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Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Schellingwoude NAS: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1942 at 2208 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9824
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Schellingwoude NAS
North Holland
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 Alconbury at 1645LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While returning to base in the late evening and passing over the Netherlands, it suffered an engine failure and crashed in the Waddenzee off Schellingwoude NAS. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Paul Sampson Sanders, pilot,
Sgt Fred Pearson, copilot, †
Sgt Leonard John Benson, observer,
Sgt George William Tode, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Desmond Edwin St. Clare Smithe, air gunner, †
Sgt Eric William Wainwright, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

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

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1942 at 2200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z1082
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
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 Lindholme at 1749LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. 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 S. Obiorek,
Sgt B. Patek,
F/O J. Kurek,
F/Sgt A. Kwiecien,
Sgt A. Rogowski,
Sgt A. Sankowski.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1942 at 2138 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE133
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Campen
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1700LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the village of Campen. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Martin Cargill Fletcher, pilot, †
Sgt Leonard Armstrong Fox, observer, †
Sgt Harold Royston Holme, wireless operator,
Sgt Percy Yasuyi Sekine, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1942 at 2058 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE286
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Balderton - Balderton
Location:
Wangerooge Island
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 1637LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. Approaching the Wangerooge Island, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Thomas Findlay Priest, pilot,
F/Sgt Donald Louden Henderson, observer,
Sgt Gordon Arthur Glanville, wireless operator,
Sgt Leslie Alexander Churcher, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at Soesterberg AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1942 at 2050 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6440
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
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 airplane departed RAF Bodney to attack the Soesterberg AFB. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the airfield. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Kenneth Howell Nash, pilot,
Sgt Harry Chapman Downs, observer,
Sgt Edgar Frederick John Cooper, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Tavistock

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1942 at 0615 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
W5682
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
East Wretham - East Wretham
Location:
Tavistock
Devonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 0340LT on an operation to Brest. Unable to locate the target area, the crew decided to return to base when the airplane suffered an engine failure. The bombs were jettisoned and the airplane crash landed at 0615LT some two miles east from Tavistock, coming to rest against a haystack. All six crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
F/O Slama,
Sgt J. Fina,
Sgt Mazurek,
Sgt Raiskup,
Sgt Sipula,
Sgt J. Svoboda.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD909
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
The Channel
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton on a mine laying operation off Brest. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Peter Thrale Close,
P/O Thomas Frederick Jacobs,
Sgt William Burns Robertson,
Sgt John Warren.

Crash of a Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress near Shallufa AFB

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
AN521
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
2053
YOM:
1940
Location:
Shallufa AFB
Suez
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
One of the engine caught fire in flight. All eight crew members bailed out and abandoned the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed near Shallufa AFB. All crew members parachuted to safety.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II at RAF Driffield: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1942 at 1150 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5491
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
Location:
Driffield AFB
East Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 1150LT on a training exercise. Almost immediately after takeoff, it stalled, impacted a hedge and crashed. Two crew members were killed and four others were injured. Two survivors died from injuries sustained on January 17 and 19.
Crew:
F/Sgt Sidney Reginald Bult, wireless operator, †
Sgt Alfred Charles Kingsley Parsons, †
Sgt Reginald Percy Payton, air gunner, †
Sgt William Rent Sloggatt, †
Sgt A. J. Brown,
Sgt W. J. Phillip,
F/O V. E. Tapp.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of an incorrect flap setting on part of the crew.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I off Scarborough: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1942 at 1100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8677
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Church Fenton - Church Fenton
Location:
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Church Fenton on a training exercise. While practicing off Scarborough, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea, about 2,5 miles offshore. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Bernard Jepson, pilot,
Sgt William Thomas Higgs, wireless operator.
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