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

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0235 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W4199
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Strausberg, 33 km east northeast of Berlin. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth James Johnson, pilot,
Sgt William Henry Shipp, flight engineer,
P/O Illtyd French Leng, observer,
Sgt Ronald Albert Edmonds, bomb aimer,
Sgt Thomas Clarkson Somerville, wireless operator,
Sgt Cecil George Lewin Marlin, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Twiddy, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Rerik

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W4931
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Langar - Langar
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Langar at 2132LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. While cruising over the target area at an altitude of 15,000 feet, it was hit by the German Flak. After losing 7,000 feet, it was finished by a German fighter, was abandoned by the crew and crashed in Rerik. All seven crew members parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Denys Oliver Street, pilot,
Sgt Cyril Dudley, flight engineer,
Sgt Bramwell Allenby Rawlinson, navigator,
Sgt Gerald Valentine Eld, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Leslie Blake, wireless operator,
Sgt Bernard Howard Nutt, air gunner,
Sgt John Ernest Taylor, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster II into the North Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
DS625
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
East Wretham - East Wretham
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF East Wretham at 2158LT on an operation to Berlin. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Herbert John Ross, pilot,
F/Sgt Dennis Bernard Dray,
Sgt Frank Leslie Godden,
Sgt Frank Wilfred Marshall,
Sgt John McKenny,
Sgt Stuart Patrick Shaw,
W/O John McKinnon Bradford, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I into the North Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R5754
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 2135LT on an operation to Berlin. At 2233LT, the crew was forced to return after encountering severe weather. The airplane failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O Noel Charles Johnson, pilot,
F/O William Francis Coldwell,
Sgt Douglas Hayden Harper,
Sgt Gordon Barrie McFarlane,
F/Sgt Alvin Harold Penner,
Sgt George Thomas Still,
F/Sgt Robert Desmond McCullagh, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in South Cliffe: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ED552
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor at 0331LT on a night training exercise. In unknown circumstances, it collided with trees and crashed in South Cliffe, about 5 km east of the airbase. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Wallace Thomas Hobday, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Maydew, flight engineer,
F/O Laurence Waite, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Waterhouse, wireless operator,
Sgt Bernard Stanley Ransom, bomb aimer,
Sgt Thomas James Knock, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off La Baule-Escoublac: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ED754
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Woodhall Spa - Woodhall Spa
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Woodhall Spa at 1957LT on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off La Baule-Escoublac. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Robert Ernest Weight, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Frederick Green, flight engineer,
Sgt Edward Frank Ball, navigator,
Sgt Ronald James Whatley, bomb aimer,
Sgt Alexander Kemp, wireless operator,
Sgt Leslie Claude Alec Fisk, air gunner,
F/Sgt Jack Tongue, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1943 at 2228 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W4322
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor on an operation to Berlin. Approaching Hanover, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Langenhagen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt William Bell, pilot,
Sgt George Edward Moore, flight engineer,
P/O Frank Prosperine, navigator,
Sgt George Wilson, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Shields Priestley, wireless operator,
Sgt Patrick John Edwards, air gunner,
W/O Richard Wilfred Gerald Hogan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W4895
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Warboys - Warboys
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Warboys at 2025LT on an operation to Berlin. It crashed in unknown circumstances near the hamlet of Döberitz, east of Premnitz. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Reginald John Wallis, pilot,
Sgt Alexander Mackenzie, flight engineer,
F/Sgt John Goodwillie Shepherd, navigator,
Sgt Frederick James Walder, navigator,
Sgt Urien Thomas, wireless operator,
W/O Gordon Thomas Hillman, air gunner,
Sgt Stanley Poole, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W4839
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Berlin. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Grossbeeren, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Sgt Albert Joseph Horwood, pilot,
Sgt Louis William John Schultz, flight engineer,
Sgt Robert Longster Cole, navigator,
W/O Fred Winslow Guild, wireless operator,
W/O Jack McArthur Newton, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Horace Herbert Clements, air gunner,
Sgt George McCurrach Sheridan, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1943 at 2150 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ED354
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Breighton - Breighton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 1954LT on an operation to Duisburg. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the IJsselmeer some 3 km southwest of Workum. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robinson Edward Wilson, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Vaughan Harrison, flight engineer,
Sgt Douglas John Cooper, navigator,
Sgt Patrick James Haseman, bomb aimer,
P/O Charles Orfeur Bramham, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry David Brown, air gunner,
Sgt Neville Alfred Lever, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.