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

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1941 at 2350 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z5959
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
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 Bircham Newton at 2115LT on an anti-shipping operation. Passing off the Dutch coast, it crashed into the sea off Terschelling, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O William John Sipprell, pilot,
Sgt Amos Thomas Hall, observer,
Sgt Harry Robert Davies, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: Nov 1, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE224
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Terschelling
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 Scampton at 1948LT on an anti-shipping operation. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off the Frisian Islands, it is believed off Terschelling. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L David Baron Drakes, pilot,
P/O Victor Douglas Beany,
P/O William Harris Cheetham,
F/Sgt William Anderson Watson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1941 at 2350 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V5537
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton
Location:
Lemmer
Friesland
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 Bircham Newton on an anti-shipping operation. It crashed in the IJsselmeer some 6 km west of Lemmer, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Francis Constantine Phipps, pilot,
Sgt Terence Patrick Mowan, observer,
Sgt Allan Arthur Miles, wireless operator.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC on Schiermonnikoog Island

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1941 at 2105 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9873
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
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 Marham at 1750LT on an operation to Bremen. Passing along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed on a beach of the Schiermonnikoog Island. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Percy Valentine Brazier,
Sgt Allan William Clarke,
F/Sgt Peter James Clayton Darvill,
Sgt Albert Edwin Robinson,
W/O John William Brodie Snowden,
Sgt Herbert Edward Woolley.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V5580
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Watton - Watton
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
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 Watton at 1215LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Frederick Charles Powles, pilot,
Sgt John Douglas Life, observer,
F/Sgt Simon James Williams, wireless operator.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-2 in Sloten: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1941 at 2207 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Registration:
U5+AP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Eindhoven - Eindhoven
MSN:
1139
YOM:
1941
Location:
Sloten
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in an operation out from Eindhoven when it suffered an engine failure and crashed in Sloten. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Crew:
Maj G. Czernik, pilot, †
Ofw R. Spies, observer, †
Fw K. Koch, radio operator, †
Fw H. Walther, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

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

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941 at 0006 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9822
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Westergeest
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 Alconbury at 1926LT on October 12 on an operation to Bremen. Shortly past midnight, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Westergeest. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George Frederick Bateman, pilot,
Sgt Peter Alan Milton, pilot,
P/O Frederick Jenkins, observer,
Sgt Harold Frederick Eyre, wireless operator,
Sgt Ernest Robert Butson Magrath, wireless operator,
Sgt Harry Richard Legg, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I in Wons: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1941 at 2220 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I
Operator:
Registration:
L9561
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton St George - Middleton St George
Location:
Wons
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 1945LT on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by a German fighter over the Netherlands and crashed in Wons. A pilot was killed and seven others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Elmer Bagnell Muttart, pilot, †
Sgt Reginald William Purchase Alexander,
Sgt David Cotsell,
Sgt John William Duffield,
Sgt William Herbert Hunt,
Sgt George Henry Patterson,
Sgt Leslie Albert Roberts,
P/O Norman Frank Trayler.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Harlingen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1941 at 0500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD911
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Harlingen
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2305LT on October 10 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Waddenzee of Harlingen. A crew was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Douglas Charlton Hedley, pilot,
Sgt George Mitchell, observer,
Sgt William Albert Brooks, wireless operator, †
Sgt Edward Wilfred Ernest Gough, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941 at 0459 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z8845
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Location:
Terwispel
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 Honington at 2030LT on September 7 on an operation to Berlin. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Terwispel. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Jack Cyril Saich, pilot,
Sgt Robert Arthur Banks, pilot,
F/Sgt Walter Basil Lowe, observer,
Sgt William Ronald Balls, wireless operator,
Sgt Eric Trott, wireless operator,
Sgt Alan Scotland MacDonald, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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