Lincolnshire

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P1328

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The crew was performing a night training exercise when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a field located in Willingham by Stow, about 3 km south of RAF Sturgate. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Ford Thurlbeck, pilot,
Sgt James Thomas Hawthorne, wireless operator.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Hemswell: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 1, 1941 at 2000 LT

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AD725

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The crew was engaged in a local training mission at RAF Hemswell. While on a night takeoff, the airplane crashed on a snow covered dispersal. A crew was killed and a second was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Neville Mellor Lloyd, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Guest, wireless operator. †

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

Date & Time: Jan 12, 1941 at 0745 LT

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L4045

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Vickers 406 Wellington II

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Plain, Valley

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 0135LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While returning to base the following morning, the airplane crashed in Northrope, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Hugh Francis Perceval Newhouse, pilot,
Sgt Henry Irving, navigator,
Sgt Peter Charles Prosser, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard Jackson, air gunner.

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Witnesses reported that the pilot pulled up sharply to avoid flying into some houses and by doing so he lost control.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II at RAF Binbrook

Date & Time: Jan 12, 1941

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W5373

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Binbrook - Binbrook

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The airplane was engaged in a local training mission at RAF Binbrook. Immediately after takeoff, it stalled and crashed. All seven occupants were rescued, among them three were injured.
Crew:
P/O W. B. Bilton,
Sgt M. D. Rogers,
Sgt E. L. Phillips,
P/O M. Jacoby,
Sgt Rowe,
Sgt T. H. Harrower,
Sgt Durham.

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Failure of the left engine upon takeoff.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Hemswell

Date & Time: Jan 3, 1941 at 0736 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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X3126

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 0312LT on an operation to Bremen. It turned back while 70 miles short of the target with an over heating port engine. On final approach in the early morning, it crashed 500 yards from the Officers' Mess at RAF Hemswell when both engines cut through lack of fuel. Two crew were injured and two others were unhurt.
Crew:
F/Lt W. H. Powdrell,
Sgt A. A. Horn,
Sgt R. R. B. Durtnall,
Sgt J. G. Clelland.

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Double engine failure on final approach due to fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near RAF Wellingore: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 2, 1941 at 0135 LT

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T2518

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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 1616LT on January 1st on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was probably shot down by the pilot of a German intruder. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in RAF Wellingore. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured.
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P/O Boleslaw Roland Murawski, pilot, †
P/O Tadeusz Kazimierz Dziubinski, pilot, †
F/O Boleslaw Sadowski, navigator, †
Sgt Kazimierz Sawicz, wireless operator, †
Sgt Gustaw Kasianowski, air gunner, †
Sgt Jan Wanciszewicz, tail gunner.

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Shot down by a German intruder. Mishandling of the wing flaps was also quoted as being a possible cause.

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

Date & Time: Jan 1, 1941 at 2225 LT

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T2517

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Swinderby at 1558LT on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down, probably by an enemy intruder, and crashed in Digby. All six crew members were killed.
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S/L Stefan Floryanowicz,
P/O Marian Olszyna,
F/O Hieronim Kulbacki,
Sgt Jan Karol Heznowski,
Sgt Adam Marian Guzowski,
Sgt Ludwik Gachowski.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II at RAF Cranwell: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1940 at 1205 LT

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Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

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P1071

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