Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at Barton Bendish RLG: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
X2917
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Barton Bendish RLG
Norfolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2235LT on an operation to Calais. The crew encountered poor weather conditions over East Anglia and decided to return to base. While flying too low, the airplane clipped the tops of trees and crashed just inside the perimeter of the Barton Bendish RLG located near RAF Marham. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Gordon Stephenson Bradbury, pilot,
Sgt William Joseph McQuade, observer,
Sgt David Hinton Howe, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Samuel David Yeomans, wireless operator.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Carlton-le-Moorland

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1941 at 0115 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD755
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Carlton-le-Moorland
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2340LT on July 30 on an operation to Cologne. At 0115LT, it crash landed at Carlton-le-Moorland and was damaged beyond repair. No injuries reported.
Crew:
Sgt J. G. Armstrong,
Sgt C. R. Morley,
Sgt J. Flint,
Sgt S. C. Edwards.

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

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P4406
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Isle of Groix
Morbihan
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2315LT on a mine laying operation off Lorient. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off the Isle of Groix. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Crowhurst Gammon,
F/Sgt George Robert Slater,
Sgt Norman Horace Whittaker, wireless operator,
Sgt Bernard Winchester.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Lincoln: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1941 at 0400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD983
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departes RAF Waddington at 2255LT on July 22 on a mine laying operation off the Frisian Islands. While returning to base the following night, it crashed for unknown reasons on the Greenstones, staff residence for Lindum Hall School for girls at Lincoln. All four crew members as well a Miss Fowler, the senior French mistress were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Donald Macdonald Bruce, pilot,
Sgt William Robert Bain Relyea, observer,
Sgt James Aloysius Connolly, wireless operator,
Sgt Peter Joseph Lynch, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE153
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of July 8 on an operation to Hamm. It was lost without trace and probably crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Kenneth George Betts,
Sgt Foster Wilson Black,
Sgt Mortimer Livis,
F/Sgt Eric Douglas Tyler.

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

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD840
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of July 8 on an operation to Hamm. It was lost without trace and probably crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred William Wilson, pilot,
Sgt Leonard Albert Soutar, observer,
F/Sgt Samuel John Lytle, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry Douglas Mackenzie, wireless operator.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I in Wollaston: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1941 at 0155 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 679 Manchester
Operator:
Registration:
L7314
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Wollaston
Northamptonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of June 21 on an operation to Boulogne-sur-Mer. While returning to base the following night, it was mistakenly shot down by the pilot of a Beaufighter and crashed in a field in Wollaston, east of Northampton. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (207th Squadron):
F/O John Douglas George Withers, pilot,
Sgt Alick Michael James, pilot,
F/Sgt William Brown, observer,
F/Sgt Michael Vincent Browne, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Allan Malone, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Veitch, wireless operator,
Sgt John Allan Maville, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by error by a RAF fighter.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I at RAF Waddington: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Avro 679 Manchester
Operator:
Registration:
L7310
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Waddington AFB
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a test flight at RAF Waddington. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, one of the engine failed. The crew lost control of the airplane that crashed just beyond the airfield. A crew member was killed while two others were seriously injured. The aircraft was wrecked. F/S Arnott died from injuries sustained on July 20.
Crew (207th Squadron):
S/L Charles Jjohn French Kydd, pilot, †
F/S John Woodrow Arnott, pilot, †
Sgt L. Syrett.
Probable cause:
A loose tappet leading to a valve blockage caused the engine to fail after takeoff.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into the North Sea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1941 at 0030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE127
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2300LT on June 12 on an operation to Soest. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea, some 100 km north of Texel. A crew was killed and three others were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Wardrop, †
Sgt Joseph Edward Hughff,
F/Lt Patrick John Shaw Shaughnessy,
Sgt Charles William Townend.

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

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P4310
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Hamm
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2250LT on an operation to Soest. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Hamm. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Richard Kenneth Main, pilot,
F/Sgt Colwyn Trevor Cottell Mercer, pilot,
F/Sgt Arnold Kossick, wireless operator,
Sgt James Reid Park, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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