Vlissingen | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

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 Bristol 142 Blenheim IV of Vlissingen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

V6225

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Manston - Manston

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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 Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Vlissingen: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1941 at 1820 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Registration:

T2620

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Honington - Honington

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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 Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Vlissingen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1940 at 1315 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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Registration:

N7301

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Aerial photography

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Heston - Heston

MSN:

414-1697

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1940

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The airplane departed Heston on a photography mission over the Scheldt Estuary. Approaching the area, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the Scheldt off Vlissingen (Flushing). A crew drowned and four others were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Charles George Broome, pilot, †
Sgt Joseph Alan Dixon,
F/Sgt Ronald Ernest Phillips,
F/Lt Arnold Arthur Rumsey,
Sgt Edward John Williams.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

L8757

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Wyton - Wyton

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton on a mission over Leverkusen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Vlissingen. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Rodolphe Burford Broadhurst, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Marsden, observer,
Sgt Angus John Burns, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Fokker T-V in Haamstede

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 1000 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fokker T-V

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Registration:

858

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Vlissingen – Amsterdam

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En route from Vlissingen to Amsterdam, the airplane was mistakenly shot down by the Dutch Flak. The pilot made an emergency landing in Haamstede. All four crew members evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Mistakenly shot down by the Dutch Flak

Crash of a Koolhoven FK.43 in Vlissingen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1939 at 1620 LT

Type of aircraft:

Koolhoven FK.43

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PH-AJK

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Training

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City

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Haamstede - Amsterdam

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4305

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1933

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Two student pilots and one instructor departed Haamstede Airfield on a training flight to Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. While flying over the city of Vlissingen at a very low height, the pilot-in-command initiated a turn when the airplane stalled and crashed on a boulevard, bursting into flames. All three occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It is believed that the airplane stalled while flying at low height and low speed. According to witnesses, the engine sound seems to be very low.