Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off King's Lynn

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
P1354
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton on a bombing mission over Berlin. It was ditched for unknown reasons in the mouth of The Wash off King's Lynn. All four crew members were rescued.
Crew:
F/O N. H. Svendson,
Sgt J. C. Threlfall,
Sgt S. R. Gear,
Sgt S. Dale.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Corpusty: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1940 at 0515 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3276
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew left his base at 2308LT on August 22 on a bombing mission over Mannheim. While returning in the next early morning, the bomber hit a line of trees and crashed in an open field alongside the Saxthorpe-Heydon road. All six crew members were seriously injured as the aircraft was destroyed. Few days later, Sgt Watts died from injuries sustained.
Crew (115th Squadron):
Sgt N. C. Cook,
Sgt R. Edwards,
Sgt A. Overall,
Sgt Nathan,
Sgt Henry Victor Watts, †
P/O G. D. Waterer.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim off Sheringham

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9304
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Flew into the sea during an air firing practice mission some five miles north of Sheringham. The crew were rescued by a passing drifter.
Crew:
P/O J. C. Eldred,
Sgt A. L. Loudon,
Sgt A. R. Merry.

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

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1940 at 0300 LT
Operator:
Registration:
P1321
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2109LT on July 25 with Castrop-Rauxel as target. It is believed that it was damaged by enemy action and was heard on w/t at 0215LT indicating the port engine had failed over Cuxhaven and that the crew were heading towards Calais. However, at 0300LT, the Hampden crashed on the beach at Happisburgh, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
P/O William Arthur Coote Mulloy, pilot,
Sgt Angus Lamont Stewart,
Sgt Gordon Reeves Watt, observer,
P/O Thomas Monks Taylor, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1940 at 0435 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L4077
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton for operations in the Baltic Sound. While returning at night, it ran out of fuel and crashed in Hunstanton. All four crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
P/O K. W. Mitchie,
Sgt G. G. Lowe,
AC1 C. J. Bellamy,
Sgt F. Corbett.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near RAF Great Massingham: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1940 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3842
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While completing a training flight, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a field located 5 km southwest of RAF Great Massingham. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Bevan Jones, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Oswald Webster, observer,
Sgt Edward Stanley Abery, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P6924
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
West Raynham - West Raynham
MSN:
9449
YOM:
1940
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF West Raynham with three crew members on board. It was lost without trace, maybe after crashing into the North Sea off Cromer.
Crew:
F/O Francis Edward Robert Ducker, pilot,
Sgt Edward Laurence Dodd, observer,
Sgt Gordon Elijah Bloor, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Cromer

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1940 at 0425 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N1502
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
MSN:
1642
YOM:
1939
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2208LT on July 12 on a bombing mission over Emden. While cruising over the target at an altitude of 11,000 feet, it was hit by the German Flak, destroying the left engine. The captain was able to evacuate the area and while returning to his base, he skillfully ditched the bomber in the sea some 38 miles off Cromer, Norfolk. All five crew members were rescued and the aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew:
Sgt R. T. Langton,
S/L C. S. Bryan,
Sgt C. P. Coad,
Sgt G. Gibson,
Sgt C. Wood.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF in Terrington St Clement: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1940 at 0045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L1458
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wittering - Wittering
MSN:
8741
YOM:
1939
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Following a reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Terrington St Clement. Two crewmen were killed and a third bailed out and survived.
Crew:
S/L Joseph Somerton O'Brien, pilot,
P/O Cuthbert King-Clark, observer, †
Cpl David Little, wireless operator and air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at Barton Bendish RLG: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1940 at 1930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P9249
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While flying at a height of about 200 feet, the airplane went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed near Barton Bendish RLG. A crew was killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
P/O E. W. Plumb, †
AC1 Morecock,
AC2 Norman.