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Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson III off Vlieland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
AM731
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
414-2813
YOM:
1941
Location:
Vlieland Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on a maritime patrol flight over the North Sea, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Vlieland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Leonard William Almquist, pilot,
P/O James Alexander Bitcoin, observer,
P/O Percy George Ford, wireless operator,
Sgt Wilfred Turley, wireless operator.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson V off Ameland Island

Date & Time: Dec 1, 1941 at 0501 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
AM778
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Coates - North Coates
MSN:
414-2860
YOM:
1941
Location:
Ameland Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Coates on an anti-shipping operation off the Dutch coast. It collided with a ship mast and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All four crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Samuel Archer,
P/O Harvey Neil Fraser,
Sgt Geoffrey Loftus Neeves,
Sgt James Quinn.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Schiermonnikoog Island

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1941 at 2255 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R3295
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Schiermonnikoog Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1640LT on an operation to Hamburg. Flying along the Dutch coast, it crash landed in the sea off Schiermonnikoog Island. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur William James Cleeve,
Sgt Terence Arthur Cooke,
Sgt Idwal Gwyn Davies,
Sgt Adrian Lewis Rose Heath,
Sgt Winfield Louis Johnson,
Sgt P. Winfield.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I on Schiermonnikoog Island

Date & Time: Nov 24, 1941 at 1815 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
AW207
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
North Coates - North Coates
MSN:
9914
YOM:
1941
Location:
Schiermonnikoog Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Coates to lay mines off the Frisian Islands. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed near a farm on Schiermonnikoog Island. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
W/O Jack Basil Green,
W/O James McCann,
F/Lt Dominic Page,
F/Lt James McCrae Paxton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Schiermonnikoog Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 24, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
AW192
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Coates - North Coates
MSN:
9899
YOM:
1941
Location:
Schiermonnikoog Island
Friesland
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 North Coates to lay mines off the Frisian Islands. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Schiermonnikoog Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Denis Reginald James Harper, pilot,
F/Sgt Ambrose Norman Kennedy, wireless operator,
Sgt William Thomas Large, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander Percy McGregor, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1941 at 2147 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
L7873
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
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 Waterbeach at 1720LT on an operation to Emden. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was probably shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the North Sea off Terschelling. The last message got by the crew was at 2120LT, some 27 minutes prior to the accident. It was confirmed on December 21 that the aircraft was shot down.
Crew (99th Squadron):
F/Sgt Thomas Crawford Bentley Patterson, pilot,
Sgt Dennis Edward Hall,
Sgt Leonard Ronald Townsend,
Sgt Ronald Llewellyn Cooke,
Sgt Bernard John Dermody,
Sgt William Albert McAllen.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Oudemirdum: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6948
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Croft - Croft
MSN:
2240
YOM:
1941
Location:
Oudemirdum
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
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 2231LT on November 7 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following morning and passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near the village of Oudemirdum. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John William Bell, pilot,
P/O George Marshall McCombe, pilot,
Sgt Gilbert Terence Webb, observer,
Sgt Raymond Boucher, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald Cameron, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Soarremoarre: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0121 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9976
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Soarremoarre
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 Feltwell in the evening of November 7 on an operation to Berlin. The following night, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in a field in Soarremoarre. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt John William Black, pilot,
Sgt Trevor Hedley Gray, pilot,
P/O Eric Lloyd, observer,
F/Sgt Leslie Cyril Green, wireless operator,
Sgt Jack Dennis Thompson, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Thomas Black, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Nov 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE424
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
Schiermonnikoog Island
Friesland
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 North Luffenham in the evening on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Schiermonnikoog Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George Henry Sydney Bennett,
P/O Llewellyn Newton Evans,
Sgt Thomas George Miskin,
P/O Harry Walter.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Terschelling: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD846
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
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 North Luffenham on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Donald Arthur Baker, pilot,
F/O Edward Lees Shea, observer, †
Sgt John Shaw Crossley, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Lionel Frank, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.
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