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

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
P1331
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The undercarriage was damaged on takeoff and the aircraft was wrecked in the forced landing that followed. The pilot was uninjured.

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

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L4088
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on a mine laying mission in the Baltic Sea. While flying along the German coast, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak. The pilot made an emergency landing near Heiligendamm. All four crew members became PoW and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
F/Lt F. G. Dutton, pilot,
Sgt J. G. Slowey,
Cpl William Philip Jeffrey Watson,
Cpl W. R. Davidson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L4065
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on a mine laying sortie off Denmark. While returning at night, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea some 12 miles off Mablethorpe. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew:
Lt Robert James Cosgrove, pilot,
Sgt Frederick William Batchelor, navigator,
Cpl James Doran, wireless operator,
Sgt Gordon William Everatt, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Grimsby

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1940 at 2335 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N5193
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a SAR mission after an RAF Hampden registered L4064 was missing. The aircraft departed RAF Waddington at 1745LT. At the end of the evening, while cruising south of Grimsby, both engines failed due to a fuel exhaustion. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a field. All four crew members were injured.
Crew (50th Squadron):
P/O R. D. Wawn,
Sgt B. Pollard,
Sgt A. Wappnett,
Cpl R. L. H. Smith.
Probable cause:
Dual engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion.

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

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1940 at 1420 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L4064
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington to attack enemy shipping reported in Kristiansand harbor. While returning to his base, the airplane ran out of fuel. The crew declared an emergency and ditched the airplane some 120 miles east of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew:
P/O John Bartlett Bull, pilot,
P/O Alonzo Derek Pilcher, observer,
Sgt William Stuart Nevinson, wireless operator,
Cpl George Fawcett, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Emergency landing following fuel exhaustion.

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

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1940 at 1215 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L4081
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington to attack enemy shipping reported in Kristiansand harbor. Approaching the target, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Mervyn Thomas, pilot,
Cpl Alexander Scougal Gibson Barrass,
Sgt John Robert Jopling,
Sgt Stanley Vernon Vart.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1940 at 1215 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L4073
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington to attack enemy shipping reported in Kristiansand harbor. Approaching the target, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Harry Bratton,
Sgt David William Arlidge Chambers,
LAC Stanley Kershaw,
Sgt Gerald Marsden Wild.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Mandal: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L4083
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington to attack enemy shipping reported in Kristiansand harbor. While flying along the south Norwegian coast, the aircraft was attacked by the pilot of a German Me.109. The pilot made an emergency landing on an island located near Mandal. Three crew members were rescued and a fourth was killed.
Crew:
P/O M. Wilson-Donaldson, pilot,
Lt F. D. Middleton,
W/O A. C. Henry,
Sgt John Greet, observer. †
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: Apr 12, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
P1173
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington to attack enemy shipping reported in Kristiansand harbor. While cruising over the North Sea, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Harry Wood Robson, pilot,
P/O Kenneth John Alan Johnstone, pilot,
Cpl John Henry Evans, observer,
Cpl William Henry Glyndwy Evans, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L4099
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington to attack enemy shipping reported in Kristiansand harbor. Approaching the target, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William George Taylor, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Raybould Tonkiss, observer,
Sgt William John Ison, wireless operator,
Cpl Harold Dennis Brown, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.