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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Aachen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1940 at 0252 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P1178
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Aachen
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 Scampton on a bombing mission over Emmerich. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed near Aachen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Francis John Haydon, pilot,
P/O Charles Eric Greenwell, pilot,
Sgt Jack Lenton Perry, wireless operator,
Sgt David Reginald Ivan Thomas, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111J in Weissbach: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
5050
Location:
Weissbach
Baden-Württemberg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While cruising in poor visibility due to fog, the twin engine airplane impacted the slope of a mountain near Weissbach. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Paul Reuter, pilot,
Lt Paul Schulz, observer,
Uffz Simon Wegner, mechanic,
Gefr Walter Sauer, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17E in Moitin: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 27, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.17
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3112
Location:
Moitin
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in a pasture while flying in poor weather conditions. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Alfred Jurgeit, pilot,
Lt Reinhard Weber, observer,
Hgefr Georg Berger, mechanic.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Heligoland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
L4450
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Coates - North Coates
MSN:
8311
YOM:
1939
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
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 North Coates on a mine laying mission. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea off Heligoland Island. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
W/Cdr Harry Manners Mellor, pilot,
F/O Frederick Robert Jamieson,
LAC Alan D. MacKenzie, wireless operator and air gunner,
P/O Horace James Cook.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Sechtem: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
L4172
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Sechtem
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While on a night bombing mission over Cologne, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Sechtem. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt A. E. Jones, pilot,
Sgt John Alexander Smyth, pilot, †
Sgt Colin Woodhouse , observer, †
Cpl Thomas Baybutt, wireless operator and air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Broichweiden: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
L4171
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Broichweiden
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 twin engine airplane departed RAF Waddington on a communication mission over Germany. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Aachen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Charles Edward Johnson, pilot,
P/O David Conquest Barker, pilot,
Sgt Harold George Collins, observer,
Cpl William Crook, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Anrath

Date & Time: May 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
P4980
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dishforth - Dishforth
MSN:
1702
YOM:
1940
Location:
Anrath
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Dishforth at 2030LT on May 21 on a bombing mission over Jülich. Flying north of Mönchengladbach, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. All five crew members were injured and became PoW.
Crew (51st Squadron):
Sgt Thomas William Bowles, pilot,
Sgt G. Raper,
Sgt T. C. Collard,
LAC L. J. R. Barber,
AC1 T. E. Stainer.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Goch

Date & Time: May 19, 1940 at 2325 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
N1376
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
MSN:
1540
YOM:
1939
Location:
Goch
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Driffield at 2010LT to attack a synthetic oil plant located in the region of Gelsenkirchen. While approaching the target, the bomber was hit by the German Flak. All five occupants abandoned the aircraft and bailed out. Out of control, the aircraft crashed in a field near Goch and was destroyed. All five occupants became PoW.
Crew (102nd Squadron):
F/S E. L. G. Hall,
P/O J. T. Glover,
Sgt D. L. Dick,
LAC J. McCutcheon,
AC2 A. Murray.
Probable cause:
Shot down by German Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Heligoland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 19, 1940 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
N7363
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton
MSN:
414-1759
YOM:
1940
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
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 Bircham Newton on a reconnaissance mission to locate enemy ship positions. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea some 50 km north of the Heligoland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ernest Albert Judge, pilot,
Sgt William Jones, pilot,
Cpl Anthony John Metcalfe, observer,
AC1 Henry Charles Mewett, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Kolenfeld

Date & Time: May 19, 1940 at 0155 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
N1408
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dishforth - Dishforth
MSN:
1562
YOM:
1939
Location:
Kolenfeld
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dishforth to bomb an oil refinery in Hanover. It was shot down by Flak and crashed in Kolenfeld, south of Wunstorf. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
S/L W. H. N. Turner,
F/O A. C. Peach,
Sgt D. J. R. Wilson,
Sgt D. S. Edmondson,
AC2 G. .B Smith.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.
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