North Yorkshire

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Plain, Valley

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1409

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While approaching the English coast, the bomber was shot down by HMS Quantock, caught fire and crashed near Ravenscar, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Heinz W. M. Weber, pilot,
Obfhr Karl Schütz, observer,
Ofw Werner Hanel, radio operator,
Uffz Arthur Gräber, mechanic.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Whitby: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 27, 1941 at 0215 LT

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AD785

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Plain, Valley

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Coningsby - Coningsby

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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1810LT on October 26 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base the following night, it exploded and crashed onto the Whitby to Scarborough road. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O David Roy Bowden, pilot,
Sgt Edward Boucher Smith, pilot,
Sgt Oliver Halward, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Darrel Barry Stables, wireless operator.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Givendale: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1941 at 2355 LT

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Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I

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Z9145

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2279

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1941

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The airplane was engaged in a navigation training sortie when it crashed for unknown reasons in Givendale, near Boroughbridge. Three crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
P/O Anthony Baerlein, pilot, †
Sgt John Lyon Perrin, pilot, †
Sgt Ronald Ernest Sayer, wireless operator, †
Sgt N. A. Farr,
Sgt H. F. Tice.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I at RAF Linton-on-Ouse

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941 at 0406 LT

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L9579

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Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1955LT on October 12 on an operation to Nuremberg. While returning to base the following night, it was partially abandoned after running low on fuel, after which it crash landed roughly one mile north of the base. There were no serious injuries among the crew.
Crew:
Sgt Williams,
Sgt Stocker,
P/O Mason,
Sgt Sykes,
Sgt Thorpe,
Sgt Crocker,
Sgt Pennell.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Lockheed 10A Electra at RAF Clifton

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1941

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Lockheed 10 Electra

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W9104

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Military

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1122

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1937

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After landing at RAF Clifton, the crew applied brakes when the airplane started to swing. It went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest in a ditch. There were no casualties.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V at RAF Linton-on-Ouse: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1941 at 0420 LT

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Z6939

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Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse

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2231

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1854LT on September 29 on an operation to Stettin. While returning to base the following morning, it came down in a wood just off the airfield, bursting into flames. Two crew members were killed and three others were injured. Four days later, one of the survivors died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Hayden, pilot, †
Sgt John Ernst Turner, †
Sgt George Bow Watters, pilot, †
Sgt W. Cawthorne,
Sgt G. McHugh.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V at Danby Head: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1941 at 0355 LT

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Z6871

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Topcliffe - Topcliffe

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2212

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The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 1853LT on September 29 on an operation to Stettin. While returning to base the following night, it crashed on high ground at 1,400 feet at Danby Head, some 10 miles north of Kirkbymoorside. The pilot was killed and five others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Donald Kyle Kibbe, pilot, †
P/O D. B. Delany,
Sgt C. Miller,
Sgt R. Gayler,
Sgt P. L. N. Trehearn,
Sgt C. Carr.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V at RAF Leeming

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1941 at 0310 LT

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Z9147

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Leeming - Leeming

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1804LT on September 29 on an operation to Stettin. While returning to base the following night, it stalled on approach and crashed. All five crew members were rescued, among them one was slightly injured.
Crew:
Sgt T. H. Warren,
Sgt R. E. Wheatley,
Sgt D. C. Smith,
P/O G. K. Birch,
Sgt R. D. Ladkin.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V at RAF Dishforth

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1941 at 2256 LT

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Z6474

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