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Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander in Veerse Lake: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1970
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
PH-NVA
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Midden Zeeland - Midden Zeeland
MSN:
111
YOM:
1969
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Midden Zeeland aerodrome on a local sightseeing flight with nine passengers and a pilot. En route, it went through a fog bank when the pilot suffered a spatial disorientation. Few seconds later, while coming out of the fog, the airplane adopted a 45° left bank, went out of control and crashed into the Veerse Lake off the Haringvreter Island. The pilot and two passengers were killed while seven other occupants were seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Loss of control in flight after the pilot suffered a spatial disorientation while flying in fog. It was reported that the pilot was not instrument rated.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Lewedorp: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NG302
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Skellingthorpe - Skellingthorpe
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The aircraft left RAF Skellingthorpe at 1612LT on a bombing mission to Munich. While flying over The Netherlands, the bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in Lewedorp, east of Vlissingen. All 7 crew members were killed.
Crew (50th Squadron):
F/Sgt M. J. MacLeod 6.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster off Vlissingen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
HK683
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Witchford - Witchford
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea off Vlissingen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Edward David Levens,
F/O Peter Frank McDonald,
P/O Richard Hartlebury Morris,
F/Sgt Sym Darroch,
F/Sgt Joseph Arthur Etheridge,
Sgt Edward Thomas Joseph Keay,
Sgt Thomas Malcolm Ward.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster off Vlissingen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PB176
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to RAF Binbrook following a bombing mission. While cruising over The Netherlands, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea few km off Vlissingen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (460th Squadron):
F/Sgt John Parr Ion,
Sgt Ronald Tomkinson,
F/Sgt Ronald Robert Curphey Morris,
P/O Linley Joseph Grey,
W/O Robert Le Gay Brereton,
F/Sgt Rex Coates,
F/Sgt William Edward Hathaway.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Renesse: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
HK570
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waterbeach - Waterbeach
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew left RAF Waterbeach in the evening of July 20 to bomb an oil refinery located in Homberg. While approaching the Dutch coast, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the North Sea off Renesse. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (514th Squadron):
J. L. Lassam, pilot,
E. J. Hack, flight engineer,
W. C. Taylor, bomb aimer,
A. R. Hope, navigator,
W. J. Anthony, wireless operator,
Sgt B. H. Cooper, rear gunner,
Sgt D. P. Manchul, mid upper gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Boeing B-17F-130-BO Flying Fortress II off Yerseke: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1944 at 0057 LT
Operator:
Registration:
SR384
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6084
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft was involved in a bombing mission over Antwerp, Belgium. While overflying The Netherlands by night, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in the Oosterschelde, off Yerseke. Two crew members were killed while all seven other occupants were taken POW.
Crew (214th Squadron):
P/O A. J. N Hockley, †
Sgt W. H. Hallett,
F/Sgt T. D. Glenn,
F/Sgt R. Y. Gundy,
F/Sgt R. T. Lyall,
Sgt R. F. Lloyd,
Sgt J. E. McCutchan,
Sgt R. G. V. Simpson, †
Sgt E. Lovatt.
More info on
http://wingstovictory.nl/database/database_detail.php?wtv_id=393
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Aardenburg: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ND919
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mepal - Mepal
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The aircraft left RAF Mepal at 2256LT on a bombing mission to Leuven, Belgium. En route, while cruising by night, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames in a field located 2 km from Aardenburg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (75th Squadron):
F/Sgt Harold Max Hewett, pilot,
F/Lt D. Warren, pilot,
Sgt F. C. Riley,
P/O A. E. Irving,
P/O D. I. Gage,
F/S D. Clough,
Sgt H. Dewhurst.

Crash of a Boeing B-17G-20-DL in the Lake Grevelingen: 10 killed

Date & Time: Feb 4, 1944
Operator:
Registration:
42-37975
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
8761
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a bombing mission over Frankfurt. While cruising over The Netherlands, the four engine aircraft was short down by German Flak and crashed into the Grevelingen Lake, off the village of Bruinisse. Four dead bodies were found while all six others occupants were never found.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.

Crash of a Boeing B-17F-25-VE Flying Fortress near Vlissingen: 10 killed

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
42-5807
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Polebrook - Polebrook
MSN:
6103
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The four-engine aircraft left RAF Polebrook on a bombing mission to Frankfurt. While overflying The Netherlands, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field located 3 km southeast of Vlissingen. All ten crew members were killed.
Crew (351st BG):
1st Lt Daniel D. Nauman, pilot,
2st Lt William R. Keister, copilot,
1st Lt Walter A. Blair, navigator,
S/Sgt Mario Suozzo, bombardier,
T/Sgt Foy A. Rush, flight engineer,
T/Sgt Robert F. Martin, radio operator,
S/Sgt William R. Towsley, air gunner,
S/Sgt Lewis W. Burgess Jr., air gunner,
S/Sgt Ralph G. Robeson, air gunner,
S/Sgt Willard O. Hunter, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Boeing B-17F-25-DL Flying Fortress in Kats: 10 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
42-3115
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
8051
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
While overflying The Netherlands, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Kats, killing all 10 crew members.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.