Scarborough

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Plain, Valley

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1144

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Crashed in unknown circumstances near Scarborough, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Wolfgang Scholz-Tautz, observer,
Lt Friedrich-Wilhelm Stappenbeck, pilot,
Uffz Georg Lietzow, radio operator,
Uffz Paul Hupke, air gunner.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Scarborough: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 16, 1940 at 0350 LT

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T4226

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Topcliffe - Topcliffe

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1899

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1940

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The airplane departed left RAF Topcliffe at 1704LT on December 15 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base, the crew was forced to ditch the aircraft due to fuel exhaustion. The bomber crashed into the sea at 0350LT some 32 km off Scarborough. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew (77th Squadron):
Sgt Philip Rowe, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Douglas, pilot,
Sgt Philip James Anstey, observer,
Sgt Peter O'Neill Darbishire, wireless operator,
Sgt Kenneth Henry Wake, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Scarborough

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1940 at 0750 LT

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P2124

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Lindholme - Lindholme

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The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2201LT on August 25 on a bombing mission over Berlin. The following morning, while returning to his base, the crew was forced to ditch the airplane off Scarborough due to fuel exhaustion. All four crew members were rescued.
Crew:
P/O G. A. C. Potts, pilot,
P/O R. S. Hook, observer,
Sgt Wood, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Ashmore, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Aircraft ditched into the sea due to fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 off Scarborough: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1940 at 1625 LT

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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A1+PT

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Lille - Lille

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While approaching the British coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Spitfire and crashed into the sea some 24 km off Scarborough. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (9. Staffel III/KG 53):
Fw Otto Henkel, pilot,
Hptm Georg Pfeiffer, observer,
Gfr Fritz Nussbaum, gunner,
Uffz Hans Kiauk, wireless operator,
Gfr Kurt Christ, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Miles M.3B Falcon Major in Scarborough: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Miles M.3B Falcon Major

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G-AENG

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Private

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

234

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1935

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The crew was taking part to the 'Kings Cup Race' when the aircraft was thrown to a cliff by strong winds. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Edward Goodwin Hilton,
Percy Clark Sherren.

Probable cause:

Loss of control after the airplane has been caught by strong winds.

Crash of an Avro 504K off Scarborough

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1931

Type of aircraft:

Avro 504

Operator:

Northern Air Transport

Registration:

G-EBKB

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Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Landing (descent or approach)

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E2969

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1924

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The single engine aircraft crashed for unknown reason into the sea off Scarborough. Both occupants were rescued.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Scarborough

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1920

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Avro 504

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G-EAGV

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