Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AW236
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
MSN:
9931
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While engaged in a maritime patrol flight, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
S/L George Charlton Halley, pilot,
P/O Charles McLean, pilot,
Sgt Frank Childs, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Lewis Heald, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I in Saint-Trojan-les-Bains: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AW202
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Saint Eval - Saint Eval
MSN:
9909
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 0339LT on an anti-shipping operation. Flying along the French coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Saint-Trojan-les-Bains. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Peter Inglis Hall, pilot,
P/O Henry Leslie Powell, observer, †
Sgt James Eric Davis, wireless operator, †
Sgt Alwyn Howard, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I near Largs: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9817
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
8977
YOM:
1940
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While in a circuit for the Torpedo Range at Largs, the airplane impacted the ground and crashed. Two crew members were killed, a third was injured and a fourth was unhurt.
Crew:
Sgt Alan Jarrett, pilot, †
Sgt James Jack, wireless operator, †
Sgt J. Walters,
Sgt L. Bower.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Brest: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AW197
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Saint Eval - Saint Eval
MSN:
9904
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1841LT on a gardening operation off Brest. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Edward Earl, †
Sgt Kenneth William Perry, †
Sgt Carl Christian Thomsen, †
W/O F. J. Gornall.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Saint-Nazaire: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W6501
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Saint Eval - Saint Eval
MSN:
9506
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1824LT on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. It crashed into the sea or off Saint-Nazaire or in the Bay of Bourgneuf. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Walter Samuel Palfrey Griffiths, pilot,
Sgt Selwyn Clifford Edwin Sapwell, observer,
Sgt Edward Dix Suggett, radio operator,
Sgt Joseph Walter Ball, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I near Ashton: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1941 at 1620 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W6483
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Saint Eval - Saint Eval
MSN:
9488
YOM:
1940
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF St Eval to attack a vessel in the Bay of Biscay. While returning to base in the afternoon, the crew encountered poor visibility when the airplane impact the slope of the Tregonning Hill near Ashton. The airplane was totally destroyed by impact forces and all four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James Richards Harrison, pilot,
P/O Paul Francis Opperman, observer,
Sgt Harold Leslie Carter, wireless operator,
Sgt Dennis Albert Ryder, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W6542
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
North Coates - North Coates
MSN:
9536
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Coates on a maritime patrol flight. It was lost without trace, probably it crashed somewhere in the North Sea, maybe off the Dutch coast.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Leslie Butt, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald Arthur Dawes,
Sgt Sidney Robert Longhurst,
Sgt William Timothy Udale.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Saint-Nazaire: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N1041
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Saint Eval - Saint Eval
MSN:
9128
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1445LT on a maritime patrol flight. While cruising along the French coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off saint-Nazaire. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Peter Francis Ralph Graham,
Sgt Ralph Marshall,
P/O John Allan Vesey Stockley, observer,
Sgt Edgar Allen Clutton Williams.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Vlissingen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AW214
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Thorney Island - Thorney Island
MSN:
9921
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island on a mine laying operation off Boulogne-sur-Mer. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the Schelde Estuary off Vlissingen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Harry Fletcher Binns,
Sgt David Adams Campbell,
P/O Ian Good Mitchell,
Sgt Thomas Penrice.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9972
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Saint Eval - Saint Eval
MSN:
9086
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1220LT on an anti-shipping operation in Saint-Nazaire. Approaching the French coast, it crashed into the sea off Gâvres, south of Lorient. A crew was killed and three other became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Edward Arthur Rance, pilot,
Sgt Alan Gordon Wilson, observer,
F/Sgt Arthur Chiplin, radio operator, †
Sgt Stanley Jesse Austin, air gunner.