Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off The Hague: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942 at 1740 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T1922
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
West Raynham - West Raynham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF West Raynham at 1410LT on 'Operation Fuller'. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Kijkduin, near The Hague. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Elmer Drsydale, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Stanley Maynard, observer,
Sgt John Standeford Pullen, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off The Hague: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V6039
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley at 1122LT on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea, about 12 km northwest off The Hague. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald West Taylor, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Frederick George Withrington, observer,
Sgt Selwyn Sparkes, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in The Hague

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7788
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
East Wretham - East Wretham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Wretham on an operation to Berlin. For unknown reasons, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing in The Hague. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/L K. Trojacek,
Sgt A. Zabrs,
F/L Z. Prochazka,
Sgt K. Kunka,
Sgt F. Knotek,
F/L V. Kilian.

Crash of a Fokker F-V off The Hague: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
855
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Amsterdam - Ockenburg
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
En route from Amsterdam-Schiphol to Ockenburg AFB, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Kijkduin, in The Hague. A crew member survived after he bailed out while four other occupants were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt N. Steenbeek, pilot, †
2nd Lt A. H. Smoolenaars, pilot, †
2nd Lt B. Swagerman, observer,
Cpl H. Vallentgoed, wireless operator, †
Cpl A. Jansen, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in The Hague: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8831
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton to bomb Ypenburg Airfield. While flying over The Hague, the aircraft was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the city. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt I. L. Thomas, pilot,
Sgt V. Spurr, Observer,
LAC H. Bridson, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in The Hague

Date & Time: May 10, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8776
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton on a reconnaissance mission over South Holland. En route, it was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed near The Hague. All three crew members were wounded and became PoW.
Crew:
F/O R. M. Burns,
Sgt J. R. Brooker,
Cpl G. Hurford.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.