East Yorkshire

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T4227

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Topcliffe - Topcliffe

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1900

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 1641LT on an operation to Bremen. Less than two hours into the flight, it was shot down by the pilot of a JU.88 and crashed into the sea some 50 km east of Withernsea. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Desmond Christian Frederick Coutts,
Sgt Kenneth Harold Smith,
Sgt Norman Stephenson,
Sgt James Kennedy,
Sgt Thomas Fraser Behan.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Goole: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1940 at 0707 LT

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X2908

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 0115LT on an operation to Hamburg. At 0707LT, it crashed in unknown circumstances onto houses in Goole. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was slightly injured.
Crew:
Sgt Colin Richardson, pilot, †
Sgt Birt Brookes, pilot, †
Sgt Charles William Ian Parker, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt J. Anderson.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Hornsea

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1940 at 0515 LT

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T4172

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Driffield - Driffield

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1865

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 1715LT on November 14 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the next morning, the airplane ran out of fuel and was ditched in the sea few miles off Hornsea. All five crewmen were quickly rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew (77th Squadron):
Sgt N. C. Bizley, pilot,
P/O Pearson, pilot,
Sgt Sewell, observer,
Sgt Middleton, wireless operator,
Sgt Higgins, air gunner.

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Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Spurn Head: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1940 at 0500 LT

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L4093

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton in the evening of November 3 on an operation to Kiel. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak and while approaching the British coast, it crashed into the sea off Spurn Head. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Clare Arthur Connor, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Norris, radio operator,
Sgt James William Chesterton Gibson,
Sgt Geoffrey Harry Stubbings.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Brough

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1940 at 0540 LT

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P5058

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Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse

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1770

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1800LT on October 20 to attack a Škoda factory located in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia. While returning to base the following morning, it ditched in the River Humber off Brough. All five crew members were rescued three hours later.
Crew:
Sgt H. E. Greene,
F/O B. Brooke,
Sgt G. S. Halley,
Sgt J. Henderson,
Sgt R. F. J. Duncan.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near RAF Driffield

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1940 at 0510 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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T4150

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Leeming - Leeming

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1843

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1805LT on October 14 to bomb an synthetic oil plant located in Stettin (Szczecin), Poland. While returning to his base in the next early morning. the crew noticed the fuel quantity was insufficient and decided to divert to RAF Driffield. On approach, the captain was forced to make an emergency landing few miles short of runway. All crew members evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (58th Squadron):
F/O B. Brooke, pilot,
Sgt C. S. Halley, pilot,
Sgt Henderson, observer,
Sgt Collie, wireless operator,
Sgt Guest, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Spurn Head

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1940 at 2100 LT

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P4966

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1938LT on an operation to Antwerp. While outbound, the starboard engine failed and the bomber was ditched in the sea some 20 miles off Spurn Head at 2100LT. All five crew members took place in a dinghy and were rescued at 0030LT by a trawler.
Crew:
S/L Kenneth Francis Ferguson RAF, pilot,
Sgt Charles Stanley Rogers, pilot,
Sgt Walter Fraser, observer,
Sgt Ernest Cummings, wireless operator,
Sgt Mark Niman, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Engine failure after takeoff.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Easington

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1940 at 1938 LT

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P4966

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Military

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On approach to the British coast, the right engine failed. As the captain was unable to maintain a safe altitude, he decided to ditch the aircraft some 20 miles off Easington. All five crew members were rescued while the aircraft sunk and was lost.
Crew (10th Squadron):
S/L Kenneth Francis Ferguson, pilot,
Sgt Charles Stanley Rogers, pilot,
Sgt Walter Fraser, observer,
Sgt Ernest Cummings, wireless operator,
Sgt Mark Niman, air gunner.

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Engine failure.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Hornsea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1940 at 0500 LT

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P5002

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