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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Terschelling: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1942 at 1502 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE392
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
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 North Luffenham on a mine laying operation off the Dutch coast. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt William John Wesley Kingston, pilot,
Sgt Robert Cecil William De Courcy, observer,
Sgt Alfred Gibson, radio operator,
Sgt Andrew Fulton, air gunner,
Sgt Joseph Arthur Tobin, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1942 at 2238 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z9311
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dishforth – Dishforth
MSN:
2375
YOM:
1941
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
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 Dishforth at 1734LT on an operation to Emden. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea some 40 km west of Terschelling. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James Joseph Clarke,
F/Sgt Bernard Leslie Hart,
Sgt Donald Arthur Richards,
P/O Bernard Sides,
Sgt Norman Viner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Terschelling: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 20, 1942 at 2204 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z1110
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
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 Oakington on an operation to Emden. Flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Lewis Chapman,
P/O Colin Hubert Curtis,
Sgt Francis Ernest Dunn,
Sgt Alan Herbert Hancox,
Sgt Herbert William Mantle,
Sgt Arthur Sidney Spackman.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Terschelling: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 20, 1942 at 2107 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1207
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Grimsby - Grimsby
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
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 Grimsby at 1910LT on an operation to Emden. Flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Sextus Swingler, pilot,
F/Sgt Albert Williams Kerrisk,
F/Sgt Michael Thomas O'Brien,
P/O Kenneth Archibald Parslow, observer,
P/O John Grant Scott,
F/Sgt Gwladgwyn John Sharp.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Terschelling: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 20, 1942 at 2100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8370
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
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 Binbrook at 1834LT on an operation to Emden. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Terschelling. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Edmund John Roberts Fowler, pilot, †
Sgt William Rutherford, air gunner, †
F/Sgt George Homer Groves,
P/O Percival Raymond Ross,
F/Lt William Herbert Thallon,
F/Sgt Frederick William Walker.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Terschelling: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1942 at 2145 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z9301
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dishforth – Dishforth
MSN:
2365
YOM:
1941
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
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 Dishforth at 1720LT on an operation to Emden. Flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt James Thomas Thom, pilot,
Sgt Bertie Bowring,
P/O George Thomas Ellis,
Sgt Frederick Ralph Isaacs,
Sgt John Mayes,
Sgt William John Sullivan.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Terschelling: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1942 at 2200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z1082
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
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 Lindholme at 1749LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. Flying along the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt S. Obiorek,
Sgt B. Patek,
F/O J. Kurek,
F/Sgt A. Kwiecien,
Sgt A. Rogowski,
Sgt A. Sankowski.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jan 3, 1942 at 1920 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AT123
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
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 Coningsby at 1650LT on a mine laying operation off the Frisian Islands. It was lost without trace and is believed to have been shot down by the German Flak.
Crew:
P/O Donald Arthur Howard, pilot,
F/O Alexander James Fraser, observer,
Sgt Albert Harry Gardner, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Kenneth McKenzie.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Terschelling: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1941 at 2147 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
L7873
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
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 Waterbeach at 1720LT on an operation to Emden. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was probably shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the North Sea off Terschelling. The last message got by the crew was at 2120LT, some 27 minutes prior to the accident. It was confirmed on December 21 that the aircraft was shot down.
Crew (99th Squadron):
F/Sgt Thomas Crawford Bentley Patterson, pilot,
Sgt Dennis Edward Hall,
Sgt Leonard Ronald Townsend,
Sgt Ronald Llewellyn Cooke,
Sgt Bernard John Dermody,
Sgt William Albert McAllen.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Terschelling: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD846
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
Terschelling
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Terschelling. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Donald Arthur Baker, pilot,
F/O Edward Lees Shea, observer, †
Sgt John Shaw Crossley, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Lionel Frank, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.
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