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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Katwijk aan Zee: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942 at 1737 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AT134
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Katwijk aan Zee
South 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 Waddington at 1445LT on 'Operation Fuller'. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea some 7 km west of Katwijk aan Zee. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L George Lawlor Bernays Harris, pilot,
F/O Hubert Harvey Miller, observer,
Sgt Percy Vernon Edwin Rothery, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Arthur Havelock Brunt, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Scheveningen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
L9877
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Thorney Island - Thorney Island
MSN:
9025
YOM:
1940
Location:
Scheveningen
South 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 Thorney Island at 1606LT on an anti shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Scheveningen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Matthew White, pilot,
F/Sgt Hedley Albert Goldsmith, observer,
F/Sgt John Arthur Wilson, wireless operator,
Sgt Basil Warwick Hammersley, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Hoek van Holland: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z8714
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Hoek van Holland
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 1452 on 'Operation Fuller'. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in the sea off Hoek van Holland. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Ian Kingston Pembroke Cross, pilot,
F/Sgt Donald Richard George Holmes, †
Sgt Melville James, †
Sgt William Charles Donald Gallop,
F/Lt Richard Mannering Phillips,
Sgt R. A. Shelby.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Zuidland: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 2215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z8942
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Zuidland
South 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 Feltwell on an operation to Essen. In the evening, while passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Zuidland. A crew survived and became PoW while five others were killed.
Crew:
W/O Lawrence Beresford Hamilton Hope,
Sgt John Stephen Wilson, pilot, †
P/O Ralph Owen Foster, pilot, †
P/O Robert Leslie Owen Ryder, observer, †
Sgt James Henry Reid, wireless operator, †
Sgt Sir Charles Thomas Hewitt Mappin, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Haastrecht: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0635 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z8985
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Haastrecht
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 2010LT on 'Rover' patrol mission with Münster as its objective. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Haastrecht. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Andrew Harry Theodore Cook, †
Sgt Alan McKillop, pilot, †
Sgt Arthur Anthony Thomson, wireless operator, †
Sgt Arthur Charles Crease,
Sgt John Howard Derek Howes,
Sgt John Leslie Ledsham.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Spijkenisse: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0050 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N6091
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Spijkenisse
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1742LT on November 7 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Spijkenisse, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Michael Stanley Jacobs, pilot,
Sgt James William Cooper Morris, pilot,
Sgt Cecil Walton, flight engineer,
Sgt Bernard Wallwork, observer,
Sgt Edward Owen Brooks, wireless operator,
Sgt Peter Johnstone, wireless operator,
F/Sgt George Hall Chesman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Katwijk aan Zee: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1941 at 1535 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V5634
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
Location:
Katwijk aan Zee
South 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 Bodney at 1330LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Katwijk aan Zee. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James Harold Richardson, pilot,
F/Sgt Alec John Park, observer,
F/Sgt George Charles Percival Haines, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Katwijk aan Zee: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1941 at 1533 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6146
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
Location:
Katwijk aan Zee
South 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 Bodney at 1330LT on an anti-shipping operation. It was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Katwijk aan Zee. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Bruce Bertram Barber, pilot,
P/O Henry Hodsmyth Pibus, observer,
Sgt Edward William Paine, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 in Geervliet: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3906
Location:
Geervliet
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While returning to base following an operation to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in Geervliet. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt H. Weische, pilot,
Fw H. Straden, observer,
Ofw P. Rohwedder, radio operator,
Uffz G. Fischer, air gunner.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-2 in Spijkenisse: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1941 at 2220 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Registration:
U5+EN
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
5310
YOM:
1941
Location:
Spijkenisse
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was on an operation to Southampton when it suffered an engine failure. The crew bailed out and the airplane crashed in Spijkenisse. Two crew were killed.
Crew:
Fw K. Jelinski, radio operator, †
Uffz J. Gensberger, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.
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