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Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II near Odense

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1942 at 0349 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8410
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbr
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2330LT on February 25 on an operation to Kiel. About 0300LT, the crew reported serious problems with the right engine that propeller should be feathered. Eventually, the airplane was abandoned and crashed in Holluf, in the suburb of Odense. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Ralph Bagshaw Abraham, pilot,
Sgt George Reginald Duckham,
Sgt Eric Norman Foinette,
W/O Everett Emerson Littlefield,
Sgt Charles Frank Payne,
W/O David Richard Wardill.
Probable cause:
Technical issues with the right engine in flight.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Hostrup

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1942 at 2150 LT
Operator:
Registration:
P1341
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1710LT on an operation to Hamburg. Passing off Wilhelmshaven, it was hit by the German Flak. With the starboard engine on fire, the crew evacuated the area bound for Sweden. Eventually, the crew bailed out and abandoned the airplane that crashed in Hostrup, south Denmark. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William Storrier Dashwood,
Sgt Arthur William Horseman,
Sgt Ernest Arthur Moore,
Sgt Roger Odilon Charles Rousseau.
Probable cause:
Hit by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Dec 11, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
AE148
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Balderton - Balderton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 1715LT on a mine laying operation off Kiel. Passing over Denmark, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Sanderum, in the southwest suburb of Odense. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William Francis Hull, pilot,
F/Sgt Duncan Luin Todd, observer,
Sgt Samuel Jamieson, wireless operator,
Sgt Lynn Harding, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
AD850
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton to lay mines in the Kiel Bay. It crashed for unknown reasons into the sea off Mandø Island, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Stanley Hartley, pilot,
F/Sgt Anthony Edward Ward, pilot,
Sgt Norman Ivor Cotterell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Ronald Bertram Turner, wireless operator.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Rømø Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 27, 1941 at 0020 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z8946
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at 1810LT on October 26 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in the tidal area south of Rømø Island. Three crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt D. S. Fisk, †
Sgt Logan Carmon Bentley, wireless operator, †
P/O Frank William Wade, †
Sgt Thomas Clifford Bartle,
P/O Ivan Henry Collett,
P/O John Stephen Walters.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Brandsø Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1941 at 2217 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W7441
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1850LT on an operation to Stettin. While returning to base in the late evening and passing over Denmark, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea south of the Brandsø Island. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Donald Tovey, pilot, †
Sgt Cyril James Cobbold, pilot,
Sgt John James Copley, flight engineer,
Sgt David Young Neil, navigator,
Sgt Alec Donaldson, wireless operator,
Sgt Charles Waghorn Fulbeck, air gunner, †
Sgt Eric James Rodger, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Hostrup

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1941 at 0220 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AE300
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2140LT on September 11 on an operation to Rostock. Last heard on w/t at 0220LT then the bomber crashed near Hostrup. All four crew members bailed out and were arrested within 48 hours.
Crew:
Sgt James Albert Bannister,
Sgt Francis William Davies,
F/Sgt Rae Joseph Dunn,
Sgt James Alexander Summers Philson.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Højer: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1941 at 0035 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1455
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2114LT on August 19 on an operation to Kiel. While returning to base the following night, it crashed into the sea some 2 km south of Højer. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Patrick John Brady, pilot,
Sgt Cecil Thomas Everitt, pilot,
Sgt Henry Bruce Stirling Johnston, observer,
Sgt Thomas Whalley, wireless operator,
Sgt Herbert Edward Temple, air gunner,
F/Sgt Thomas Armstrong, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Blåvands Huk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8747
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Wattisham in order to obtain photographs from the recent bombing of Hörnum on the island of Sylt. In unclear circumstances, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Blåvands Huk. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt David William Gibb Nichols, pilot,
Sgt George Herbert Stiles, observer,
LAC Jack Brian Roberts, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Blåvands Huk: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1940 at 1015 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N7262
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Leuchars - Leuchars
MSN:
414-1658
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leuchars at 0805LT on maritime patrol flight. While approaching the Danish coast, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea some 16 km off Blåvands Huk. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Richard Crozier Lloyd, pilot,
P/O Andrew Barkley, observer,
AC1 Robert Smith Morton, wireless operator,
Cpl D. Turner, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.