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Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Chipping Norton: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
L7801
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Hampstead Norris - Hampstead Norris
Location:
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training exercise out from RAF Hampstead Norris. En route, the pilot became lost after he encountered poor weather conditions with fog and snow falls. Too low, the airplane impacted the Whichford Hill located north of Chipping Norton. The air gunner was killed and six other crew members were rescued.
Crew (15th OTU):
Sgt G. W. Roberts, pilot,
Sgt D. McSheen,
Sgt D. M. Bunn +3,
Sgt Aubrey John Frank Turtill, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot became lost in poor weather conditions.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Lichtenvoorde: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1942 at 2335 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AT122
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Lichtenvoorde
Gelderland
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 Coningsby at 1800LT on an operations to Münster. Passing over the Netherlands, it crashed in unknown circumstances near Lichtenvoorde. All four crew members were killed.
Crew.
P/O Robert Vincent Selfe, pilot,
F/Sgt Joseph Alfred Jacobson, observer,
Sgt Duncan Edward Hodgkinson, wireless operator,
Sgt Sidney George Harding, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Den Helder: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1942 at 2231 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AT121
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Den Helder
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1805LT on an operation to Münster. Passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the German Flak. With an engine on fire, it went out of control and crashed onto a house located at Langestraat in Den Helder. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew.
F/Lt Harold John William Bareham, pilot,
P/O Thomas Allen Whiting, observer,
Sgt Stanley Albert Dungey, wireless operator, †
Sgt Edward John Snelling, wireless operator. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1942 at 2230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V5726
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
West Raynham - West Raynham
Location:
Amsterdam-Schiphol
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 1940LT for an intruder mission to Leeuwarden Airfield. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the airport of Amsterdam-Schiphol. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Archie Peters, pilot,
Sgt George Norman Church, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Maurice Bird, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Harwich: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1942 at 1905 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z9305
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Croft
MSN:
2369
YOM:
1941
Location:
Harwich
Essex
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Croft at 1720LT on an operation to Rotterdam. It was shot down by AA fire from trawlers and crashed into the sea off Harwich. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Douglas Reid Campbell,
Sgt Denis Curnick,
Sgt Ronald Welburn Dobson, wireless operator,
Sgt Alan Neal Williams,
P/O David Llewelyn Williams.
Probable cause:
Shot down by AA fire from trawlers.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson III at RAF Oulton

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1942 at 1805 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
V9098
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
MSN:
414-2622
YOM:
1941
Location:
Oulton AFB
Norfolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oulton on a training exercise. At takeoff, it failed to gain height and crashed, injuring both crew members.
Crew:
F/Sgt S. J. M. Smith,
F/O P. L. Keeble.
Probable cause:
Loss of control at takeoff because the wings were contaminated with ice.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I at RAF Mildenhall

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1942 at 1550 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
W7458
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Mildenhall AFB
Suffolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Mildenhall. The airplane was damaged beyond repair following a hard landing. There were no injuries among the crew:
Crew:
F/L M. R. Evans,
P/O Ballauff,
Sgt Smith,
Sgt Felstead,
Sgt Coman,
F/S Mace,
Sgt F. B. Pomeroy,
F/S Hanson.
Probable cause:
A very bright sun reflecting off a wet runway was a contributory factor in the cause of this accident.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9890
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall in the evening on an operation to Münster. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Christopher John Irwin,
Sgt Peter Gray Milton,
Sgt George Marsh Robinson,
F/Sgt Francis Alexander Tait,
Sgt Frank Godfrey Truscott,
P/O George Hamilton Webster.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson II at RAF Thornaby

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
T9368
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Thornaby - Thornaby
MSN:
414-2403
YOM:
1941
Location:
Thornaby AFB
North Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a local training flight at RAF Thornaby. For unknown reasons, it overshot, lost its undercarriage and came to rest in a ditch. There were no injuries among the crew.
Crew.
P/O Grimshaw.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Yangon

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z6012
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Yangon - Yangon
Location:
Yangon-Mingaladon
Yangon Region
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Yangon-Mingaladon Airport on a raid to Bangkok. Just after liftoff, the port engine failed. The airplane landed back but the available distance was insufficient so the pilot pulled up the undercarriage. The airplane came to a halt and was damaged beyond repair. All three crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Lt Viney, pilot,
Sgt John Edwin Wohlers,
Sgt Ewan Brooking.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine at takeoff.
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