Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1855LT on an operation to Dunkirk. Believed to have crashed near the target area. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Adam Anderson,
Sgt Joseph Paul Anthony Bonett,
Sgt George William Niblett,
Sgt Frank Ernest Wotton.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Glendowan

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1941

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AD768

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The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1820LT on October 1st on an operation to Karlsruhe. While returning to base the following night, it passed over the United Kingdom aynd was eventually abandoned by the crew over the Glendowan Mountains in Ireland. All four crew members were rescued and interned.
Crew:
Sgt H. J. Newby,
Sgt F. W. Tisdall,
Sgt J. Wakelin,
Sgt D. Reid.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I Near RAF Croughton

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AE222

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Flight

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Training

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Yes

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Croughton - Croughton

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It is believed that the airplane crashed near RAF Croughton while completing a training exercise. Three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt R. R. Buckley,
Sgt D. V. Markall,
Sgt S. F. W. Phillips,
Sgt A. F. Rawford.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Driffield

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AE143

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Bombing

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Yes

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Plain, Valley

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North Luffenham - North Luffenham

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The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on September 29 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base, it ran out of fuel and crash landed in the garden of a house at Sunnyside while trying to land at RAF Driffield. All four crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt McDermott,
Sgt Boucher,
Sgt H. Smith,
Sgt Elliott.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Lincoln: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1941 at 0020 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AE376

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 0009LT on an operation to Frankfurt. Eleven minutes later, it suffered a double engine failure, entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed near Lincoln, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Haydon Smith, pilot,
Sgt Alfred Cole Walker, pilot,
Sgt Albert Raine, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald Ernest Greenhalgh, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Double engine failure few minutes after takeoff.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Frankfurt

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1941

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AD733

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton on an operation to Frankfurt. It is believed that it crashed while approaching the target area. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Charles Philip Darwin,
F/Sgt Frank Robert Hibbert,
F/Lt John Douglas Mundy,
Sgt Andrew Winton.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Foulsham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1941 at 0420 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AD922

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The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham at 1920LT on September 20 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following morning, it ran out fuel and was abandoned at 0420LT, except for the pilot, near the airfield of RAF Swanton Morley. Moments later, the Hampden crashed at Foulsham. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Charles William Turner, pilot, †
Sgt R. J. Pulham,
Sgt R. Atkinson,
Sgt T. Pearce.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near RAF Coningsby: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1941 at 0250 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Registration:

AD872

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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North Luffenham - North Luffenham

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The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham in the evening of September 20 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, it crashed for unknown reasons some 4 miles north-northeast of RAF Coningsby. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Wilfrid Patrick Carroll, pilot,
Sgt Peitro Alfredo Giovetti, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard Arthur Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt Clifford Kellington, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Hutton Moor

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1941

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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AD923

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The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on the evening of September 20 an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, the crew had been diverted away from base due to poor visibility. While trying to find RAF Dishforth, the airplane crash landed on Hutton Moor. All four crew members were rescued.
Crew:
F/O Kingston,
Sgt De Courcy,
Sgt Tod,
Sgt Tobin.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF North Luffenham: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1941 at 2205 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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X3030

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Bombing

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The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base in the evening, it collided with power cables and crashed on final approach to the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Bramwell Parker, pilot,
Sgt Harold Douglas Weaver, observer,
Sgt Joseph Tankard, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Francis Abernethy, wireless operator.