Rutland

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AD782

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North Luffenham - North Luffenham

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The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham at 1737LT on an operation to Brest. After takeoff, while climbing to an altitude of 1,500 feet, it entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Victor Charles Dadson, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Marsden, observer,
Sgt Harold Davies, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Barclay Wright, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: Jan 22, 1942 at 2220 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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AT142

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Plain, Valley

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Skellingthorpe - Skellingthorpe

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The airplane departed RAF Skellingthorpe on an operation to Münster. While returning to base in the evening, the crew diverted to RAF Cottesmore. On approach, the airplane crashed for unknown reasons in Exton, some 5 km south of the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O David Brian Peace, pilot,
Sgt John Wilson Adey, navigator,
Sgt Francis Haydn Brooke, wireless operator,
Sgt Archibald Donald Jory, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF North Luffenham: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1941 at 2343 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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AE311

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Yes

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The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham in the afternoon on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base in the late evening, it swung on touchdown and collided with the airfield control caravan. All four crew members escaped uninjured while two airmen in the caravan were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Nightingale,
Sgt Sparks,
Sgt Gailey,
Sgt Ward.
Ground crew:
AC2 Frederick George Malin, †
AC1 George Roberts, †
LAC A. T. Higgins.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF North Luffenham: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1941 at 2205 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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X3030

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The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base in the evening, it collided with power cables and crashed on final approach to the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Bramwell Parker, pilot,
Sgt Harold Douglas Weaver, observer,
Sgt Joseph Tankard, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Francis Abernethy, wireless operator.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Empingham: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1941 at 0600 LT

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AE121

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The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham in the evening of September 11 on an operation to Rostock. While returning to base the following morning, it crash landed at 0600LT in near Isolation Camp, Empingham. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Neville Hamilton Pager, pilot, †
Sgt John Leonard Frederick Longmore, observer, †
Sgt Bailey,
Sgt Bowskill.

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

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1941 at 2055 LT

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AE304

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Takeoff (climb)

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham at 2052LT on a mine laying operation. Three minutes after takeoff, it suffered a double engine failure and crashed in Empingham, north of the airbase. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Reginald John Roake, pilot,
Sgt Bernard Hemmings, observer,
Sgt Eric Horton, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Eric Taft, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Double engine failure after takeoff.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-2 in Oakham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1941 at 2230 LT

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Junkers JU.88

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R4+CM

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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0776

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. It was shot down by the pilot of a Beaufighter and crashed in Oakham. The pilot was killed and both other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Fw Franz Brotz, pilot, †
Uffz Willi Lindla, radio operator,
Gefr Ewald Gorlt, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near RAF Cottesmore

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1941 at 0215 LT

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Z6477

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Leeming - Leeming

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1989

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1951LT on March 27 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was abandoned at 0215LT north of Pickworth, Lincolnshire, and later crashed near RAF Cottesmore. All five crew members were rescued, among them one was injured.
Crew:
S/L H. A. R. Holford,
Sgt J. T. Taylor,
Sgt J. F. Bassett,
Sgt R. R. Hanson,
Sgt A. J. Jones.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF near RAF Cottesmore: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1941

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L6602

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Flight

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Military

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