Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Gernhein: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N6231
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
MSN:
9328
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton on a reconnaissance mission over Hanover. En route, it was shot down by enemy fire and went out of control. During the descent, one crew was able to bail out before the aircraft crashed in a field. Two others occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/O A. C. MacLachan, pilot,
AC2 Ronald Victor Britton, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt William Brown, observer. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N7216
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Leuchars - Leuchars
MSN:
414-1612
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Leuchars on a reconnaissance mission over Wilhelmshaven. While flying over the North Sea and approaching the German coast, the twin engine airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Helgoland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O John Raymond Hollington, pilot,
Sgt Richard Samuel Pitts, copilot,
AC1 Graham Rout,
AC1 Alexander Bathgate.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the pilot of a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Sylt: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N7219
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Leuchars - Leuchars
MSN:
414-1615
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed RAF Leuchars on a reconnaissance mission with four crew members on board. While approaching Sylt Island, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea some 300 metres offshore. A crew member was rescued and became PoW while three other occupants were killed.
Crew:
P/O D. G. Heaton-Nichols, pilot,
Sgt James Pearce, copilot, †
AC1 Albert Sill, †
AC1 Albert Thomason, gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Heligoland Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1939 at 1000 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L4134
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 0640LT to bomb German ships moored at Heligoland. Approaching the target, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea between Heligoland and Wangerooge. A crewman survived while three others were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr James Charles Cunningham, pilot, †
Sgt Ronald Ernest Herd, pilot, †
Sgt Charles George Williams, observer, †
AC1 H. Liggett, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Heligoland Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1939 at 1000 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L4132
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 0640LT to bomb German ships moored at Heligoland. Approaching the target, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea between Heligoland and Wangerooge. A crewman survived while three others were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt R. M. Coste,
Sgt Siriol Williams, †
Sgt Charles George Williams, observer, †
AC2 Stanley Isherwood, wireless operator and air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1939 at 1000 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L4127
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 0640LT to bomb German ships moored at Heligoland. Approaching the target, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea between Heligoland and Wangerooge. A crewman survived while three others were killed.
Crew:
F/O N. C. Beck, pilot,
P/O Roger Turner, air gunner,
Sgt Percy Edmund Boyce Sproston, observer,
AC1 Alan Wilson, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Heligoland Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1939 at 1000 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L4126
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 0640LT to bomb German ships moored at Heligoland. Approaching the target, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea between Heligoland and Wangerooge. A crewman survived while three others were killed.
Crew:
F/O R. D. Baughan, pilot,
Sgt Nigel Miller Kirkus, †
Sgt Herbert Harold Turner, †
AC1 J. Anthony. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Heligoland Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1939 at 1000 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L4121
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 0640LT to bomb German ships moored at Heligoland. Approaching the target, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea between Heligoland and Wangerooge. A crewman survived while three others were killed.
Crew:
F/O John Tulloch Burrill Sadler, pilot, †
Sgt R. L. Galloway,
Sgt William Henry Stephens, †
AC1 James White Cumming. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Osnabrück: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N6206
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
MSN:
9305
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Wattisham at 0740LT on a reconnaissance mission. Approaching Osnabrück, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
F/O Donald Arthur Strachan, pilot,
Sgt William Mackenzie Gunn, observer,
AC1 John Bateson, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Osnabrück: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N6212
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
MSN:
9311
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Wattisham at 0740LT on a reconnaissance mission. Approaching Osnabrück, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Ivan Monteath Cameron, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Cecil Hammond, observer,
AC1 Thomas Fullerton, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.