Avro 683 Lancaster

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R5898

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Waddington - Waddington

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 2034LT on an operation to Duisburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Oss. Four crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O William Smith, pilot, †
Sgt Archibald McNaughton Cowe, flight engineer,
F/O John Hamilton Salt, navigator, †
Sgt John Thomas Broughton, navigator,
Sgt Leslie John Nash, bomb aimer, †
Sgt James Walter Wardlaw, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Dixon, air gunner, †
Sgt Harry Waite, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Grefrath: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1943 at 2314 LT

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ED608

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Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor

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Grefrath

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The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor on an operation to Duisburg. In the late evening, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Grefrath, 31 km southwest of Duisburg. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Earle Milton Nelson, pilot,
Sgt Edward Victor Newstead, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Ron Bowen Anzac Pender, navigator,
F/Sgt Charles William Shields, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Roy Alexander Parnell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Richmond Riley, air gunner, †
Sgt Thomas Arthur Bird, air gunner. †

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Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1943 at 2245 LT

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ED618

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Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor

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The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor on an operation to Duisburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Doornspijk, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
W/O John David Steele, pilot,
Sgt John Hence, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Michael John Bennett, navigator,
Sgt D'Arcy Gould, bomb aimer,
F/O Norman James Ritchie, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Stanley Grundy, air gunner,
Sgt William David George O'Brien, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Jisp: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1943 at 2242 LT

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ED554

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The airplane departed RAF Langar at 2026LT on an operation to Duisburg. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Jisp. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Harold Arthur Healey, pilot,
Sgt William Leslie Whitehouse, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Arthur Rupert Lewis, navigator,
Sgt Denis Edward Whitaker, bomb aimer,
Sgt Roy Bishop, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Eric Arthur Dampier, air gunner,
F/Sgt Cornelius William Kleynhans, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1943 at 2354 LT

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ED622

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Warboys - Warboys

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Volkhoven

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The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 2142LT on an operation to Duisburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Volkhoven, 10 km northwest of Cologne. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Robert Graham Younger, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Musgrave White, flight engineer,
Sgt Newman G. Stopford, navigator,
P/O Noel Ferguson, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Roderick Henry Flett, wireless operator,
F/Sgt James Pearce Massey Grace, air gunner,
Sgt Albert James Jackson, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Bislich: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1943 at 2345 LT

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W4156

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Syerston - Syerston

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Bislich

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The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2105LT on an operation to Duisburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Bislich, 32 km northwest of Duisburg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Lawrence Irvine, pilot,
Sgt Sidney Cordery, flight engineer,
Sgt Francis Andrew Smith, navigator,
Sgt Lawrence James Tate, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Frederick William George Limbrick, wireless operator,
Sgt Leslie James Hemus, air gunner,
Sgt Wilfred Gerald Harvey, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1943 at 2335 LT

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W4785

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Breighton - Breighton

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Meiderich

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The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2111LT on an operation to Duisburg. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Meiderich. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Howard Ball, pilot,
Sgt William Corner Langley, flight engineer,
Sgt Charles Edward James Frampton, navigator,
Sgt Derek Milner Gray, bomb aimer,
Sgt David Gwynne Mordecai, wireless operator,
Sgt George Granville Dobson, air gunner,
F/Sgt Arthur Anderson Garven, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near RAF Melton Mowbray: 8 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1943 at 1815 LT

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L7545

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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The airplane departed RAF Wigsley at 1745LT on a night training sortie. About 30 minutes into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of 2,000 feet, the bomber collided with a RAF Airspeed AS.10 Oxford. Registered AB665, it was carrying a crew of two who were performing a training mission out from RAF Ossington. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in a field located 3 km southeast of RAF Melton Mowbray. All 10 crew members in both airplanes were killed.
Crew (1654 HCU):
Sgt John Wallace, pilot,
P/O James Herbert Wolton, flight engineer,
Sgt George Frederick Maurice Walker, flight engineer,
Sgt Leslie Raymond Upperton, navigator,
Sgt Thomas Bailey, bomb aimer,
Sgt Robert Fairbairn Davison, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas George Gordon Martin, air gunner,
Sgt Brian Gordon Pilgrim, air gunner.

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Due to negligence, both crew were unable to see and avoid each other.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III near Geldern: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1943

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ED568

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Grimsby - Grimsby

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Geldern

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