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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Helden

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1941 at 2218 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
X2918
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Helden
Limburg
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 Waddington at 1900LT on an operation to Cologne. While flying over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110. All four crew members bailed out and the airplane crashed in Helden and was destroyed. All occupants became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Henry Rayner Stockings, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Wilfred Dunkling, navigator,
P/O Edwin Geoffrey Major Bond, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Noel James Hanslip, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1940 at 0205 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
P9286
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Winkel
Limburg
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 Marham at 2015LT on November 15 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base at night and flying over the Netherlands, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German DO.17, dove into the ground and crashed in a field located near Winkel. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (115th Squadron):
Sgt Frederick Albert Core,
Sgt Thomas Walter Gostick,
Sgt Donald Ewart Larkman,
Sgt Malcolm Brian Mott,
Sgt Robert Rodger,
Sgt John Carse Walton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-3 in Maastricht

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.17
Operator:
Registration:
5K+FA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2591
Location:
Maastricht
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew lost his orientation and was forced to make an emergency landing. There were no casualties and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 in Maasbree: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1940 at 1630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
1H+?N
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
3164
Location:
Maasbree
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
In unknown circumstances, the airplane collided with a second Luftwaffe He.111 registered 1H+?N and also carrying a crew of three. Both aircraft crashed in Maasbree. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt W. Wanderer, pilot,
Ogfr W. Herberger, radio operator,
Ogfr W. Steitz, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 in Maasbree: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1940 at 1630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
1H+?N
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
3252
Location:
Maasbree
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
In unknown circumstances, the airplane collided with a second Luftwaffe He.111 registered 1H+?N and also carrying a crew of three. Both aircraft crashed in Maasbree. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt G. Zobernig, pilot,
Gfr H. Bette, air gunner,
Gfr W. Hermstedt, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Wijnandsrade: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1940 at 0045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P4370
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Wijnandsrade
Limburg
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 Hemswell in the evening of September 2 on a bombing mission over Ludwigshafen. Flying over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed in Wijnandsrade. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Richard Sydney Albion Churchill, pilot,
P/O Ian Clark Kirk, observer,
Sgt Anthony Charles Henry Edmeads, air gunner, †
Sgt Albert Eric Walker, wireless operator and air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden in Kessel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1940 at 0150 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P4366
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Kessel
Limburg
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 Hemswell on a mission over Wanne-Eickel. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Kessel, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Crew:
P/O Ian Milne Hossack, pilot,
Sgt Eric Basil Hartley France, observer,
Sgt Edward Dennis Leamy, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Clarence Rose, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near Maastricht

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
N6151
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
MSN:
9251
YOM:
1939
Location:
Maastricht
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Alconbury to bomb bridges over the Albert Canal. Approaching the target, it was shot down by Flak and crash landed near Masstricht. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frank Russell Pepper, pilot,
Sgt Raymond Booth, observer,
LAC John Scott, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Borgharen: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 0915 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8847
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Borgharen
Limburg
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Alconbury to bomb bridges over the Albert Canal. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Borgharen, north of Maastricht. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Thomas G. Bassett, pilot,
Sgt Neville C. Middlemass, observer,
LAC William T. Cavanagh, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Maastricht: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
P4826
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Plivot - Plivot
MSN:
9341
YOM:
1939
Location:
Maastricht
Limburg
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 Plivot on a bombing mission over a German column moving in Maastricht. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crash landed near Maastricht. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Andrew Wynyard Lee, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Belk Keegan, observer,
LAC Charles C. Child, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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