Friesland

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R3604

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Bodney - Bodney

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1109LT on an anti-shipping mission. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the crew of a Minesweeper and crashed in the North Sea off Terschelling. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Henderson Kelly, pilot,
Sgt Graham Robert Wilson, observer,
Sgt Singleton Wilson Adair, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 in Leeuwarden

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1941 at 0054 LT

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Heinkel He.111

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5J+??

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Takeoff (climb)

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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Leeuwarden - Leeuwarden

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5711

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Shortly after a night takeoff from Leeuwarden Airport, the bomber crashed. All four crew members were injured.
Crew:
Uffz K. Bernhard, pilot,
Oblt H. Nottelmann, observer,
Ogfr G. Romeike, radio operator +1.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 in Leeuwarden

Date & Time: Mar 3, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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5J+??

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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Leeuwarden - Leeuwarden

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3270

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The bomber crashed on approach to Leeuwarden Airport, apparently following a pilot error. All four crew members evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Pilot error.

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

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1940

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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X2973

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on an operation to Merseburg. It is believed that it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Herbert Brown, pilot,
Sgt John Adam Ferguson,
Sgt Edward Anthony Rands,
Sgt Robert Gilmour Young.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Oosterwolde: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1940 at 2145 LT

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L7844

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East Wretham - East Wretham

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The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 1850LT on a bombing mission over Kiel. While flying over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in a field located in Oosterwolde, southwest of Groningen. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew (311th Squadron):
P/O Bohumil Landa, pilot, †
Sgt Emanuel Novotný, copilot,
P/O Hubert Jarošek, navigator, †
Sgt Karel Klimt, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt Otto Jirsák, front gunner, †
Sgt Augustýn Karel Šesták, rear 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: Aug 10, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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P4382

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Training

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2147LT for a night practice flight, but w/t signals received indicated that the aircraft was proceeding towards Vlieland Island. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
P/O George Grant Kingsmill Nolan, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Charles Shook, navigator,
Sgt Edward Stanislaws Quinn, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt John Milton Beattie, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Terschelling: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1940

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L9469

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton on a mission to Wilhelmshaven. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Terschelling. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Charles Henry Robinson, pilot,
P/O Alexander Livingstone McLaggan, observer,
Sgt Leslie John Horton, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Terschelling: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1940 at 0215 LT

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R3836

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Detling - Detling

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Terschelling, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O David Bayntun Starky, pilot,
Sgt Harry Walter Hunt, observer,
Sgt Bartholomew Moriarty, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Schiermonnikoog Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1940 at 1315 LT

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R3701

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