Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort II off Schouwen-Duiveland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AW278
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Thorney Island - Thorney Island
MSN:
9956
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island at 1420 on 'Operation Fuller'. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed off the Schouwen-Duiveren Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Arthur John Heneage Finch, pilot,
F/Sgt Albert Henry Leeds Jackson, observer,
Sgt David Yule Fyfe, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas McNeill, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Scheveningen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9877
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Thorney Island - Thorney Island
MSN:
9025
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island at 1606LT on an anti shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Scheveningen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Matthew White, pilot,
F/Sgt Hedley Albert Goldsmith, observer,
F/Sgt John Arthur Wilson, wireless operator,
Sgt Basil Warwick Hammersley, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Vlissingen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z1081
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on 'Operation Fuller'. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Vlissingen. Six crew members were killed and a seventh became PoW.
Crew:
W/Cdr Richard Denis Barry MacFadden, pilot, †
P/O James Wood, pilot, †
F/Lt Patrick Roderick Hughes, navigator, †
Sgt Robin Murray, wireless operator,
Sgt Andrew Paton Everett, wireless operator, †
S/L Martin Tyringham Stephens, air gunner, †
Sgt George Ingate Taylor, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Callantsoog: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z1146
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 1700LT on 'Operation Fuller'. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Callantsoog. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard Arthur Laing, pilot,
F/Sgt Godfrey Hyde Stewart Ross, copilot,
P/O Walter Frederick Bond, navigator,
F/Sgt Joseph William Poirier, wireless operator,
Sgt Harry Rowsell, wireless operator,
P/O Gordon Kenneth Armstrong, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Hoek van Holland: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8714
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 1452 on 'Operation Fuller'. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in the sea off Hoek van Holland. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Ian Kingston Pembroke Cross, pilot,
F/Sgt Donald Richard George Holmes, †
Sgt Melville James, †
Sgt William Charles Donald Gallop,
F/Lt Richard Mannering Phillips,
Sgt R. A. Shelby.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson V off Schiermonnikoog Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 8, 1942 at 1324 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AM617
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
North Coates - North Coates
MSN:
414-2699
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
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 maritime patrol flight. While flying along the Dutch coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea some 15 km off Schiermonnikoog Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Ryan McCulloch, pilot,
F/Sgt Norman Nelson Palmer, observer,
Sgt Arthur Kenneth Cobb, wireless operator,
Sgt Leslie James Hodson, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1942 at 1604 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AE306
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Skellingthorpe - Skellingthorpe
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Skellingthorpe at 1211LT on a mine laying operation off the Dutch coast. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Reginald Newbald Smith, pilot,
F/Sgt Charles Edward Carroll, observer,
Sgt Arnold Geoffrey Bocock, radio operator,
F/Sgt John Stables, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Terschelling: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1942 at 1509 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AD824
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on a mine laying operation off the Dutch coast. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ronald Norman Thompson, pilot,
Sgt Roy Furnivall Thompson,
Sgt Robert Rowell, radio operator,
Sgt Lambert Philip Bow, air gunner,
Sgt Cyril Cubitt Duce, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Terschelling: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1942 at 1502 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AE392
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on a mine laying operation off the Dutch coast. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt William John Wesley Kingston, pilot,
Sgt Robert Cecil William De Courcy, observer,
Sgt Alfred Gibson, radio operator,
Sgt Andrew Fulton, air gunner,
Sgt Joseph Arthur Tobin, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-2 in Nieuw-Vennep: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
U5+BP
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Soesterberg – Soesterberg
MSN:
5355
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Soesterberg AFB on an operation to England. It suffered an engine failure and crashed at Nieuw-Vennep. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw J. Jüttner, pilot,
Ofw J. Schuster, observer,
Ofw K. Langer, radio operator,
Ofw F. Lehnert, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.