Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II

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W7937

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1945LT on an operation to Essen. Following a successful mission, the crew was returning to base when, passing over the Netherlands, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea 3 km southwest of The Hague. The pilot was killed and six other crew members became PoW.
crew:
F/O Thomas Noble Forster, pilot, †
Sgt Walter Frederic Hodgson, flight engineer,
Sgt George Edward Sendall, navigator,
P/O James Hilton Jamieson, bomb aimer,
Sgt Eric Afred Drury, wireless operator,
Sgt Norman Vivian Thornton, air gunner,
Sgt Clarence Wayte, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Nederweert: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1943 at 2321 LT

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JB845

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2000LT on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Nederweert, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt Thomas Herbert Ottewill Richardson, pilot,
Sgt Robert Osbourne Mitchell Dunlop, flight engineer,
F/O Charles Robert Cecil Aust Allberry, navigator,
Sgt Reginald John Kernick, navigator,
F/O Lancelot Rodney Cayley Shadwell, wireless operator,
Sgt John McCormick, air gunner,
Sgt Thomas Henry Webb, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Vierlingsbeek: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1943 at 2320 LT

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DT808

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1958LT on an operation to Essen. In the late evening, passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Vierlingsbeek. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
W/O William James McAlpine, pilot, †
Sgt Howard McQueen, flight engineer, †
W/O John Day White, navigator, †
F/Lt Floyd Edward Luxford, bomb aimer, †
W/O Joseph Walter Halikowski, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Ernest Bradley, air gunner,
F/Lt Wlliam Lawrence Murphy, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Opheusden: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1943 at 2245 LT

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JB866

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1952LT on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Opheusden, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Ebenezer Alfred Sirett, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Oliver Brice, flight engineer,
W/O Maurice Gordon Church, navigator,
P/O Grant Alexander Fletcher, bomb aimer,
Sgt Gilbert Davies Boyer, wireless operator,
F/O John Dugald McBride, air gunner,
F/Sgt Franklyn Roy Burke, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Essen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1943

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DT738

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Snaith - Snaith

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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 Snaith at 1948LT on an operation to Essen. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt John Rawcliffe, pilot,
SgtJohn Viner Branscombe, flight engineer,
Sgt Robert Kerr Guy, navigator,
F/Sgt John Richards, observer,
Sgt William George Richardson, wireless operator,
Sgt Arnold Howarth, air gunner,
Sgt David Ballantyne Ralston, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Stapelmoor: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0439 LT

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DT679

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2142LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base the following morning, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Stapelmoor, 10 km northwest of Papenburg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Frank Napoleon Smith Cavanaugh, pilot,
Sgt Raymond Henry Holtham, flight engineer,
Sgt Thomas William Harris, navigator,
F/O Harold Edward Tanner, navigator,
Sgt Edwin Arthur Biggs, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Granite William Herrington, air gunner,
F/Sgt Walter Anthony Kopacz, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Vorden: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0347 LT

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BB244

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The airplane departed RAF Snaith at 2146LT 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 Vorden. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Raymond George Harris, pilot, †
Sgt John Mitchell Taylor, flight engineer, †
Sgt Ernest Williams, navigator,
F/O Victor John Dowling, bomb aimer, †
Sgt David Marlow Reed, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Albert Heptonstall, air gunner, †
F/Sgt Jack Paton Young, air gunner. †

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Schnelsen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0118 LT

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HR757

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The airplane departed RAF Lissett at 2211LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. Over Hamburg, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Schnelsen, in the northwest suburb of the city. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/O Harry Holcombe, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Dawson, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Henry Frederick Roger Stettiner, observer,
F/Sgt Harold Vernon Tracey, observer,
F/Sgt John Henry Dillon, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert McGregor Wilson, wireless operator,
Sgt Ernest Milne, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II at RAF Middleton Saint George

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0051 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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JB860

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