Noordwijk | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

En route from Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport to Valkenburg AFB, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing on a beach located in Noordwijk. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and both crew members were uninjured.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-4 off Noordwijk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1940

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Junkers JU.88

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R4+BK

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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373

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation over England when it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Noordwijk. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw K. Schlicht, pilot,
Gfr H. Nitz, radio operator,
Uffz W. Marschall, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.24N-1 in Noordwijk: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 28, 1940 at 1440 LT

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Dornier DO.24

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KD+GD

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Schellingwoude - Brest

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1937

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The floatplane departed Schellingwoude NAS on a flight to Brest, Brittany. En route, an engine failed, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in Noordwijk. The pilot was killed and both other occupants were injured.
Crew:
Lt Karl Scheel, pilot, †
Lt Ernst-G. Unterhorst, observer,
Uffz Friedrich Krause, radio operator.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

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

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1940 at 0359 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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P1329

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Waddington - Waddington

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2215LT on June 26 on a bombing mission over Hanover. While cruising at night, the crew sent a brief message saying 'going down' then crashed near Noordwijk. An earlier coded w/t signal indicated the aircraft was flying on one engine. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Norman David Crockart, pilot,
F/Sgt William Thomas Joseph Southey,
Sgt Allen John Dennis Ingram, observer,
Sgt Edward Howard MacKenzie Turner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 off Noordwijk: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 0424 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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5J+IT

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Delmenhorst - Delmenhorst

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3035

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The airplane departed Delmenhorst to bomb Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. While flying at night, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Dutch fighter and crashed into the sea off Noordwijk. The pilot was rescued while three other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Uffz E. Herzog, pilot,
Lt G. Hinsch, observer, †
Ogfr A. Fölsch, radio operator, †
Ogfr K. Danzmair, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a Dutch fighter.

Crash of a General Aircraft ST-25 Monospar Jubilee in Noordwijk

Date & Time: May 7, 1937

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General Aircraft ST-25 Monospar

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PH-IPM

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En route, the pilot encountered foggy conditions and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed on a beach in Noordwijk. Both occupants, the pilot W. A. Rademakers and the passenger Izaak van Melle, Director of the company, were uninjured.