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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Saltby: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
L4108
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Saltby - Saltby
Location:
Saltby AFB
Leicestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near RAF Saltby while completing a night navigation exercise. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alan Richard Frazer, pilot,
Sgt Robert Fowlow King, wireless operator.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Goch: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942 at 2359 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3589
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Goch
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
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 1953LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed southeast of Goch. All six crew members were killed.
Crew.
Sgt Emrys Owen, pilot,
Sgt Harry Taylor, pilot,
Sgt Edgar Albert Bailey, observer,
Sgt George Williams, wireless operator,
Sgt James Herbert Watkinson, wireless operator,
P/O Henry Taylor, 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.

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

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942 at 2240 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5372
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Andijk
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 2011LT on an operation to Essen. Passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Andijk. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Albert Golding, pilot,
Sgt Finlay Donald McLeod, pilot,
F/Sgt Bruce Elbert Doe, observer,
Sgt Mervyn Duncan, wireless operator,
Sgt William Stanley Makin, wireless operator,
Sgt Percival Gordon Thorpe, 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 2230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE200
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
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 North Luffenham at 1900LT on a mine laying operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Vlieland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt David Towler, pilot,
Sgt Edward Frederick Penlington, observer,
Sgt John Burns, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt William Leopold Llewellyn Woodford, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot ^down by a German fighter.
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