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

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1942 at 2059 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE352
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Swinderby - Swinderby
Location:
Delfzijl
Groningen
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 Swinderby at 1720LT on an operation to Emden. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Delfzijl, about 27 km northeast of Groningen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Evan Hamilton Thompson, pilot,
F/O James Ernest Field Stanfield, navigator,
Sgt Wilfred Giles, wireless operator,
Sgt William Ernest Mabbett, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jan 20, 1942 at 2204 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z1110
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
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 Oakington on an operation to Emden. Flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Lewis Chapman,
P/O Colin Hubert Curtis,
Sgt Francis Ernest Dunn,
Sgt Alan Herbert Hancox,
Sgt Herbert William Mantle,
Sgt Arthur Sidney Spackman.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Terschelling: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 20, 1942 at 2107 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1207
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
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 Grimsby at 1910LT on an operation to Emden. Flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Sextus Swingler, pilot,
F/Sgt Albert Williams Kerrisk,
F/Sgt Michael Thomas O'Brien,
P/O Kenneth Archibald Parslow, observer,
P/O John Grant Scott,
F/Sgt Gwladgwyn John Sharp.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Terschelling: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 20, 1942 at 2100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8370
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 1834LT on an operation to Emden. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Terschelling. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Edmund John Roberts Fowler, pilot, †
Sgt William Rutherford, air gunner, †
F/Sgt George Homer Groves,
P/O Percival Raymond Ross,
F/Lt William Herbert Thallon,
F/Sgt Frederick William Walker.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jan 20, 1942 at 2058 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AT148
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Groningen
Groningen
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 Scampton at 1705LT on an operation to Emden. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Groningen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Alexander Muir Harvey, pilot,
Sgt William Arthur Bill Gray, observer,
Sgt John William Hallam, wireless operator,
Sgt Richard Mannering Knapman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Tilburg: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1942 at 2317 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2971
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
East Wretham - East Wretham
Location:
Tilburg
North Brabant
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1800LT on an operation to Bremen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Tilburg. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Jindřich Svoboda, pilot, †
Sgt Zdenek Sichrovsky,
P/O Jaromir Brož, navigator, †
Sgt Rudolf Mašek, wireless operator, †
Sgt Karel Batelka,
Sgt Josef Šnajdr.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Terschelling: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1942 at 2145 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z9301
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dishforth – Dishforth
MSN:
2365
YOM:
1941
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
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 Dishforth at 1720LT on an operation to Emden. Flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James Thomas Thom, pilot,
Sgt Bertie Bowring,
P/O George Thomas Ellis,
Sgt Frederick Ralph Isaacs,
Sgt John Mayes,
Sgt William John Sullivan.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-2 at Soesterberg AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1942 at 1055 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Registration:
U5+MM
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Soesterberg – Soesterberg
MSN:
1155
YOM:
1941
Location:
Soesterberg AFB
Utrecht
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local test flight at Soesterberg AFB when the airplane crashed for unknown reasons. All three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Lt K.-H. Franck, pilot,
Uffz H. Seeger, observer,
Gefr A. Freijtag, air gunner.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Rottevalle: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1942 at 2215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z9424
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dishforth – Dishforth
MSN:
2403
YOM:
1942
Location:
Rottevalle
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1758LT on an operation to Emden. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Rottevalle. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Eric John Richards, pilot, †
Sgt Henry Conway Needham, copilot,
F/Sgt Sydney Clarence Camp, observer, †
Sgt Gerard Sinclair Booth, wireless operator,
Sgt William Douglas Muirhead, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald James White, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Ameland Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1942 at 2046 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5417
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Location:
Ameland Island
Friesland
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 Driffield at 1838LT on an operation to Emden. While flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Basil Andrew Adams,
Sgt Reginald Cooke,
Sgt Charles Kenneth German,
P/O Royal George Lindsay,
Sgt Reginald Philip Henry Sperring,
Sgt Walter George Tate.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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