Norfolk

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X2979

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Plain, Valley

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on an operation to Merseburg. While returning to base at night, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Sporle. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William Herbert Clemerson, pilot,
F/O Edwin Charles Gardner, pilot,
Sgt William Hutchinson Hewitt, wireless operator,
Sgt Dominick Flanagan, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near RAF Great Massingham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1940

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X2988

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on an operation to Merseburg. While returning to base, it ran out of fuel and was abandoned by the crew and crashed near RAF Great Massingham. A crew was killed and three others were uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt James Joseph Jackson, †
P/O T. Dawson,
Sgt E. A. Barker,
Sgt R. L. Hayes.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Bodney

Date & Time: Oct 9, 1940 at 0205 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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T2277

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1900LT on October 8 on an operation to Calais. While returning to base, it crashed upon landing and was destroyed. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt R. L. Smith,
Sgt Anslow,
Sgt Blackaddy.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Bodney

Date & Time: Oct 9, 1940 at 0155 LT

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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T2032

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1900LT on October 8 on an operation to Calais. While returning to base, it crashed upon landing and was destroyed. All three crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt H. G. Brittain,
Sgt Harbord,
Sgt Lister.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V at RAF Bircham Newton: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1940

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T4137

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Linton-on-Ouse - Lonton-on-Ouse

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1830

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1825LT on October 7 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. Following a successful attack, the crew returned to his base but reported problems with the left engine. On final approach to RAF Bircham Newton, the airplane crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Ronald Arnold Hadley, pilot,
Sgt Charles Austin Wright, pilot,
P/O Richard Arthur Phillips, observer,
Sgt George Edgar Hall, wireless operator,
Sgt James Munro Ramsay.

Probable cause:

Engine problems.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Bircham Newton

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1940

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P4411

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Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton

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The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton at 2315LT on September 30 on an operation to Berlin. Due to intense antiaircraft fire over the target area, the crew attacked another target then returned to his base at the end of the night. While overflying Terschelling, in the Netherlands, the left engine caught fire due to an oil leak and failed. Nevertheless, the crew was able to continue to RAF Bircham Newton but on short final at dawn, the airplane crash in Docking, north of the airfield. All four crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
P/O D. E. F. Powell,
Sgt Martin,
Sgt R. E. Drake,
Sgt Green.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Bircham Newton

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1940 at 2300 LT

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P4395

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton

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Shortly after a night takeoff from RAF Bircham Newton, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed. All four crew members escaped unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
S/L Oxley,
P/O Hook,
P/O Pichel-Juan,
Sgt Fullerton.

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Engine failure upon takeoff.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Wells-next-the-Sea

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1940 at 0100 LT

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N1414

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Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Plain, Valley

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1568

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1939

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The airplane took off at 2350LT on September 7 to reconnoitre the French and Belgian coastline. 51 Squadron ORB indicates an engine failed while the crew were outbound and despite jettisoning the bomb-load, the pilot was unable to maintain height and subsequently a crash landing was made at 0100LT near Wells, Norfolk. A reliable private source reports that the incident occurred at 0350LT at Hindringham, 4 miles southeast of Wells-next-the-Sea, suggesting the possibility that the crew may have been on the return part of their operation.
Crew:
S/L J. B. Tait,
P/O A. G. Davies,
Sgt T. Gray,
Sgt A. E. Creswell,
Sgt Short.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Stradsett: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1940

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