Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-6 in Kleverskerke: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1942 at 1535 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R4+TR
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
0178
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed for unknown reasons in Kleverskerke, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Lt P. Heimke, pilot,
Uffz K. Engels, radio operator,
Ogfr E. Vitt, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Kerkwerve

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942 at 1800 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F6+IL
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Eindhoven - Eindhoven
MSN:
1691
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Eindhoven Airport at 1630LT on a reconnaissance sortie in support of 'Operation Cerberus'. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Kerkwerve. All four crew members were injured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort II off Schouwen-Duiveland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AW278
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Thorney Island - Thorney Island
MSN:
9956
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Thorney Island at 1420 on 'Operation Fuller'. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed off the Schouwen-Duiveren Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Arthur John Heneage Finch, pilot,
F/Sgt Albert Henry Leeds Jackson, observer,
Sgt David Yule Fyfe, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas McNeill, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Vlissingen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z1081
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall on 'Operation Fuller'. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea off Vlissingen. Six crew members were killed and a seventh became PoW.
Crew:
W/Cdr Richard Denis Barry MacFadden, pilot, †
P/O James Wood, pilot, †
F/Lt Patrick Roderick Hughes, navigator, †
Sgt Robin Murray, wireless operator,
Sgt Andrew Paton Everett, wireless operator, †
S/L Martin Tyringham Stephens, air gunner, †
Sgt George Ingate Taylor, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-2 off Schouwen-Duiveland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+CP
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Soesterberg – Soesterberg
MSN:
5304
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Soesterberg AFB on an operation to England. It crashed in unknown circumstances off the Schouwen-Duiveland Island, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Lt H. Ungerer, pilot,
Gefr R. Fischer, observer,
Ogfr R. Schwab, radio operator,
Ogfr P. Bookschulte, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Vlissingen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1941 at 0640 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AE191
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 0213LT on an operation to Aachen. While returning to base at the end of the night, it was shot down by the German Flak and is believed to have crashed into the sea off Vlissingen. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Bernard Athelstan Basevi, †
P/O Derek Jacobs, †
P/O Anthony Leslie Parsons,
Sgt George Wiscombe.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV near Middelburg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Z1211
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 1936LT on an operation to Mannheim. While cruising in strong winds and icing conditions, it crashed near Middelburg, on the island of Walcheren. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Sydney Albert Hart, †
Sgt Charles Lionel Dennes,
F/Sgt Percy Wallace Duckers,
Sgt Henry Jackson Gibson,
W/O Thomas Victor Stone Wiggins,
Sgt F. W. Day.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Haamstede: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1941 at 0325 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5379
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 0020LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base with one engine inoperative, it crashed near the lighthouse at Haamstede. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Douglas William Drummond Faint, pilot, †
P/O Garth Campbell Frew, observer, †
Sgt Alfred John Childs, wireless operator, †
Sgt Kenneth Herbert Price, wireless operator, †
Sgt William George Morton,
P/O Wilfred Arthur Wise.

Crash of a Douglas A-20A Havoc II off Schouwen-Duiveland Island: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1941 at 0123 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AW404
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Manston at 2315LT on August 31 to attack the airbase of Gilze-Rijen in the Netherlands. Approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. Two crew were killed and the pilot was injured and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O William Edward Thomas, pilot,
Sgt Royston Sidney Bryer, observer,
F/Sgt William David McAdam, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Rilland: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1941 at 2300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1213
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 2031LT on August 28 on an operation to Mannheim. Passing over the Netherlands, it encountered stormy weather, was struck by lightning and crashed. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur Harry Figg, observer, †
Sgt John Grassom, wireless operator, †
Sgt Hugh Alphonsus Kelly, wireless operator, †
Sgt Gregory Percival Williams, †
Sgt Harry Dunn,
P/O William Robinson Oldfield.
Probable cause:
Crashed after being struck by lightning.