Date & Time:
May 30, 1942 at 0109 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
V9122
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton
MSN:
414-3747
YOM:
1941
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
4
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane named 'Wageningen' departed RAF Bircham Newton at 2300LT on May 29 for a strike on a convoy off the Frisian Islands. Approaching the target area, it went out of control and crashed into the sea some 20 km north of Ameland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Maj P Buijnink, pilot,
Sgt A. L. M. van den Broek, navigator,
Telmaat M. Versluis, wireless operator,
Cpl H. L. Emmens, air gunner.
Crew:
Maj P Buijnink, pilot,
Sgt A. L. M. van den Broek, navigator,
Telmaat M. Versluis, wireless operator,
Cpl H. L. Emmens, air gunner.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the airplane collided with a barrage balloon.
