Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Den Helder: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1940 at 1824 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T1894
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Watton - Watton
Location:
Den Helder
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Watton at 1630LT on a reconnaissance mission of the Dutch coast. It was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed off Den Helder. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Dennis Derrick Raymond Hodson, pilot,
Sgt Edward Bartle Palmer, observer,
Sgt Rendle Green, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Den Helder: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1940 at 0425 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
N3620
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Location:
Den Helder
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wattisham to bomb the Den Helder-De Kooy Airport. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Ernest Reginald Berry, pilot,
Sgt Alfred Peter Sully, observer,
Sgt Henry Bentham, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I off Den Helder: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 20, 1940 at 1900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
K8772
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Detling - Detling
Location:
Den Helder
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Detling at 1710LT to attack nine German boats. While approaching the Dutch coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by Flak and crashed into the North Sea, some 35 km southwest of Texel. No trace of the aircraft nor the four crew members was found.
Crew (48th Squadron):
F/L Stephen Dodds, pilot,
P/O Bryan Seymour Booth,
LAC Arthur Herbert Gumbleton,
LAC Norman E. Jacobs.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe near Den Helder

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1940 at 2320 LT
Type of aircraft:
Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe
Operator:
Registration:
198
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Texel – Den Helder
Location:
Den Helder
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Texel on a night flight to Den Helder-De Kooy Airport. En route, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to fog and lost his orientation. After being short of fuel, he attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed on a beach located 3 km northeast of Den Helder, on the border of the Waddenzee. All four crew members were rescued.
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