operator, †
Uffz J. Gensberger, air gunner. †

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Engine failure in flight.

Crash of an Armstrong AW.38 Whitley V in Spijkenisse

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1940 at 0130 LT

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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N1377

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Driffield - Driffield

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1541

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2030LT on July 26 on a bombing mission over Mannheim. While flying over The Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak. The captain reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an open field located in Spijkenisse, in the suburb of Rotterdam, and came to rest. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Robert Fochaig Beauclair,
P/O John Christopher Wyndowe Bushell,
Sgt Eric Albert Caloway,
Sgt Clement Wood,
Sgt Kenneth John Read.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.