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Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V on Texel Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1941 at 2350 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z9141
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dishforth - Dishforth
MSN:
2275
YOM:
1941
Location:
Texel Island
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 1739LT on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed on Texel Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Eric Arthur Barsby, pilot,
P/O Stanley David Steel, pilot,
Sgt Jack Harris Knight, observer,
F/Sgt Eric Warburton, wireless operator,
Sgt Vincent Sature, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Den Helder: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 27, 1941 at 1508 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7309
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
West Raynham - West Raynham
Location:
Den Helder
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 1305LT on an anti-shipping operation. It was shot down by the German Flak then by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Den Helder. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Walter Gordon Clement Beatson,
Sgt James Bradshaw,
P/O Haydn Jones.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Texel Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 27, 1941 at 1506 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V5888
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
West Raynham - West Raynham
Location:
Texel Island
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 1305LT on an anti-shipping operation. It was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea some 15 km northwest of Texel Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James Wilson Bradley, pilot,
P/O Raymond Herbert Batten, observer,
Sgt Eric Douglas Kennedy, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in AMsterdam

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Amsterdam - Amsterdam
MSN:
1116
Location:
Amsterdam-Schiphol
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed upon takeoff at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. A crewman was injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Gefr Willi Engelhard, air gunner, +3.
Probable cause:
Engine failure upon takeoff.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Amsterdam - Amsterdam
MSN:
1116
Location:
Amsterdam-Schiphol
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The bomber suffered an engine failure and crashed upon landing at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. The air gunner was injured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into the IJsselmeer: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941 at 0035 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD965
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
IJsselmeer
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 North Luffenham on an operation to Hüls. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the IJsselmeer. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Herbert Edward Chamberlain, pilot,
Sgt Edgar Walter Hawkins, observer,
Sgt Charles Alexander James Webster, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Midford Morris, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1941 at 1426 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L4880
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
MSN:
8895
YOM:
1939
Location:
Zandvoort
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 Bodney on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Zandvoort. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Ernest Victor Day, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Alfred Robbins, observer,
Sgt Frederick Valentine Francis Lane, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

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

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1941 at 1426 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V5824
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
Location:
Zandvoort
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 Bodney on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Zandvoort. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John James Ashurst, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Victor Steele, observer,
Sgt Reginald John Banks, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Callantsoog: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1941 at 0756 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z9154
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
MSN:
2288
YOM:
1941
Location:
Callantsoog
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 0035LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Callantsoog. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Alfred Ronald Robbins, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur William Cooper, pilot, †
Sgt Thomas Alexander Walter Hamilton, wireless operator, †
P/O Donald Smith McDonald, †
Sgt W. H. Sproule.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-2 off Egmond aan Zee: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
F6+BL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Amsterdam - Amsterdam
MSN:
810
Location:
Egmond aan Zee
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 was returning to base at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport following an operation to the Thames Estuary when it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Egmond aan Zee. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw W. Stückroth, pilot,
Lt F. Heubeck, observer,
Uffz K. Emberger, radio operator,
Uffz W. Kepczinski, air gunner.
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