North Holland | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 0855LT on a reconnaissance mission to Nordhorn. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 20 km off Bergen aan Zee. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O David Lowther-Clarke,
Sgt Alfred Richard Grindley,
Sgt Norman Oswald Allen.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 in Zanvoort

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1941 at 2320 LT

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

Operator:

Registration:

A1+?H

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Vitry-en-Artois - Vitry-en-Artois

MSN:

3633

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane departed Vitry-en-Artois Airfield on an operation to England. It was probably shot down by enemy fire while over the target area and the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing on a beach in Zandvoort. All five crew members survived, among them one was slightly injured.
Crew:
Fw Hans-Georg Peppa, radio operator +4.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Texel Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1940 at 1759 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 152 Beaufort

Operator:

Registration:

N1118

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

Survivors:

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

North Coates - North Coates

MSN:

9179

YOM:

1940

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane departed RAF North Coates on a maritime patrol flight off the Dutch and German coasts. It crashed in unknown circumstances off Texel Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Dennis Victor Wilfred Francis, pilot,
Sgt Robert James Farthing, observer,
Sgt John Windsor Unett, wireless operator,
F/O Edward Pennington, air gunner.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Egmond aan Zee: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 15, 1940 at 2323 LT

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

Operator:

Registration:

P5012

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

Survivors:

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Topcliffe - Topcliffe

MSN:

1734

YOM:

1940

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 1648LT on an operation to Berlin. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed into the sea off Egmond aan Zee. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Kenneth Thomas Hannah, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Gordon Allardice, pilot,
Sgt John Alfred Clemett, navigator,
Sgt Walter Frederick Dennis, wireless operator,
Sgt Alan Sedgley, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Beverwijk

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1940 at 1700 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

Operator:

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Brussels - Brussels

MSN:

0279

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

While flying in poor weather conditions, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing in Beverwijk. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and there were no casualties.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Den Helder: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1940 at 1425 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 152 Beaufort

Operator:

Registration:

L9889

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

North Coates - North Coates

MSN:

9037

YOM:

1940

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Den Helder. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Frank Howard Roberts, pilot, †
Sgt Stephen Frederick Martin, observer, †
Sgt Stanley Norman Douglas, wireless operator/air gunner, †
W/O T. Pickering.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1940 at 0846 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

Operator:

Registration:

X3052

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Scampton – Scampton

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane departed RAF Scampton on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crash landed in Selschardijk. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Phillips, pilot,
Sgt Desmond Charles Dunphy, navigator,
sgt Sidney Rogers Hoskins, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Edward Bettison Torpey, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Enkhuizen

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1940 at 0230 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

Operator:

Registration:

L7852

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Honington - Honington

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane departed RAF Honington at 1724LT on November 14 to bomb the Schlesiger Station in Berlin. While returning to base the following night, the bomber was hit by enemy fire while cruising over Bremen. The crew bailed out and abandoned the airplane that crashed into the IJssel Lake off Enkhuizen. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew (9th Squadron):
S/L Stanley Ggraham Pritchard,
P/O Percy Ainsworth Ward Thomas,
Sgt Harold Newall,
Sgt Alfred Hunt,
Sgt Ronald Francis Akerman,
P/O Roye Vincent Derbyshire.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.