Zandvoort | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

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

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V5824

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Bodney - Bodney

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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

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R3843

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Flight

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Bombing

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Norwich - Norwich

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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

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4D+??

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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1230

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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

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N6029

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Flight

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Bombing

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Wyton - Wyton

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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.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 in Zanvoort

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1941 at 2320 LT

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Heinkel He.111

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A1+?H

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Vitry-en-Artois - Vitry-en-Artois

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3633

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The airplane departed Vitry-en-Artois Airfield on an operation to England. It was probably shot down by enemy fire while over the target area and the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing on a beach in Zandvoort. All five crew members survived, among them one was slightly injured.
Crew:
Fw Hans-Georg Peppa, radio operator +4.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.