Avro 683 Lancaster

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W4903

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The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1930LT on an operation to Nuremberg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Fürth, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt Clifford Argo Giles, pilot,
F/O Francis Richards, pilot,
P/O Kenneth Douglas Babington-Browne, navigator,
P/O Bernard John Gunter, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt George Mitchell, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Carr, air gunner,
F/Sgt Douglas Forbes, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1943

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W4896

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Warboys - Warboys

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The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 2015LT on an operation to Nuremberg. Approaching the target area, it crashed in unknown circumstances near Fürth, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Murray Edward White, pilot,
Sgt Clement Roland Swift, flight engineer,
W/O Robert Harvey Ward, navigator,
W/O Robert Douglas Strong, navigator,
P/O Walter Raymond Affleck, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John William Albert Dorsett, air gunner,
Sgt Jack Neale, air gunner, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III off Texel: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1943 at 2248 LT

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ED431

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Fiskerton - Fiskerton

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The airplane departed RAF Fiskerton at 1920LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 15 km west of Texel Island. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (49th Squadron):
Sgt James Myles Thom, pilot,
Sgt David Gow Fairlie, flight engineer,
F/S John Henry Prior, navigator,
W/O Alexander Manson Horne, bomb aimer,
F/S Kenneth Bolton, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Stuart Bratt, air gunner,
Sgt Frank Harry Liddon Vines, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1943 at 2234 LT

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W4847

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Wyton - Wyton

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The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 1943LT on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer off Hindeloopen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Henry Albert Partridge, pilot,
Sgt Roy Oswald Fulton, flight engineer,
F/O Leonard William Sprackling, navigator,
Sgt H. Fell, bomb aimer,
Sgt J. M. Freshwater, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Desmond Dinnis, air gunner,
Sgt J. L. Organ, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1943 at 2115 LT

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W4918

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Syerston - Syerston

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Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1857LT on an operation to Essen. Over the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt William James Picken, pilot,
Sgt James Ferguson Lindsay Wilson, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Laurence Gilbert Hudson, navigator,
Sgt James Edward Bonson, navigator,
W/O Joseph Charles Edward Dellar, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard Arthur Leadbitter, air gunner,
Sgt Graham James Powell, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1943 at 2057 LT

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LM304

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Warboys - Warboys

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Bönninghardt

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Germany

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The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 1908LT on an operation to Essen. Approaching Duisburg, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Bönninghardt. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Stanley Gordon Hookway, pilot,
Sgt Eric Brandreth Alsop, flight engineer,
P/O Frederick William Hart, navigator,
F/O Ronald Douglas Turk, navigator,
Sgt Donald Heap, wireless operator,
F/O Edmund Luff, air gunner,
Sgt Walter Henry Clark, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III at RAF Langar: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1943 at 0308 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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ED549

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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The airplane departed RAF Grimsby at 1832LT on March 4 on a mine laying operation. While returning to base the following night, the crew diverted to RAF Langar where the airplane crashed on approach and was destroyed. Six crew members were killed and one was injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Gerald Russell Avey, pilot, †
Sgt Grey Doyle Cumberbatch, †
Sgt Benjamin Thomas Hallett, †
Sgt John Robinson, †
Sgt Alan Havelock Spence, †
Sgt D. S. Davies,
F/Sgt Rene Rodger Landry, air gunner. †

Crash of an AVro 683 Lancaster I in Yaxley: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1943 at 1600 LT

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W4333

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While on a training flight, the airplane caught fire for unknown reasons, was abandoned by the crew and crashed in Yaxley. A crew was killed.
Crew:
F/O Nebojsa Kujundzic.

Probable cause:

Caught fire in flight.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III into the Bay of Biscay: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1943

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ED559

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