Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I in Gahlen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
L9501
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 0012LT on an operation to Duisburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Gahlen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Edward Charles Adkins, pilot,
P/O Charles James Pearson, pilot,
Sgt Frederick William Hill, flight engineer,
Sgt Harold Brelsford, observer,
Sgt Alfred James Manning, wireless operator,
Sgt Alfred William Rose, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander Urquhart Simpson, wireless operator,
Sgt Herbert Thompson, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I in Grosage: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1941 at 0116 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L9572
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
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 Linton-on-Ouse at 2053LT on August 24 on an operation to Düsseldorf. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Grosage, southwest of Chièvres AFB. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Jack McGregor, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Percival McHale, pilot,
Sgt Alistair Alexander Stobie Heggie, observer,
Sgt Walter Norman Collins, flight engineer,
Sgt James Blain Anderson, wireless operator,
Sgt Jack Fuller, wireless operator,
P/O Vivian Maxwell Markham, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I in Andervenne: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1941 at 0110 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L9500
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2206LT on August 14 on an operation to Magdeburg. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Andervenne. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Michael Gerard Garner, pilot,
P/O Ronald Lisle, pilot,
Sgt Howard Torrens McQuigg, flight engineer,
Sgt Kenneth Randolph Sewell, observer,
F/Sgt John Alfred Arthur Cox, wireless operator,
F/Sgt John Johnston Rogers, wireless operator,
Sgt Wallace Llewellyn Berry, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I at RAF Middleton Saint George: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941 at 0525 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L9562
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Middleton St George - Middleton St George
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2129LT on August 12 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following morning and passing over the North Sea, it was attacked and severely damaged by a Me.109. Nevertheless, the crew was able to continue but on approach to RAF Middleton St George, the airplane stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Reginald James McInnes, pilot,
F/Sgt John McHale, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Charles Mayes, observer,
Sgt Cecil Austin, flight engineer,
Sgt Lorne Edwin Brown, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Peter Hogan, wireless operator,
F/Sgt James Gardner Simpson West, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I in Hindolveston

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941 at 0445 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L9497
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2125LT on August 12 on an operation to Berlin. It was hit by the German Flak in the port outer engine which later failed completely. It crash landed at 0445LT at Ashcroft Farm near Hindolveston. All seven crew members were rescued and both pilots were injured.
Crew:
P/O J. McGregor-Cheers,
Sgt Burns,
Sgt W. N. Collins,
Sgt A. A. S. Heggie,
Sgt J. Fuller,
Sgt J. B. Anderson,
P/O V. M. Markham.
Probable cause:
Damaged by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I in Wittstedt: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941 at 0316 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L9531
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Middleton St George - Middleton St George
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2134LT on August 12 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Witterstedt. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW. They bailed out but fell in a swamp and drowned.
Crew:
Sgt John James Berry, pilot, †
Sgt Clarence Emerson Whitfield, pilot, †
P/O Victor Digby Durham, observer, †
Sgt Norman Frederick Brotherton, wireless operator, †
Sgt Alfred Critchlow, wireless operator, †
W/O William Andrew Irving Bone,
Sgt Kenneth Riley Firth Kenworthy.
Probable cause:
shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I off Buxtehude: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941 at 0124 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L9530
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Middleton St George - Middleton St George
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2135LT on August 12 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Buxtehude. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Alexander Thompson Niven, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt William Woods, air gunner, †
F/Lt Christopher Chevalier Cheshire,
Sgt Edward Charles Gurmin,
Sgt Paul Henry Theodore Horrox,
Sgt G. J. Smalley,
Sgt Reginald Charles Wash.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I in Glabbeek: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
L9516
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Middleton St George - Middleton St George
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George in the evening of August 5 on an operation to Karlsruhe. Passing over Belgium, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Glabbeek. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Thomas Barker Leigh, air gunner, †
Sgt Robert Brown, wireless operator, †
Sgt Thomas Augustine Byrne,
Sgt John Henry Pitt,
Sgt George William Scardifield Taylor,
Sgt Leonard Arthur Thomson,
Sgt Cyril Bruce Flockhart.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I in Wustermark: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
L9507
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2242LT on July 25 on an operation to Berlin. Approaching the target area, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Wustermark, some 32 km west of Berlin. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ernest Ronald Peter Shackle Cooper, pilot,
Sgt John Milne Rigg Cruickshank, pilot,
F/Sgt Robert Victor Collinge, observer,
F/Sgt Reginald Arthur Bates, air gunner,
F/Sgt Albert James Heller, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas James Mennie, wireless operator,
Sgt Ernest Short.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I in L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
L9529
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stanton Harcourt - Stanton Harcourt
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stanton Harcourt at 1034LT on an operation to La Rochelle. Approaching the target area from the north, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer, some 20 km northwest from La Rochelle. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Austin Ellerker Lewin, pilot, †
Sgt William Henry James Gourley, †
F/Sgt Charles Henry Horner, observer, †
Sgt Percy James Vickery, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Allan Finlayson,
F/Lt Norman White McLeod,
Sgt Benjamin Phillips.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.