Schellingwoude NAS | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed RAF Feltwell at on an operation to Hamburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the IJsselmeer east off Schellingwoude. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Edward Gilbertson, pilot, †
F/Sgt Martin John Byrne, navigator, †
Sgt Alan Walter Rutherford, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Patrick Callaghan, air gunner,
Sgt William Arthur Titcomb, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Schellingwoude NAS: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1942 at 2208 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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X9824

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

Survivors:

Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Alconbury - Alconbury

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The airplane departed RAF Alconbury at 1645LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While returning to base in the late evening and passing over the Netherlands, it suffered an engine failure and crashed in the Waddenzee off Schellingwoude NAS. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Paul Sampson Sanders, pilot,
Sgt Fred Pearson, copilot, †
Sgt Leonard John Benson, observer,
Sgt George William Tode, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Desmond Edwin St. Clare Smithe, air gunner, †
Sgt Eric William Wainwright, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Dornier DO.24N-1 in Noordwijk: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 28, 1940 at 1440 LT

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.24

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KD+GD

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Schellingwoude - Brest

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1937

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The floatplane departed Schellingwoude NAS on a flight to Brest, Brittany. En route, an engine failed, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in Noordwijk. The pilot was killed and both other occupants were injured.
Crew:
Lt Karl Scheel, pilot, †
Lt Ernst-G. Unterhorst, observer,
Uffz Friedrich Krause, radio operator.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D-3 at Schellingwoude NAS

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.18

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Registration:

K6+JL

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Bombing

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Schellingwoude - Schellingwoude

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824

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1939

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Crashed for unknown reasons upon landing at Schellingwoude NAS. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 near Schellingwoude NAS: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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B3+LL

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Évreux - Évreux

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4058

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The airplane crash landed near Schellingwoude NAS, in Amsterdam, following a fuel exhaustion. The mechanic was killed and three others were rescued.
Crew:
Gefr P. Schleiss, mechanic, +3.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.