Waddington AFB

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P4290

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Szczecin (Stettin), Poland. It was ditched off Lowestoft after running out of fuel. The crew were saved, uninjured, by a passing patrol vessel.
Crew:
P/O D. Romans,
P/O A. R. Kerr,
Sgt H. Logan,
Sgt Simons.

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Ditched after running out of fuel.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Cromer

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1940 at 0535 LT

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P2123

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2005LT on August 31 on a bombing mission over Berlin. While returning to its base, it was ditched at 0535LT off the beach at Cromer. All four crew members were uninjured and quickly came ashore by dinghy.
Crew:
P/O D. Romans,
P/O D. E. Stewart,
Sgt H. Logan,
Sgt Mandale.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Cologne: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1940

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P4372

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Cologne-Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington to attack oil installations in the area of Gelsenkirchen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Wahn, near the airport of Cologne-Bonn. A crew member was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O C. O. Dunkels, †
F/Lt F. G. Hynes,
F/Sgt R. M. Wicker,
W/O L. H. Wainwright.

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

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1940

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P4353

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Takeoff (climb)

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Test

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Failed to gain height and crashed shortly after takeoff from RAF Waddington while on a local test flight. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O F. G. Quick,
Sgt D. Kingston.

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

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1940

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P2077

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Bernburg. It was shot down over the Netherlands by the German Flak and crashed in Valom. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Hubert Percival Clark, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Michael Wilkes, navigator,
Sgt Gerald Edgar Harris, air gunner,
Sgt John Lewis Brooks, wireless operator and air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Aberystwyth: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1940 at 0630 LT

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L4085

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington on a raid over enemy positions. While returning to its base, it crashed in unclear circumstances into the Cardigan Bay off Aberystwyth. Two crew members were rescued and two others were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Deryck Farmer, pilot, †
Sgt R. D. Hobbs,
Sgt D. W. Seagar,
Sgt Cyril Edward Thomas Wood, wireless operator. †

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Hamburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1940

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P4375

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Hamburg

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Germany

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation over Hamburg. Approaching the target at an altitude of 8,000 feet, it collided with a barrage balloon cable and crashed. A crew was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L James Galt MacIntyre, pilot, †
Sgt Vyvyan Andrew Coveyduck,
Sgt Albert Cross,
Sgt John Henry Robert Edgar.

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In-flight collision with a barrage balloon cable.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Skagen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1940 at 0050 LT

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L4087

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington on a mine laying mission off Frederikshaven. Approaching the Danish coast, it was shot down by the German flak and crashed into the sea off Skagen. Two crew members were killed and two others were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Littleton Farrands, pilot,
Sgt Percy Dryden Nixon, observer, †
P/O Bernard Green, air gunner,
Sgt Reginald Talbot Miller, wireless operator and air gunner. †

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1940 at 1945 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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P4288

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Training

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