Crash of a Lockheed SP-2H Neptune off Katwijk aan Zee: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1965
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Operator:
Registration:
212
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
726-7267
YOM:
1958
Location:
Katwijk aan Zee
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Parked on apron at Valkenburg AFB, the aircraft was stolen by night by two intoxicated technicians. They were able to start the engine and to take off. During initial climb, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea off Katwijk. Both occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control due to pilot intoxication.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III off Katwijk aan Zee: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0309 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EE883
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Chedburgh - Chedburgh
Location:
Katwijk aan Zee
South 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 Chedburgh at 2330LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea 20 km west of Katwijk aan Zee. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Kenneth Miller, pilot,
Sgt Peter David Straton, navigator,
Sgt John Alfred Hitchins, flight engineer,
Sgt Roland Graham Akers, bomb aimer,
Sgt Ronald Albert Hurworth Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt Solomon Seward, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas Jones, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling III off Katwijk aan Zee: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1943 at 0250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
EF392
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Katwijk aan Zee
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 Oakington at 2328LT on June 24 on an operation to Wuppertal. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 80 km west of Katwijk aan Zee. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L John Ronald Savage, pilot,
P/O Frederick John Haines, copilot,
F/Sgt Godfrey Hippesley Cox, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Sidney James Barnes, navigator,
Sgt Sydney Arthur Errington, bomb aimer,
Sgt Arthur Ashton Caley, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Norman Robert Morrison, air gunner,
Sgt Derek Richard Spanton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X off Katwijk aan Zee: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1943 at 0225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HZ413
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Katwijk aan Zee
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 Feltwell at 2320LT on June 23 for special duties off the coast of Holland. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea 30 km west of Katwijk aan Zee. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Edward Victor Eastham, pilot,
P/O William James Herrington, navigator,
F/O Geoffrey Sansom, navigator,
Sgt Kenneth Moore, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard William Smith, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Joseph Livesey, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 440 Wellington X off Katwijk aan Zee: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1943 at 0243 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 440 Wellington X
Operator:
Registration:
HF486
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Kirmington - Kirmington
Location:
Katwijk aan Zee
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 Kirmington at 2317LT on May 23 on an operation to Dortmund. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea 7 km off Katwijk aan Zee. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Albert Edward Steward, pilot,
F/Lt John Gordon Eldridge, navigator,
Sgt John Howard Griffiths, navigator,
P/O Stanley Buchan Jobes, wireless operator,
P/O John Fryon Sanders, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Katwijk aan Zee: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 4, 1943 at 2030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4796
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Location:
Katwijk aan Zee
South 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 Holme-on-Spalding Moor at 1730LT on an operation to Essen. While returning to base in the evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 35 km off Katwijk aan Zee. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt L. J. Waterhouse, pilot,
Sgt E. J. Dollard,
P/O J. D. Brodie,
Sgt J. W. C. Clark,
Sgt L. Davies,
Sgt J. Perry,
Sgt G. F. Roberts, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston IIIA off Katwijk aan Zee: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 1259 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
AH740
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Great Massingham - Great Massingham
Location:
Katwijk aan Zee
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 Great Massingham at 1122LT on an operation to Eindhoven. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 6 km west off Katwijk aan Zee. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Peter Hiley Dutton, pilot,
F/Lt Norman Henry Shepherd, observer,
F/Lt Robert William McCarthy, wireless operator,
P/O M. Louis Delanchy, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Katwijk aan Zee: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1942 at 2252 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4130
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Katwijk aan Zee
South 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 Scampton at 1906LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Katwijk aan Zee. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Frank Antony Stanley Wallis, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Henry Hooper, flight engineer,
Sgt John Brynmor Stephens, navigator,
P/O Peter Percy Whitley, bomb aimer,
F/O Duncan Gordon Thompson, wireless operator,
Sgt James Clifford Clarke, air gunner,
F/Sgt John De Forest Russell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Katwijk aan Zee: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1942 at 0309 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
R9530
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
Location:
Katwijk aan Zee
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 Topcliffe 2302LT 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 North Sea some 10 km off Katwijk aan Zee. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Charles Rae Barr, pilot,
Sgt James William Brown, flight engineer,
F/Sgt David Conter, observer,
Sgt Ronald Charles Perriam, wireless operator,
Sgt John George Smith Rocks, air gunner,
Sgt David MacNeil Smith, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E off Katwijk aan Zee

Date & Time: Jun 5, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Registration:
U5+?M
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Eindhoven - Eindhoven
Location:
Katwijk aan Zee
South 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 was engaged in a combat mission out from Eindhoven Airfield. It was shot down by a British fighter and crashed into the North Sea off Katwijk aan Zee. All four crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Uffz A. Letzel, observer, +3
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.
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