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

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P1161
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Mablethorpe
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a bombing practice exercise when the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed into the sea some 5 km north of Mablethorpe. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Anthony Dent, pilot,
Sgt William Alfred Glover, bomb aimer,
Sgt Alfred John Russell,
Cdt Edward Arthur Barber.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Mablethorpe

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1326
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Ingham - Ingham
Location:
Mablethorpe
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Ingham at 2315LT on July 2 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was ditched in the sea some 40 km east of Mablethorpe. All five crew members were rescued by a merchant vessel after spending two hours in their dinghy. The airplane sank and was lost.
Crew:
P/O Maksymilian Kubacki, pilot,
F/O Walenty Zubrycki, observer,
Sgt Karol Germasinski, wireless operator,
Sgt Feliks Lazowski, air gunner,
Sgt Edmund Zygmunt Zbigniew English, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Mablethorpe: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1942 at 2300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
R9450
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Mablethorpe
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1916LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base, it crashed in unknown circumstances in the North Sea some 30 miles off Mablethorpe. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Conrad Charles William,
P/O Peter Vincent Barthel,
Sgt Alfred Thomas Bennett,
Sgt Cyril Edmund Johnson,
Sgt George Cartwright,
Sgt Russell James Gibson Jones,
Sgt Ronald Morley Mules.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Mablethorpe

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
S4+BL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1403
Location:
Mablethorpe
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Approaching the British coast, the bomber was shot down by the British Flak and crash landed on a golf course near Mablethorpe. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Ofw Wilhelm Nass, pilot,
Lt Heinrich Riemann, observer,
Uffz Engelbert Bartels, radio operator,
Uffz Egon Strehle, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the British Flak.

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

Date & Time: May 8, 1941 at 2358 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
X3062
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Mablethorpe
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
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 at 2225LT on an operation to Hamburg. Shortly before midnight, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Mablethorpe. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Charles Henry Blatchford,
Sgt Harry Walter Francis,
P/O Frederick Kennett Gill,
P/O Gordon David Gerald Hudson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Mablethorpe: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 5, 1941 at 0225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
M2+EK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
5201
Location:
Mablethorpe
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on an operation to Hartlepool, the bomber was shot down by the crew of a Beaufighter and crashed in Mablethorpe. All four crew members were killed.
crew:
Uffz Hans Krämer, pilot,
Oblt Werner Pyrkosch, observer,
Fw Paul Barabas, radio operator,
Uffz Heinrich Stinhans, mechanic.

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

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
L4065
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Mablethorpe
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on a mine laying sortie off Denmark. While returning at night, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea some 12 miles off Mablethorpe. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew:
Lt Robert James Cosgrove, pilot,
Sgt Frederick William Batchelor, navigator,
Cpl James Doran, wireless operator,
Sgt Gordon William Everatt, air gunner.
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