Flamborough | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane was engaged in a raid over RAF Driffield. Approaching the coast of East Yorkshire, it was shot down by a British fighter and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Wolf-Dietrich Riede, pilot,
Uffz Fritz Hartwich, observer,
Uffz Peter Panhuysen, wireless operator,
Flgr Richard Ulbricht, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 off Flamborough Head: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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5J+BK

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Soesterberg - Soesterberg

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The crew departed Soesterberg Airfield in the Netherlands on a bombing mission. While approaching the British coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the British Flak and crashed into the sea off Flamborough Head. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (2. Staffel I/KG 49):
Fw Richard Schmitt, pilot,
Fw Hans Geisdorf, observer,
Uffz Willi Soffel, radio operator,
Gfr Herbert Hebeld, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the British Flak.

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

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1940 at 0410 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Registration:

P4383

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2113LT on July 31 on a raid over enemy positions. All contact lost at 0410LT and it is believed that the aircraft crashed into the sea some 50 km east of Flamborough. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Brian Stallard Bell, pilot,
Sgt Christopher Douglas Evans,
Sgt William Elliott Miller,
Sgt Donald Tailford.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 off Flamborough: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Approaching the British Coast, the bomber was shot down by a Hurricane and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I off Flamborough: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 1, 1938

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

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K8836

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Training

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton

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The crew was conducting a night training exercise on behalf of the 206th Squadron. While cruising off the Flamborough coast, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Patrick Jonathan Kenyon Pike, pilot,
P/O Matthew Angus Scott, observer,
AC1 Reginald William Stanley Rae,
AC2 Derek Alexander Wilson.