Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort II in Roscroggan: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1942 at 0855 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AW288
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Portreath - Gibraltar - Luqa
MSN:
9966
YOM:
1941
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Portreath on a ferry flight to Luqa, Malta, with an intermediate stop in Gibraltar. Few minutes after takeoff, the crew encountered engine problems and decided to return. The airplane lost altitude, descended over Camdorne then crashed on a disused chapel located in Roscroggan, less than 5 km southwest from RAF Portreath. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt John Campbell Atkinson, pilot,
P/O Frank Samuel Day, observer,
Sgt Charles Richard Taylor, wireless operator,
Sgt John Orford Twelvetrees, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Ludgvan

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
AT118
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Skellingthorpe - Skellingthorpe
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was returning to base following a survey flight. It is believed that it suffered an engine failure and later crash landed near Ludgvan, bursting into flames. All crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
S/L F. R. Jeffs +3.
Probable cause:
Engine failure, maybe caused by a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson IV at RAF Saint Eval: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1942 at 2300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AM535
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Saint Eval - Saint Eval
MSN:
414-2617
YOM:
1941
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Saint Eval. On final approach at night, the pilot-in-command abandoned the landing procedure and initiated a go around manoeuvre. While in initial climb, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed in a field located one mile north of the airport. All three crew members were killed.
Crew (233th Squadron):
Sgt William Wilfred Parr, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Edwin Hyam,
Sgt Sydney William Benson.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 off Land's End: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M2+ML
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1552
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was flying along the British coast when it was shot down by a Beaufighter and crashed into the sea off Land's End. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Karl Reif, pilot,
Gefr Bruno Wensl, observer,
Gefr Herbert Baumbach, radio operator,
Uffz Otto Thom, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off RAF Portreath: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 7, 1942 at 0430 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z9040
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Saint Eval - Gibraltar
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF St Eval on a transit flight to Gibraltar. Few minutes after takeoff, while flying at night along the coast, it went out of control and crashed into the sea off RAF Portreath, about 31 km southwest of RAF St Eval. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Harry Wallace Tindley,
Sgt Leslie Jennings, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Thompson Rene Renshaw,
Sgt Alan John Griffiths,
Sgt Myles David Gould.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 off Land's End: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M2+EK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
3605
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Land's End. All four crew members were killed.
Crew.
Lt Wilhelm Hempel, pilot,
Ogefr Egon Liessmann, radio operator,
Uffz Paul Kriessler, observer,
Uffz Ignaz Pirschel, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 off Scilly Islands: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1941 at 0944 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
4T+EH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
3309
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by a Hurricane and crashed into the sea off Scilly Islands. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Franz Ringhofer, pilot,
Insp Kurt Heilig, observer,
Uffz Georg Beck, radio operator,
Gefr Paul Seela, radio operator,
Ofw Otto Wannek, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I near Ashton: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1941 at 1620 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W6483
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Saint Eval - Saint Eval
MSN:
9488
YOM:
1940
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF St Eval to attack a vessel in the Bay of Biscay. While returning to base in the afternoon, the crew encountered poor visibility when the airplane impact the slope of the Tregonning Hill near Ashton. The airplane was totally destroyed by impact forces and all four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James Richards Harrison, pilot,
P/O Paul Francis Opperman, observer,
Sgt Harold Leslie Carter, wireless operator,
Sgt Dennis Albert Ryder, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.84 Dragon II off the Scilly Islands: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1941 at 1700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-ACPY
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Saint Mary's - Saint Just
MSN:
6076
YOM:
1934
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane was carrying five passengers and a pilot from Saint Mary's, Scilly Islands, to Saint-Just. While flying off the Scilly Islands, it was shot down by the pilot of a German Heinkel He.111 and crashed into the sea. All six occupants were killed, among them five members of the same family. The mother was secretary to the Director General of the Ministry of Information. The father was the Secretary of Anglo-Egyptian Chamber of Commerce in London. All were flying back to Saint-Just following holidays on the Scilly Islands. At the time of the accident, the airplane was under camouflage colourscheme.
Crew:
W. D. Anderson, pilot.
Passengers:
Sheelagh Leggitt,
John Leggitt,
Jeannie Leggitt (11 years old),
Romalita Leggitt (9 years old),
Georgina Griffith (mother of Mrs. Leggitt).
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 off Mousehole: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7T+MH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
8236
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Engaged in an operation to England, the bomber was shot down by ground fire while approaching the coast of Cornwall and crashed into the sea off Mousehole. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Helmut Köhn, pilot,
Lt Gerd Radau, observer,
Uffz Martin Grasser, radio operator,
Uffz Walter Müller, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.