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Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-3 on Schouwe-Duiveland Island

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.17
Operator:
Registration:
5K+??
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2884
Location:
Schouwen-Duiveland Island
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Due to a fuel exhaustion, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed on the island of Schouwe-Duiveland and was damaged beyond repair. The crew escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
Emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Vlissingen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1941 at 1525 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
X8919
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
MSN:
9541
YOM:
1941
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Manston on a maritime patrol flight. Approaching the Dutch coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances 11 km west of Vlissingen. A crew was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt William Howard Dulwich,
F/Lt Arthur Philip Culverwell,
W/O Harold Charles Friend,
W/O Ronald Tanfield.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Vlissingen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
N3568
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Great Massingham - Great Massingham
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
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 Great Massingham at 1119LT on an anti-shipping operation. It was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed in the estuary of the Schelde off Vlissingen. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Hugh Frederick Thomson, pilot,
P/O Alasdair Charles MacPherson, observer,
F/Sgt Leonard Charles Williams, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD784
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
Haamstede
Zeeland
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 North Luffenham in the evening of July 30 on an operation to Cologne. Approaching the Dutch coast, it went out of control and crashed into the sea off Haamstede. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Donald Brook,
Sgt Peter Thomas Giblett,
P/O Charles Dale Hewson,
P/O Frank Edward Pratt, air gunner.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the accident was the consequence of poor weather conditions and not enemy action.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV of Vlissingen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6225
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
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 Manston at 1400LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the Schelde Estuary off Vlissingen. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Howard Waples, pilot,
Sgt Norman Joseph Giblin, observer,
Sgt Arthur William Handley, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-2 off Schouwen-Duiveland Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1941 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
R4+IM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
0785
Location:
Schouwen-Duiveland Island
Zeeland
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 Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England when it suffered an engine failure and crashed into the sea off Schouwen-Duiveland Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz V. Alt, pilot,
Uffz H-G. Suckow, radio operator,
Uffz E. W. Korn, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 off Schouwen-Duiveland Island: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
5J+KS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Leeuwarden - Leeuwarden
MSN:
3883
Location:
Schouwen-Duiveland Island
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure and crash landed in the sea off the Schouwen-Duiveland Island. A crew was killed and three others were rescued.
Crew:
Uffz K. Brückner, mechanic +3.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Vlissingen: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1941 at 1820 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2620
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Location:
Vlissingen
Zeeland
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 RA Honington at 1536LT on a reconnaissance mission. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Vlissingen. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Claude Partington, pilot, †
Sgt Ronald Seward Bunce, †
Sgt David Alfred Humphrey, †
F/O Douglas Ferguson Lamb, †
F/Sgt Dennis John Mansfield, observer, †
Sgt William Arthur Eccles.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88 in Sint-Annaland: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 11, 1941 at 0302 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
F6+LL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Amsterdam - Amsterdam
MSN:
0445
Location:
Sint-Annaland
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in a field in Sint-Annaland. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw K. Miller, pilot,
Lt W. Griese, observer,
Uffz S. Oberdorf, radio operator,
Uffz K. Schlicht, mechanic.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Westkapelle: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1941 at 2100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6370
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
Location:
Westkapelle
Zeeland
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 Swanton Morley on an anti-shipping mission. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea some 5 km west of Westkapelle. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Roland Needham, pilot,
P/O Thomas Keightley-Smith, observer,
Sgt Francis Harley Bridgman, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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