Avro 683 Lancaster

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ED626

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Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds

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The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 0429LT on an operation to Emmerich. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hulshorst. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Charles O'Donoghue, pilot,
Sgt James Edward Callaghan, flight engineer,
Sgt Antony Hare Fry, navigator,
F/O Eric Richard Victor Ashcroft, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Edwin Winn, wireless operator,
F/O Ian Crawford Burns, air gunner,
Sgt Sefton Stafford, air gunner.

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Short down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Charlois: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0515 LT

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W4858

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Wickenby - Wickenby

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The airplane departed RAF Wickenby at 2135LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. It was hit by the German Flak near the target area, which damaged the fuel tanks. Two hours later, both starboard engines began to fail due to lack of petrol and with approximately 20 gallons remaining, the order to bail out was given. The airplane crashed in Charlois, south of Rotterdam. Five crew members parachuted to safety, four became PoW and one evaded. Two others were killed.
Crew:
Sgt F. W. Pinkerton, pilot,
Sgt Ronald George Irons, flight engineer,
Sgt Ian Campbell Clunas, navigator,
Sgt William Alexander Lees, bomb aimer,
Sgt Frank Morton, wireless operator, †
Sgt Norman Henry Stanley Williams, air gunner,
Sgt George Charles William Warren, air gunner. †

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Hit by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0446 LT

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ED391

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The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2145LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Lievelde. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt David Harold Victor Charlick, pilot,
F/Sgt Eric Neil Cooper,
F/Sgt Gordon Vivian Hampton, air gunner.
F/O Thomas Hector McNeill,
Sgt Percy Perry, flight engineer,
Sgt William Patrick Delaney Chapman, air gunner,
F/O Francis James Falkenmire.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near RAF Woodhall Spa AFB: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0445 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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W4175

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Woodhall Spa - Woodhall Spa

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The airplane departed RAF Woodhall Spa at 2151LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. The following morning, while on approaching to base, it crashed for unknown reasons near the airfield, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Peter Hilary Norton, pilot,
Sgt James Alexander Peel, flight engineer,
F/O Gordon Charles Wardlaw Francis, navigator,
Sgt William Standring, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Ralph Frank, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Frederick Richard Birtwistle, air gunner,
Sgt William Henry Whiting, air gunner.

Crash of a Avro 683 Lancaster III in Nieuw-Heeten: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0428 LT

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ED435

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Fiskerton - Fiskerton

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The airplane departed RAF Fiskerton at 2201LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Nieuw-Heeten. Three crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt David Wilson Fyffe, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Roy McCracken, flight engineer,
P/O Arthur Tedder Longford Cullum, navigator,
Sgt Robert Charles Link, bomb aimer,
W/O Frank Arthur McNutt, wireless operator, †
Sgt Thomas Fazakerley, air gunner, †
Sgt James Robertson, air gunner. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0427 LT

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ED596

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Syerston - Syerston

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The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2125LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Lievelde. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Eric Lewis Hayward, pilot,
Sgt George William Frederick Baker, flight engineer,
F/Lt John Oswald Young, navigator,
P/O Alexander Urquhart, bomb aimer,
P/O Eric Harry Mantle, wireless operator,
P/O Geoffrey Victor Pryor, air gunner,
Sgt Dennis Brown, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0417 LT

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W4327

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The airplane departed RAF Breighton at 2157LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Sibculo, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt Kenneth Hugh Grenfell, pilot,
Sgt George Edward Lewis, flight engineer,
F/O Stephen Falcon Scott McCullagh, navigator,
Sgt Ronald Cordingley, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Phillip Wesley Dunn, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Robert Lincoln Potter, air gunner,
Sgt Sidney George Webb, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0411 LT

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ED761

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Scampton – Scampton

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The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 2149LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Waverveen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Alfred Ernest Fisher, pilot,
Sgt Frank Alexander Bandeen, flight engineer,
Sgt Harry Richardson, navigator,
Sgt Roy Herbert George Taylor, bomb aimer,
Sgt Jack Westerdale, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald John Simmons, air gunner,
Sgt Alick George Deane, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I at RAF Swinderby

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0400 LT

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