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North Holland

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

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1942 at 2230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V5726
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
West Raynham - West Raynham
Location:
Amsterdam-Schiphol
North Holland
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 West Raynham at 1940LT for an intruder mission to Leeuwarden Airfield. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near the airport of Amsterdam-Schiphol. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Archie Peters, pilot,
Sgt George Norman Church, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Maurice Bird, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Schellingwoude NAS: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1942 at 2208 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9824
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
Schellingwoude NAS
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 1645LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While returning to base in the late evening and passing over the Netherlands, it suffered an engine failure and crashed in the Waddenzee off Schellingwoude NAS. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Paul Sampson Sanders, pilot,
Sgt Fred Pearson, copilot, †
Sgt Leonard John Benson, observer,
Sgt George William Tode, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Desmond Edwin St. Clare Smithe, air gunner, †
Sgt Eric William Wainwright, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Texel Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1941 at 2104 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z9202
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dishforth – Dishforth
MSN:
2307
YOM:
1941
Location:
Texel Island
North Holland
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 Dishforth at 1724LT on an operation to Emden. While flying along the Dutch coast and returning to base, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea 10 km west of Texel Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Orval Henry Burchell,
Sgt Joseph Hermile Durning,
Sgt Henry John Groom,
Sgt Ronald Albert Priestley,
Sgt Frank Gordon Warwick Roberts,
Sgt Ernest Alfred Spicer.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Petten: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941 at 2146 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6841
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
MSN:
2201
YOM:
1941
Location:
Petten
North Holland
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 Linton-on-Ouse at 1656LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 1,5 km west of Petten. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Melville John Hyland Hunt, pilot,
Sgt Ian Allan,
Sgt Eric Frank Elkanah Hodges,
Sgt Reginald Alfred Johnson,
W/O John Joseph Lynch.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Den Helder: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1941 at 1739 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
AW190
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
MSN:
9897
YOM:
1941
Location:
Den Helder
North Holland
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 Manston at 1542LT to attack a convoy sighted off Hoek van Holland. After the attack, the airplane was hit by the blast of its own bombs. The left engine caught fire and the airplane crashed into the sea, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Mark Lee, pilot,
Sgt Henry Carter,
Sgt John Alfred Chadaway,
F/Sgt John Ansley Foster.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-2 in Hilversum: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 19, 1941 at 1910 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Soesterberg – Soesterberg
MSN:
0110
YOM:
1941
Location:
Hilversum
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed for unknown reasons south of Hilversum, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Lt H. Gies, pilot,
Uffz W. Dorn, radio operator,
Gfr J. Balss, mechanic,
Ogfr G. Wiethoff, air bomber.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Tolke: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 2303 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6567
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dishforth – Dishforth
MSN:
2038
YOM:
1941
Location:
Tolke
North Holland
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 Dishforth at 1752LT on an operation to Essen. In the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Tolke. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Harold Featherstone McCullagh, pilot,
P/O John Alfred Nutt, pilot,
Sgt Victor Frank Douglas Kirk, observer,
Sgt Cyril David Thomas, wireless operator,
Sgt John Lemuel Holloway, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 2107 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P1206
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Westeinde
North Holland
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 1714LT on an operation to Bocholt. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Westeinde, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
W/O Christopher Arthur Saunders, pilot,
Sgt James Marcus D'Arcy, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Gordon Mullenger, wireless operator,
Sgt John Edward Kehoe, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0041 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1606
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Location:
Medemblik
North Holland
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 Snaith at 1820LT on an operation to Mannheim. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the IJsselmeer east of Medemblik. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Lloyd James Atkins,
Sgt Ronald Arthur Bramley,
Sgt Hywell Evans, wireless operator,
Sgt Sidney George Thomas Farman,
Sgt Victor George Knighton,
Sgt William Frederick Parsons, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Bergen aan Zee: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z8903
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Bergen aan Zee
North Holland
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 at 2005LT on a 'Rover' patrol operation. While returning to base the following night, it is believed that it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Bergen aan Zee. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Eric Ernest Brown,
Sgt Mervyn Wyndham Cullerne,
Sgt Sidney Dennis Colley Gray,
Sgt Eric Ivor Llewellyn Grego,
Sgt William Francis Philip Sellers,
Sgt Richard Frank Whitton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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