Winterton-on-Sea | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

While on an operation to England and flying along the coast of Norfolk, the airplane crashed into the sea off Winterton-on-Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Wilhelm Gospodarek, pilot,
Lt Heinrich Deters, observer,
Uffz Heinz Holzapfel, radio operator,
Volkmar Eschke, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-4 off Winterton-on-Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1941 at 2355 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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R4+CM

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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592

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. Approaching the coast of Norfolk, it was shot down by a Beaufighter and crashed in North Sea some 50 km off Winterton-on-Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Walter Kleine, pilot,
Fw Hans Engmann, radio operator,
Fw Helmut Fiedler, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Winterton: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1940 at 0230 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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L7849

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Stradishall - Stradishall

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The bomber departed RAF Stradishall at 1606LT on December 27 on an operation to Le Havre. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances off Winterton. Three crew members were killed while three others drowned. At the time of the accident, the wireless was unserviceable.
Crew (214th Squadron):
Sgt Edward Bertram Douglas Jenkins, pilot, †
Sgt F. W. Alleway,
Sgt John Francis Huxtable, †
P/O J. A. Temperley,
Sgt W. B. Vaughan-Davies,
Sgt Albert William Hodgson, wireless operator and air gunner. †