Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Hoek van Holland: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943 at 2316 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK592
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Hoek van Holland
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 1945LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base in the late evening, after passing the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 20 km off Hoek van Holland. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Donald Edward Street, pilot,
Sgt William Miller Meiklejohn, flight engineer,
Sgt Donald Charles Wilson, navigator,
Sgt Thomas Edward Hastings, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Richard Allan Whitaker Sharpe, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Douglas Neale, air gunner,
F/Sgt Winston Seymour Berry, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Boeing B-17F-35-BO Flying Fortress off Hoek van Holland: 9 killed

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1943 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
42-5129
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Thurleigh - Thurleigh
MSN:
3668
YOM:
1942
Location:
Hoek van Holland
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh on an operation to Hamm, Germany. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 20 km Hoek van Holland. All nine crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt William E. Friend Jr., pilot,
1st Lt Aaron E. Cuddeback, copilot,
1st Lt George W. Owens, navigator,
2nd Lt George W. Frederick, bombardier,
T/Sgt William E. Cherry, flight engineer,
T/Sgt Mahlon E. Snover, radio operator,
Sgt Stanley C. Guiou, air gunner,
S/Sgt Gilbert G. Shoemaker, air gunner,
T/Sgt Ernest P. Garland, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III off Hoek van Holland: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 1254 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
Z2266
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
Location:
Hoek van Holland
South 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 Swanton Morley at 1135LT on an operation to Eindhoven. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Hoek van Holland. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Norman James Alexander Paton, pilot,
F/Lt James George Annesley Maguire, navigator,
P/O James Lester Fletcher, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Hoek van Holland: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1942 at 2245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6653
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Tempsford - Tempsford
MSN:
2087
YOM:
1941
Location:
Hoek van Holland
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Tempsford on a Nordpol Spiel operation Lettuce 7 (Special Operations Executive). It crashed for unknown reasons into the North Sea off Hoek van Holland. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O E. Edge, pilot,
Sgt J. R. S. Scott, †
P/O J. A. C. Kite, †
Sgt K. T. Harbridge, †
Sgt A. Gander, †
Sgt D. L. Taaffe.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Hoek van Holland: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1942 at 0415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W1237
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Hoek van Holland
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 0049LT on an operation to Duisburg. While returning to base, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 km off Hoek van Holland. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Count Jacques Marie Joseph A. D'Ursel, pilot,
F/Sgt William Ernest Samuel Luck, flight engineer,
Sgt William John Cole, navigator,
F/Sgt Arthur George Johnston, wireless operator,
Sgt George William Scott, wireless operator,
Sgt James George Arthur Hoare, air gunner,
Sgt Gerard Joseph Michael Cantwell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Hoek van Holland: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1942 at 0305 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N3718
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Hoek van Holland
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2325LT on July 2 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 50 km off Hoek van Holland. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Geoffrey George Jeary, pilot,
Sgt Jack Mainwaring, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Richard John Anderson, observer,
F/Sgt Ronald Ernest Pithers, wireless operator,
Sgt Walter McDonald Watson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Reginald Frederick Noton, air gunner,
F/Sgt Harold Ernest Magladry, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Hoek van Holland: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942 at 1739 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P5324
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Hoek van Holland
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton on 'Operation Fuller'. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea near Hoek van Holland. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Kenneth Downes, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Henry Forrest Wood, observer,
Sgt Brian Hunter, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Guy Frank Poxon, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Hoek van Holland: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z8714
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Hoek van Holland
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 1452 on 'Operation Fuller'. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in the sea off Hoek van Holland. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Ian Kingston Pembroke Cross, pilot,
F/Sgt Donald Richard George Holmes, †
Sgt Melville James, †
Sgt William Charles Donald Gallop,
F/Lt Richard Mannering Phillips,
Sgt R. A. Shelby.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Hoek van Holland: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1941 at 1405 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7310
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Location:
Hoek van Holland
South 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 on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was hit by the German Flak. The starboard engine caught fire and the airplane crashed into the sea some 16 km off Hoek van Holland. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Mayer Henry Richard Namias, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Fredrick Hood, observer,
Sgt John Joseph Robson, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Hoek van Holland: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1941 at 1400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6422
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Location:
Hoek van Holland
South 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 on an anti-shipping operation. While attacking a convoy off Hoek van Holland, it crashed into the sea after being caught in the blast of its own bombs. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James Cecil Valentine Colmer, pilot,
Sgt Gordon Kenneth Bartlett, observer,
Sgt Leslie Trevor, wireless operator.
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