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

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1942 at 2242 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AT176
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Balderton - Balderton
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 1921LT on a mine laying operation. While cruising along the Dutch coast at night, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt William Beaumont Brown, pilot,
F/Sgt Charles Douglas Dunn, navigator,
Sgt Robert Frederick Howell, wireless operator,
Sgt Clifford Brown, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Zeist: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1942 at 2228 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7276
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
West Raynham - West Raynham
Location:
Zeist
Utrecht
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 1915LT on an intruder operation over Soesterberg AFB. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Zeist. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr John Fraser Grant Jenkins, pilot,
F/O Henry Paul Brackner, observer,
Sgt Charles Henry Gray, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1942 at 2210 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
L4140
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Balderton - Balderton
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 1919LT on a mine laying operation. Flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Gordon Findlay Beaver, pilot,
F/Sgt George Percy McLean,
Sgt Samuel Frederick Bentley,
Sgt Robert Noel Beale.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Wichmond: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1942 at 0010 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3604
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Wichmond
Gelderland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1954LT on an operation to Essen. Shortly after midnight, passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Wichmond. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Geoffrey Gordon Soames, pilot,
Sgt Patrick Austen Gwyer Finch, pilot,
Sgt William Lionel Mogford, observer,
Sgt Victor Charles Rudkin Baker, wireless operator,
Sgt Alan Burns, wireless operator,
Sgt Roy Freak, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Wieringen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942 at 2357 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7307
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
West Raynham - West Raynham
Location:
Wieringen
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 2045LT on an operation to Soesterberg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the Waddenzee off Wieringen. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt William Maurice Popplestone, pilot,
P/O William George Francis Hawkin, observer,
P/O Cyril Edwin White, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Vriezenveen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942 at 2350 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z1143
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Vriezenveen
Overijssel
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on an operation to Essen. Shortly before midnight, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Vriezenveen. All six crew members were killed.
Crew.
P/O Eric William Cuthbert Creed, pilot,
Sgt William Wykes Robey Norton, pilot,
Sgt Walter Irvine Christsen, observer,
Sgt Alfred Frederick Mons Emms, wireless operator,
Sgt John Routledge Payne, wireless operator,
Cpt Arnold Peter Mair, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV near Bloemendaal: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942 at 2316 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
R1590
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Bloemendaal
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1955LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Bloemendaal. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Franciszek Stanisław Porada, pilot, †
F/Sgt Emil Horbajczu, pilot, †
F/O Wiktor Jankowiak, observer, †
Sgt Jan Marian Tobola, wireless operator, †
Sgt Jerzy Pietrow, air gunner, †
Sgt Ryszard Pukas, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Terborg: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942 at 2301 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N3709
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Terborg
Gelderland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2017LT on an operation to Essen. In the late evening, while returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Terborg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew.
W/Cdr John Henry Abel Chapman, pilot,
F/O Geoffrey Thomas Heard, pilot,
Sgt Edward Leslie Belk, flight engineer,
P/O Thomas Kenneth Haynes, observer,
Sgt Ivor Bertie Dopson, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald Esmond Alan Rendtorff, wireless operator,
Sgt Howard Inman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942 at 2257 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE298
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Vlieland Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
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 1927LT on a mine laying operation. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Vlieland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Wilfred Rogers Groff, pilot,
F/Sgt Leonard Ogilvy Stalker, navigator,
Sgt Rhedge Haydn Durham Morgan, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt Arthur Frederick Williams, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Monnickendam: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942 at 2255 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5371
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Monnickendam
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2026LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Monnickendam. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Francis John Lowe, pilot,
Sgt Benjamin James Dove, wireless operator,
Sgt Walter Robinson Lea, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Edward Parsons,
Sgt Charles William Lawrence Pooley,
Sgt Leonard Charles Stanley, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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