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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Kiel: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
L4112
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Kiel
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on mine laying operation in the Bay of Kiel. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the Bay of Kiel. A crew member was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Sydney Burtenshaw Morley,
P/O Norman Ernest Hore,
Sgt Benjamin Duncan McPherson,
Sgt William Flight Anderson, radio operator,
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Rendsburg: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P4305
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Rendsburg-Schachtholm
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton on Gardening operation. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the Kiel Canal, in the region of Rendsburg. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Alfred Spickett, pilot, †
F/Lt Basil Alexander Mitchell,
P/O Laurence Reavell-Carter,
Sgt Ronald Leslie James, Dutton, wireless operator and air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: May 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
L4450
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Coates - North Coates
MSN:
8311
YOM:
1939
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
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 Coates on a mine laying mission. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea off Heligoland Island. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
W/Cdr Harry Manners Mellor, pilot,
F/O Frederick Robert Jamieson,
LAC Alan D. MacKenzie, wireless operator and air gunner,
P/O Horace James Cook.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Heligoland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 19, 1940 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
N7363
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton
MSN:
414-1759
YOM:
1940
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton on a reconnaissance mission to locate enemy ship positions. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea some 50 km north of the Heligoland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ernest Albert Judge, pilot,
Sgt William Jones, pilot,
Cpl Anthony John Metcalfe, observer,
AC1 Henry Charles Mewett, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111J at Uetersen AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 7, 1940 at 0317 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
M7+HL
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Uetersen - Uetersen
MSN:
5163
Location:
Uetersen
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Uetersen Airfield, while climbing to a height of 20 metres, the aircraft went out of control and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Hermann Kasch, pilot,
Lt Siegfried Münster, observer,
Ofw Alfred Hubrich, radio operator,
Uffz Adolf Härtl, mechanic.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Sylt Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P1319
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Sylt Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton on operations to the Frisian Islands. While approaching the Sylt Island at night, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Herbert Benson, pilot,
P/O Alfred Peter Burdett Hordern, pilot,
Sgt Robert Ian Leonard MacKenzie, observer,
LAC J. D. Openshaw, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Süderoog Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
L4040
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Scampton - Montrose
Location:
Süderoog Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Scampton on a mine laying mission. Approaching the German coast at night, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Süderoog Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O David White, pilot,
Sgt Ninian Lewis Jones, observer,
Cpl Percy Joseph Hurst, wireless operator,
LAC Norman Hornsby, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I off Heligoland Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1940 at 1037 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8752
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to reconnoitre the Heligoland area. During the course of the operation, the crew attacked an enemy patrol boat, but were shot down by return fire. The airplane crashed into the sea and all three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Mervyn Lascelles Morris, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Bancroft, observer,
LAC Richard Henry Mercer, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Neumünster: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Neumünster
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Neumünster, the three engine airplane encountered difficulties to gain height. It impacted trees and crashed. At least two crew members were killed.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Heide-Büsum: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Heide-Büsum - Heide-Büsum
Location:
Heide-Büsum
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local towing mission. In unknown circumstances, the towing cable broke and got stuck in the tail, causing the aircraft to crash. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Josef Simon,
Fw Heinz Damrow,
Ogefr Richhard Dommermuth.
Probable cause:
Loss of control in flight after the towing cable broke off and got stuck in the tail.
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