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Z8438

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1922LT on an operation to Cologne. It was hit by the German Flak over the target area but was able to return to base. Upon landing, the airplane overshot and crashed on a building belonging to the airfield's rifle range. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured.
Crew:
F/O Czesław Rymkiewicz, pilot, †
P/O Mieczysław Kazimierz Dranicki, pilot, †
F/O Stansław Marian Ostaszewski, navigator, †
Sgt Eugeniusz Bala, wireless operator, †
Sgt Wacław Sasin, air gunner, †
Sgt Mieczysław Kazimierz Galas, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Hit by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1942 at 0300 LT

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L4178

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Plain, Valley

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North Luffenham - North Luffenham

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The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham in the evening of February 25 on an operation to Kiel. While returning to base the following night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and apparently missed the airbase. Eventually, the airplane ran out of fuel and crashed in Hexthorpe, in the southwestern outskirts of Doncaster. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Reginald Alfred Bland, pilot,
F/O Harold Edward Aspey, observer,
F/Sgt John Balfour Gray, wireless operator,
Sgt John Arthur Eves, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I near RAF Finningley: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 10, 1942 at 1430 LT

Type of aircraft:

Avro 679 Manchester

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L7478

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Training

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Finningley AFB (Doncaster)

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Finningley - Finningley

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South Yorkshire

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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The crew was performing a local training flight at RAF Finningley. On final approach, one of the engine lost power. The airplane stalled and crashed in Bawtry, about 1,5 mile south of the airfield. The air gunner was killed, the pilot was injured and four other crew members were unhurt.
Crew (25th ATU):
P/O Elwood Raymond Seibold, pilot,
Sgt Frederick King, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Loss of power on one engine on final approach.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in White Edge Moor

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1942 at 2240 LT

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Z8491

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Binbrook - Binbrook

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The airplane departed RAF Binbrook on an operation to Brest. Approaching the target area, the captain decided to return due to the deterioration of the weather conditions. Weather over England was bad too with low clouds and snow falls. At night, the airplane impacted the ground and crash landed in the Peak District National Park, near White Edge Moor, about 12 km southwest of Sheffield. The aircraft slid on a snowy field before coming to rest. All six occupants escaped with minor injuries and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (12th Squadron):
F/O Colin Arthur Barnes, pilot,
P/O Jack Owen Seammen, pilot,
Sgt Philip Robert Coldwell, radio navigator,
Sgt Charles W. E. Carson, wireless operator,
Sgt Brian Pearson Lunn, air gunner,
Sgt Frederick John Blute, air gunner.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Barnsley: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1942 at 1010 LT

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Z9289

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Dalton - Dalton

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2353

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Dalton at 0424LT on an operation to Brest. Turned back over Cherbourg after the starboard engine failed. While roughly 12 miles south of Sheffield, the unserviceable engine caught fire and the order to bail out was given. While trying to force-land, the Whitley crashed into the rear of Creswell Street in Pogmoor, west of Barnsley. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt Alexander Hollingworth, pilot, †
Sgt John Toker Clough Hazledine, copilot,
Sgt E. A. Brain, observer,
F/Sgt Alexander Gibson Buchanan, wireless operator, †
Sgt Leonard Jackson, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Engine failure and fire.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II at RAF Lindholme

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1941

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W5560

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Pocklington - Pocklington

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The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1710LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. It returned early with failing engines, but was ordered to divert to RAF Lindholme. While approaching the runway, the Wellington crash landed and was damaged beyond repair. All six crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt L. S. Mather,
Sgt R. N. Lonergan,
Sgt A. R. Skuthorpe,
Sgt G. A. Tilley,
Sgt P. J. Campbell,
Sgt Dodds.

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Engine failure.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II at RAF Lindholme

Date & Time: Dec 16, 1941 at 2115 LT

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Z8427

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1759LT on an operation to Ostend. While returning to base in the evening, it crashed at 2115LT at Crowtree Farm while in the airbase circuit, due to a faulty altimeter setting, which led the pilot to think he had 500 feet to go before landing. Four crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt A. Gusowski,
Sgt M. Lembrych,
F/O K. Gebik,
Sgt K. Gorny,
Sgt M. Gora,
Sgt B. Zwiewka.

Probable cause:

Wrong altimeter setting on approach to base.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near RAF Finningley

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1941

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L4176

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Flight

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Training

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Finningley AFB (Doncaster)

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Finningley - Finningley

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South Yorkshire

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United Kingdom

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The crew was completing a local bombing practice training flight on a nearby range when the airplane impacted trees and crashed northwest of the airbase. Two crewmen were injured.
Crew:
Sgt H. A. Ogden, pilot,
Sgt McHugh +2.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II at RAF Lindholme

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1941 at 2110 LT

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W5591

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Ferry

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