Crash of a Grumman S-2A Tracker in Noordwijk

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1962
Type of aircraft:
Grumman S-2 Tracker
Operator:
Registration:
150
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Amsterdam - Valkenburg
MSN:
711
Location:
Noordwijk
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport to Valkenburg AFB, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing on a beach located in Noordwijk. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and both crew members were uninjured.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Noordwijk: 8 killed

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1943 at 2228 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9279
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bourn - Bourn
Location:
Noordwijk
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 1918LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the late evening and after passing the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 50 km west of Noordwijk. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Victor Henry Harris, pilot,
F/Sgt Richard Ashdown, pilot,
Sgt Jack Wratten, flight engineer,
Sgt Peter Rogers, navigator,
Sgt Howell Rees Jones, bomb aimer,
Sgt Wilfred Shaw, wireless operator,
Sgt William Roy Matthews, air gunner,
Sgt Sidney Phillips, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
3E+DP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dinard - Dinard
MSN:
2224
Location:
Noordwijk
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 Dinard on an operation to Holland. Flying along the Dutch coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea off Noordwijk. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Karl Fischer, pilot,
Gefr B. Heilig, observer,
Uffz G. Aisenpreis, radio operator,
Gefr E. Sarfert, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Noordwijk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1942 at 2252 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
DV941
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wing - Wing
Location:
Noordwijk
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wing 2029LT on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 3 km west of Noordwijk. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Lawrence William Streeter, pilot,
Sgt William Gordon Archer, observer,
Sgt A. McK. Bartlett, observer,
F/Sgt Douglas Arthur White, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Howard Edward Johnson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Noordwijk: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1942 at 0235 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3312
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bourn - Bourn
Location:
Noordwijk
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bourn at 2340LT on July 21 on an operation to Duisburg. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea some 2 km off Noordwijk. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Edmour Fortin, pilot,
F/Sgt David Phillips Roberts, pilot,
Sgt Lisle Douglas Firminger, navigator,
Sgt William Matheson, wireless operator,
Sgt George Charles Morffew, air gunner,
Sgt Eric Albert Thomas, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Noordwijk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1942 at 0323 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3723
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Noordwijk
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 2336LT on June 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Noordwijk. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Arnold Harveys Harris, pilot,
Sgt Norman Edward Costigan, observer,
F/Sgt Harry Alexander MacDonald, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Thompson Hunter, air gunner,
P/O Frederick Ritchie Donnison, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-4 off Noordwijk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
R4+BK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
373
Location:
Noordwijk
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 Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation over England when it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Noordwijk. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw K. Schlicht, pilot,
Gfr H. Nitz, radio operator,
Uffz W. Marschall, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.24N-1 in Noordwijk: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 28, 1940 at 1440 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.24
Operator:
Registration:
KD+GD
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Schellingwoude - Brest
MSN:
4
YOM:
1937
Location:
Noordwijk
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The floatplane departed Schellingwoude NAS on a flight to Brest, Brittany. En route, an engine failed, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in Noordwijk. The pilot was killed and both other occupants were injured.
Crew:
Lt Karl Scheel, pilot, †
Lt Ernst-G. Unterhorst, observer,
Uffz Friedrich Krause, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

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

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1940 at 0359 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P1329
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Noordwijk
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 Waddington at 2215LT on June 26 on a bombing mission over Hanover. While cruising at night, the crew sent a brief message saying 'going down' then crashed near Noordwijk. An earlier coded w/t signal indicated the aircraft was flying on one engine. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Norman David Crockart, pilot,
F/Sgt William Thomas Joseph Southey,
Sgt Allen John Dennis Ingram, observer,
Sgt Edward Howard MacKenzie Turner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 off Noordwijk: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 0424 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
5J+IT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Delmenhorst - Delmenhorst
MSN:
3035
Location:
Noordwijk
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Delmenhorst to bomb Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. While flying at night, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Dutch fighter and crashed into the sea off Noordwijk. The pilot was rescued while three other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Uffz E. Herzog, pilot,
Lt G. Hinsch, observer, †
Ogfr A. Fölsch, radio operator, †
Ogfr K. Danzmair, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Dutch fighter.
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