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

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1941 at 0325 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6624
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
MSN:
2058
YOM:
1941
Location:
Den Helder
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 Leeming at 2221LT on July 25 on an operation to Hanover. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 km west of Den Helder. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Peter Wellwood Fortune Landale, pilot,
P/O George Pringle, pilot,
Sgt George Wells, observer,
Sgt Alfred William Earp, wireless operator,
F/Sgt George Christie, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6576
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
2047
YOM:
1941
Location:
Den Helder
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 Topcliffe at 2224LT on July 25 on an operation to Hanover. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 km west of Den Helder. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Eric Alliott Verdon-Roe, pilot,
Sgt Anthony Russell Holmes,
Sgt William Albert McGinley,
Sgt Leslie Netherclift,
P/O William Larry Rees.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1941 at 0224 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9620
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
Opperdoes
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 Lindholme at 2305LT on July 24 on an operation to Emden. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Opperdoes. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Leszek Jerzy Karcxzewski,
Lt Jan H. G. Musial, pilot,
Maj Stanisław Wincenty Rzepa,
Sgt Bolesław Salamon,
Sgt Zygmunt Witkowski,
Pvt Zbigniew Zuwala.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Den Helder: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1941 at 0105 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE189
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
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 North Luffenham at 2304LT on July 24 on an operation to Kiel. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Den Helder. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Alfred Frederick Hill, wireless operator,
F/O Maurice Parry,
Sgt Ivan Fenton Waugh, air gunner,
P/O George Peter Wise.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1941 at 1253 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3666
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Norwich - Norwich
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 Horsham St Faith at 1145LT on an anti-shipping operation. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea off Den Helder. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald William Adamson, observer,
Sgt William Matthie Gillam Dunham,
Sgt Norman Laurence Harding.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1941 at 1253 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6250
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Norwich - Norwich
Location:
Camperduin
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 Horsham St Faith at 1145LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea off Camperduin. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Dorsan Baker,
Sgt William Charles Kenneth Bounds,
P/O Leonard Frederick Evans.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the IJsselmeer: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1941 at 0327 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9630
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Alconbury - Alconbury
Location:
IJsselmeer
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 2320LT on July 16 on an operation to Hamburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a DO.215 and crashed in the IJsselmeer. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Alan William Porteous Bird, pilot, †
Sgt Leslie James Harrison, wireless operator, †
Sgt Bernard Hassall, wireless operator, †
Sgt Bramwell Frederick Thomas Johnson, †
Sgt Orville Insell Platt, †
F/Lt John Raymond Jamieson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Onderdijk: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1941 at 0028 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1502
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Onderdijk
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF RAF Marham at 2303LT on July 13 on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Onderdijk. The pilot was killed and five other occupants became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Birkett Tipper, pilot, †
Sgt Geoffrey Thomas Buckingham,
Sgt Michael Gerard Dunne,
Sgt Thomas William Olivier,
Sgt William James Reid,
Sgt Mark Buckeridge Wallis.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off IJmuiden: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1941 at 1235 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7487
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Great Massingham - Great Massingham
Location:
IJmuiden
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Great Massingham at 1120LT on an anti-shipping operation. While flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off IJmuiden. Two crew members were killed and a third was rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
W/Cdr Arthur Frank Calvert Booth, pilot, †
F/Sgt Colin Gordon Goodfellow, †
Sgt Thomas Scott.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Amsterdam: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
4375
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:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Heinz Epperlein, pilot,
Ogefr Heinz Senff, radio operator,
Ogefr Ludwig Hainzinger, mechanic,
Gefr Alfred Dulz, air gunner.
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