King's Lynn | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed RAF Upwood on a training operation consisting with practice landings and bombing training over The Wash. While diving towards the intended target, the starboard engine surged and the airplane crashed in the North Wooton Range, about 4 miles north of King's Lynn. A crew was killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt H. S. Thomas, pilot,
Sgt G. Owen, observer,
Sgt James Edward Wilson, wireless operator. †

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near King's Lynn

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1941 at 0953 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

R3743

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The pilot was engaged in a bombing practice mission. The airplane crash landed on marshes in North Wootton in the suburb of King's Lynn and was damaged beyond repair. Shortly before the crash, the airplane had hit the sea during the exercise. The pilot escaped uninjured.
Crew:
F/L Patterson.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in King's Lynn: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

V6522

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane was engaged in a bombing practice mission and crashed in unknown circumstances near the King's Lynn railway station. The pilot was injured and the wireless operator was killed.
Crew:
P/O S. R. O. Richmond, pilot,
Sgt John douglas Mackay, wireless operator. †

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-4 near King's Lynn: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1941 at 0200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

Operator:

Registration:

R4+AM

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

MSN:

0335

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB at 2320LT on June 13 on an operation to England. Over Norfolk, it was shot down by a British fighter and crashed near King's Lynn. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Helmut Bähner, pilot,
Uffz Jakob Ried, radio operator,
Uffz Heinz Schulz, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near King's Lynn

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1941 at 0315 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

Operator:

Registration:

R1368

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Marham - Wyton

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1945LT on an operation to Brest. While returning to base the following night, while trying to reach Wyton, it ran out of fuel and was abandoned by the crew. The Wellington crashed at 0315LT just to the north of Clanchwarton Station, two miles west of King's Lynn. All six crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Dadd,
Sgt Payne,
Sgt W. S. Adams,
Sgt Forster,
Sgt J. H. Jackson,
Sgt Pearse.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in the Wash

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

Operator:

Registration:

T4201

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Dishforth - Dishforth

MSN:

1874

YOM:

1940

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1710LT on November 28 on an operation to Stettin (Szczecin). While returning to base the following night, it ran out of fuel and ditched in The Wash, six miles north of King's Lynn. All five crew members were rescued.
Crew:
P/O D. J. Dunn,
P/O P. Myers,
Sgt T. Gray,
Sgt A. E. Creswell,
Sgt F. Eddowes.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in King's Lynn

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

Operator:

Registration:

P5097

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse

MSN:

1805

YOM:

1940

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1642LT in the evening of November 14 on an operation to Berlin. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak and badly damaged to the port engine. The crew was able to evacuate the area and to return to England but the airplane eventually crash landed near King's Lynn. All five crew members survived, among them three were injured.
Crew:
Sgt J. J. Gale,
P/O W. L. Ellingham,
Sgt W. E. Hool,
Sgt D. A. R. Tallis,
Sgt N. R. Skinner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off King's Lynn

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

Operator:

Registration:

P1354

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Scampton – Scampton

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane departed RAF Scampton on a bombing mission over Berlin. It was ditched for unknown reasons in the mouth of The Wash off King's Lynn. All four crew members were rescued.
Crew:
F/O N. H. Svendson,
Sgt J. C. Threlfall,
Sgt S. R. Gear,
Sgt S. Dale.

Crash of a Sopwith Gnu in King's Lynn

Date & Time: May 2, 1926

Type of aircraft:

Sopwith Gnu

Operator:

Southern Counties Aviation

Registration:

G-EAGP

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

WO 2976/3

YOM:

1919

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The single engine airplane departed Brooklands with two passengers and one pilot on board. En route, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in King's Lynn. Both passengers were injured while the pilot was killed.
Crew:
F/O Arthur Orde Bigg-Wither.
Passengers:
George Mark Lloyd,
Arthur Barrett.