Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X off Zandvoort: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1943 at 2255 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HZ263
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Ingham - Ingham
Location:
Zandvoort
North 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 Ingham at 1930LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 40 km west of Zandvoort, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt William John King, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Arthur Nunn, observer,
Sgt Charles Richard Townsend, bomb aimer,
Sgt Cyril Frank White, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Russell Irwin Edwards, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BK401
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dishforth – Dishforth
Location:
Zandvoort
North 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 Dishforth at 1910LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 30 km west of Zandvoort. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Cyril Randolph Trask, pilot,
F/Sgt Norman Fraser Paterson, wireless operator,
F/O Chelmsford Edward Chapman,
F/Sgt William John Ross Davies,
F/Sgt George Walen,
F/Sgt Robert Earl Williams, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Zandvoort: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4178
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Zandvoort
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2020LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Zandvoort. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Richard Bell,
P/O Robert Fleming Chase,
Sgt Lennox Ashton Crossley,
Sgt Francis Arthur Digby,
P/O Desmond James Downer,
F/Sgt Hubert Clodomir Johnston,
Sgt Alcwyn Williams, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2909
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Location:
Zandvoort
North 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 Finningley at 2336LT on July 31 on an operation to Düsseldorf. It failed to return to base and is believed to have been shot down by enemy fire and to have crashed into the North Sea off Zandvoort. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Prime, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Buchan, observer,
P/O Edwin Bertram Willoughby, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Charles Cohen, air gunner,
F/Sgt John Tait, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Zanvoort: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1942 at 0313 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
X3669
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bourn - Bourn
Location:
Zandvoort
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bourn on an operation to Emden. While returning to base at night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 7 km southwest off Zanvoort. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick John Keen, pilot, †
P/O Gordon Ernest Sheppard, observer, †
Sgt James Warrell Williams, bomb aimer, †
F/Sgt Neil MacDougall, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Roca Payne, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Zandvoort: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1941 at 1426 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L4880
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
MSN:
8895
YOM:
1939
Location:
Zandvoort
North 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 RAF Bodney on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Zandvoort. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Ernest Victor Day, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Alfred Robbins, observer,
Sgt Frederick Valentine Francis Lane, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Zandvoort: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1941 at 1426 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V5824
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
Location:
Zandvoort
North 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 RAF Bodney on an anti-shipping operation. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Zandvoort. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John James Ashurst, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Victor Steele, observer,
Sgt Reginald John Banks, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Zandvoort: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1941 at 1418 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3843
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Norwich - Norwich
Location:
Zandvoort
North 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 RAF Horsham St Faith at 1237LT on an anti-shipping operation. It was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Zandvoort. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Murray Nickelson, pilot,
Sgt Walter Meadows, observer,
Sgt John Edward Pearson, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Zandvoort

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1941 at 1020 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
4D+??
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
1230
Location:
Zandvoort
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. After it suffered an engine failure, it was abandoned by the crew and crashed in Zandvoort. All four crew members were uninjured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Zandvoort

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1941 at 0540 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N6029
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Zandvoort
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton on the evening of July 25 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following morning and after passing the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 40 km off Zandvoort. The crew drifted for six days before their dinghy came ashore in the area of Zandvoort.
Crew:
Sgt Brian Dennis Beecroft,
Sgt James Thomas Day,
Sgt Frank Smith,
F/Lt Thomas Henry Bryan Tayler,
F/Lt Frank Thompson,
Sgt Lawrence Crosby Titterton,
Sgt Haydn Neil Guymer.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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