Durham

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Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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1612

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Approaching the coast of County Durham, the bomber was shot down by the British Flak and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Friedrich Pott, pilot,
Lt Dieter Andresen, observer,
Uffz Josef Scholze, radio operator,
Fw Franz Gruschka, mechanic.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I at RAF Middleton Saint George

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1942

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L9578

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Training

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Middleton St George - Middleton St George

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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The airplane was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Middleton St George. After landing, the undercarriage collapsed and the airplane was damaged beyond repair. There were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
Sgt J. B. Stark +3.

Probable cause:

The undercarriage collapsed upon landing.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Harwood

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1941 at 1630 LT

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Z9308

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Croft - Croft

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2372

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Croft at 1607LT on an operation to Brest. Less than half an hour later, it suffered a loss of power on the right engine and crash landed near Harwood, northwest of Barnard-Castle. All five crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt J. A. Attwell,
Sgt Martin,
Sgt Howitson,
Sgt Turpin,
Sgt Johnston.

Probable cause:

Loss of power on the right engine in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 off Seaham: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1941 at 1050 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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F6+CL

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Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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1465

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While approaching the British coast, the bomber was shot down by a Hurricane and crashed into the sea some 10 miles off Seaham. All four crew members were killed.
Crew.
Lt Fritz Böhme, pilot,
Ofw Ludwig Volk, observer,
Ofw Friedrich Schackert, radio operator,
Fw Walter Lentfert, flight engineer.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I at RAF Middleton Saint George

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1941 at 2335 LT

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L9604

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Landing (descent or approach)

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The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 1718LT on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base in the late evening, it crashed upon landing and was damaged beyond repair. There were no injuries among the crew.
Crew:
Sgt G. R. Herbert,
Sgt J. H. G. Bingham,
Sgt Street,
Sgt M. H. Roberts,
Sgt J. B. Fanning,
Sgt Fulton,
Sgt M. C. Glover.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 off Hartlepool: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1941 at 1200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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Registration:

S4+KH

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

0694

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Approaching the English coast, the bomber was shot down by a Spitfire. Both engines caught fire and the airplane crashed into the sea some 50 km northwest of Hartlepool. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Bruno Schlau, pilot,
Obfhr Dieter Kutz, observer,
Uffz Karl Wilhelm, radio operator,
Ogefr Fritz Hölzgen, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V at RAF Croft

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1941 at 2010 LT

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Z6646

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Training

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Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I

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Croft - Croft

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2080

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1941

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The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Croft. While in the circuit, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed. All four crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O B. O. Smith,
Sgt R. E. Whitehorn,
Sgt G. O. Dufort,
Sgt I. L. Kidd.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I at RAF Middleton Saint George: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941 at 0525 LT

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L9562

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Middleton St George - Middleton St George

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2129LT on August 12 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following morning and passing over the North Sea, it was attacked and severely damaged by a Me.109. Nevertheless, the crew was able to continue but on approach to RAF Middleton St George, the airplane stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Reginald James McInnes, pilot,
F/Sgt John McHale, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Charles Mayes, observer,
Sgt Cecil Austin, flight engineer,
Sgt Lorne Edwin Brown, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Peter Hogan, wireless operator,
F/Sgt James Gardner Simpson West, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V at RAF Middleton St George

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1941

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Z6838

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Training

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Middleton St George - Middleton St George

MSN:

2198

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1941

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