Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Le Havre: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1940 at 1105 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
N3587
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Thorney Island - Thorney Island
Location:
Le Havre
Seine-Maritime
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island at 0905LT on a reconnaissance mission after another RAF Blenheim registered L8792 was missing since the previous day in the area of Cherbourg. While flying over Le Havre, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Deryck Allnutt Drew, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Gordon Herbert, observer,
Sgt James Reuben Close, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Le Havre: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 22, 1940 at 0200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R3152
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Le Havre
Seine-Maritime
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Marham at 2115LT on May 21 on a bombing mission over Dinant. While approaching Le Havre, the bomber went out of control and crashed for unknown reason. All six occupants were killed.
Crew (115th Squadron):
P/O Douglas W. W. Morris, pilot,
Sgt Francis Williams, pilot,
Sgt Francis A. G. Lowe, observer,
LAC Harold G. Griffin, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC2 Thomas Kennedy, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC2 Allen Robinson, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80A Puss Moth off Le Havre

Date & Time: Dec 30, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth
Operator:
Lawrence Aircraft Hire
Registration:
G-ABWA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Villacoublay – Lympne
MSN:
2229
YOM:
1932
Location:
Le Havre
Seine-Maritime
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the Seine estuary, off Le Havre, while on a flight from Villacoublay to Lympne, Kent. The pilot was rescued while the aircraft was salvaged but later declared as damaged beyond repair. The airplane was carrying a load of jewelry from Spanish Nationalist refugees.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.50 Heyford IIA off Le Havre: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1936 at 0330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.50 Heyford
Operator:
Registration:
K4034
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Boscombe Down - Boscombe Down
Location:
Le Havre
Seine-Maritime
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Boscombe Down on a night training exercice. While cruising over The Channel in marginal weather conditions, the crew reported he was low on fuel and that he was trying to find a suitable terrain for landing. In limited visibility due to fog, the captain eventually attempted to ditch the airplane when it crashed 200 metres off Sainte-Adresse, in th suburb of Le Havre. A crew member was rescued while three others were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Walter Job, †
AC1 Cyril Adolphus Tregannon Bickham, †
AC2 William Watkin, †
F/O Robert Humphrey Page.
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